Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Transit Grants, Transportation Justice

by James Fuccione | Apr 21, 2021 | News and Updates

Thanks to our partners at MassMobility for highlighting the following funding opportunities focused on transportation. For more recent funding alerts, see our previous posts here. Expand mobility for older adults and people with disabilities MassDOT’s annual...

AARP Creates Intro Webpage to Help Age-Friendly Communities Navigate, Locate Resources

by James Fuccione | Apr 21, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the resources created and maintained by the AARP Livable Communities team, including a new “welcome” webpage to help age- and dementia friendly stakeholders find relevant publications....

Emergency Rental Assistance Program Launched by Mass. DHCD

by James Fuccione | Apr 21, 2021 | News and Updates

For age-friendly community coalitions and stakeholders engaged in housing issues, the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently launched the Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP), a new funding mechanism to disburse state and federal funding...

MHAC Launches ‘Equity in Aging’ Committee and Ongoing Webinar Series

by James Fuccione | Apr 14, 2021 | News and Updates, Programs

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative launched ‘Equity in Aging’ in a kickoff webinar that featured resources and along with age- and dementia friendly community-based work addressing disparities for diverse older adults. In the kickoff webinar,...

Report: The Changing Picture of Who Claims Social Security Early

by James Fuccione | Apr 14, 2021 | Data and Reports

As individuals approach their 60s, they face the important decision about when to start claiming Social Security retirement benefits. A report by Philip Armour and David Knapp of the RAND Corporation – shared via AARP’s Public Policy Institute –...