Apply for the AARP Purpose Prize Award by Feb. 28, 2023

by James Fuccione | Dec 27, 2022 | News and Updates

The AARP® Purpose Prize® award supports AARP’s mission by honoring extraordinary people ages 50 and older who tap into the power of life experience to build a better future for us all.  Applications are due by February 28th, 2023. Each AARP Purpose Prize...

New Resource from NADTC Helps Transportation Providers Address the Needs of Older Passengers with Vision Loss

by James Fuccione | Dec 27, 2022 | News and Updates

Developed with transportation providers in mind, a new guide from the National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) and the American Foundation for the Blind provides resources and information on understanding aging and vision loss, possible solutions to...

Local Intergenerational Program from Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly in Boston Gains National Recognition

by James Fuccione | Dec 26, 2022 | News and Updates, Programs

Following a rigorous independent review process, CitySites, the signature intergenerational program offered by Boston nonprofit LBFE Boston | Little Brothers –Friends of the Elderly, has been named one of 11 Programs of Distinction by Generations United, a national...

MHAC Sends Feedback to the Healey-Driscoll Transition Team on Advancing Healthy Aging

by James Fuccione | Dec 22, 2022 | Uncategorized

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) and it’s statewide network compiled policies, programs and examples from our collective age- and dementia friendly efforts for a letter being submitted to the incoming Governor’s administration of Maura...

MHAC Recognized as an Age-Friendly Public Health System Champion

by James Fuccione | Dec 21, 2022 | News and Updates

Through its Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS) initiative, Trust for America’s Health (TFAH) prioritizes the public health roles in healthy aging and encourages all state and local public health departments to make healthy aging a core function. TFAH also...