by James Fuccione | Oct 1, 2020 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health has announced the inaugural awards of the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (the Funds), which includes support to the Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) and a number of age-friendly community...
by James Fuccione | Sep 30, 2020 | News and Updates
During the pandemic, addressing social isolation and loneliness has gained greater and renewed awareness along with a focus on the “digital divide” among older adults. There are several layers to connecting people of any age with internet access, including...
by James Fuccione | Sep 30, 2020 | News and Updates
The following is a guest blog post by Betsey Crimmins, Senior Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services: In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Baker signed a statewide eviction moratorium on April 20, 2020 which prevented all but “essential” evictions and...
by James Fuccione | Sep 30, 2020 | News and Updates
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is partnering with We Can Vote to provide important information to older adults across the country about how to vote in a healthy and safe way. The website HealthyVoting.org/ncoa includes state-by-state guides created by public...
by James Fuccione | Sep 30, 2020 | News and Updates
WalkBoston virtually presented their annual ‘Golden Shoe’ awards to those that advanced their mission of creating safe and walkable environments for all and, this year, those honorees included the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Boston’s Age Strong...
