As part of a continued effort to make outdoor recreation welcoming and accessible to all Massachusetts residents, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) today announced the agency’s Universal Access Program’s (UAP) fall programming. The programming is...
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Falls Prevention Awareness Week is Sept. 22-26
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is a national health campaign beginning on the first day of fall to increase awareness around falls health and injury prevention. The National Council on Aging (NCOA) and Massachusetts Falls Prevention Coalition, hosted at the...
BU MetroBridge Program Seeking Community and Project Partners for Spring 2026
MetroBridge is a program of Boston University that pairs students with communities and organizations looking for support on projects and initiatives. Students provide research and analysis and embeds the research questions and needs of municipalities and community...
EOHLC Launches New Websites to Help Connect People to Housing
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) recently launched a new webpage, "How to Start Looking for Affordable Housing in Massachusetts," which aims to be a step-by-step guide on how to look for affordable rental housing. The guide includes the...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Grassroots Fund, Mass Cultural Council, MassDOT
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Seed Grant and Grow Grants from the Grassroots Fund (rolling deadline) Grassroots Fund supports...
Sept. 7-13 is Digital Connectivity and Lifeline Awareness Week
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) is supporting the Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable (DTC) in recognizing Digital Connectivity and Lifeline Awareness Week, a national effort to reach those in need of communications assistance...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our Statewide Network of partners: Dementia Friends Massachusetts Champion Training, Sept. 12 from 9:00 Am to 12:00 PM Dementia Friends is a global public awareness program...
Two Reports Detail Impact of Federal Actions on MassHealth and SNAP
Reports from Boston Indicators with analysis by Massachusetts Law Reform Institute (MLRI) and from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts with Urban Institute data detail impacts of federal actions on those benefitting from MassHealth and SNAP. While neither report...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Local Cultural Council Grants, MassDOT Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Local Cultural Council Grants, Mass Cultural Council (application deadline, Oct. 16th) Applications...
New Climate Resilience Playbook Can Help Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities Include Older Adults in Planning Projects
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) developed the “Climate Resilience Playbook” (“the Playbook”) to to serve as a starting point for municipalities at various stages of preparing for climate impacts. Communities across Massachusetts are experiencing rapidly...