New Investments from Tufts HP Foundation Build on Age-Friendly Momentum in Local Communities

by James Fuccione | Nov 21, 2018 | News and Updates

Twenty-seven local organizations each will receive a grant of up to $10,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s new Momentum Fund. The fund was established to foster new ideas and support cities and towns in their efforts to make their communities better places to...

Healthy Aging Job Alert: Member Engagement Manager at LeadingAge MA

by James Fuccione | Nov 19, 2018 | Jobs

LeadingAge Massachusetts, a not-for-profit statewide trade association exclusively representing not-for-profit providers of aging services in Massachusetts is seeking a Member Engagement Manager to join their small, but fun and passionate Newton- based team. The...

Call for Letters of Interest to Serve as a Dementia Friendly MA Ambassador

by James Fuccione | Nov 16, 2018 | Programs

Dementia Friendly Massachusetts (DFM) is currently seeking a person(s) knowledgeable about the field of dementia to serve as an ambassador(s) to augment DFM’s staff outreach to cultural and linguistic minority communities and leaders. A limited stipend will be...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: ‘AdvancingCities’ Challenge

by James Fuccione | Nov 16, 2018 | News and Updates, Programs

AdvancingCities is a $500 million, five-year initiative from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to invest in solutions that bolster the long-term vitality of the world’s cities and the communities within them that have not benefited from economic growth. The AdvancingCities...

MA Age-Friendly Efforts Highlighted at AARP Livable Communities Conference

by James Fuccione | Nov 15, 2018 | Conferences

With nearly 40 cities and towns designated as Age-Friendly, as well as one of three statewide designations in the country, Massachusetts joined communities and organizations to learn and share best practices at the AARP Livable Communities Conference in Charlotte,...