State Funding Awards for Housing, Transportation and Community Services Include Strong Support for Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Mar 3, 2021 | News and Updates

In the past week, the state has announced the latest grant awards for MassDOT’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program, Affordable Housing Development, and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) – all of which include multiple projects that support...

AARP Connects Age-Friendly Communities with Resources to Promote Equity

by James Fuccione | Mar 3, 2021 | News and Updates

AARP’s Equity by Design global dialogue series highlighted critical lessons and opportunities from the pandemic to catalyze action among professionals in the fields that shape the physical housing and communities where we live. The most recent discussion, titled...

MHAC Advances Digital Equity Efforts Through Advocacy Letter

by James Fuccione | Feb 24, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) continues to promote the concept that technology is a social determinant of health and that older adults need to be included in policy discussions aimed at addressing the digital divide. Both of those points were...

Baker Administration Follows Up Vaccine Equity Announcement with $4.7 Million in Support

by James Fuccione | Feb 24, 2021 | News and Updates

The Baker Administration announced a $4.7 million effort to support its vaccine equity initiative announced last week, which focuses on reducing barriers to vaccination in the 20 hardest-hit communities in the Commonwealth. The Administration will work with...

MassHealth to Provide Members Free Transportation to COVID-19 Vaccinations

by James Fuccione | Feb 24, 2021 | News and Updates

MassHealth announced changes to its non-emergency transportation policy to expand eligibility and simplify processes for transportation to and from COVID-19 vaccine appointments. Older adults enrolled in a Senior Care Options or One Care plan or in a Program of...