The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities along with members of the Housing Advisory Council will host multiple listening sessions around the Commonwealth to hear more from our local communities and to provide input for the Healey-Driscoll...
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Massachusetts Efforts Featured in NDIA Digital Equity Implementation Resource
Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, Tech Goes Home and the Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program from MBI are all featured in the National Digital Inclusion Alliance's State Digital Equity Implementation Manual, which will support states, territories, and DC...
Report from Milken Institute on Promoting Intergenerational Activity and Solutions
Major demographic changes in the United States are leading to an increasingly multicultural and multigenerational society. By 2030, the percentages of adults aged 65 and older and children under age 18 will be roughly the same, with ethnic and racial minorities...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events by partners in our network that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Mass eHealth Institute (MeHI), Medicaid Challenge: Revolutionizing Home-Based Care, April...
Reminder: Public Comment Period Open for MassDOT’s ‘Beyond Mobility’ Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the five-week public comment period for “Beyond Mobility,” the Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is encouraging its stakeholder network, including...
Point32Health Foundation announces $2 million in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations
The Point32Health Foundation announced 20 grants totaling more than $2 million to nonprofit organizations advancing equity in aging and social and racial justice initiatives. The new Foundation investments support public policy and system changes to eliminate...
WalkMassachusetts Releases Annual Fatal Pedestrian Crash Report Alongside New Tools For Residents To Advocate For Safer Streets In Their Own Communities
In 2023, one in every five (20%) fatal motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts involved a person walking getting hit by the driver of a car. Forty cities and towns experienced at least one fatal pedestrian crash over the course of the year, with eight municipalities...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MCOA SIG Field Demonstration Project Grants, Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: FY25 SIG Field Demonstration Project Grants, bidders conference on April 24 at 10 am (virtual)...
New Funding Opportunity for the Volunteer Community Care Corps Program
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to continue developing and implementing innovative local models of non-medical volunteer assistance and support to family caregivers, older adults, and adults with...
AARP Celebrates Spring by Promoting their Guide on ‘Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages’
Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages is a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities that can help elected officials, government staff, nonprofit organizations and neighbors in all sorts of places build and sustain community gardens...