Nearly 3 out of every 4 older Americans have experienced at least one extreme weather event in the last two years, and living through such an event appears to make a big difference in how they view the potential impact of climate change on their health, according to a...
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Social Security Administration Announces Requirement for In-Person or Online Identity Checks, Ending Phone Option
The Social Security Administration (SSA) announced - and multiple news reports from the AP to the Boston Globe outline - changes that will require recipients and applicants to show up in-person to agency offices instead of being able to engage over the phone. The...
AARP Promotes Housing Articles and Resources to Support Adults with I/DD
AARP Livable Communities elevated a series of articles that promote housing options for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). As parents of adult children with I/DD grow older, integrated supportive housing can help them live independently....
March is Senior Nutrition Month – Resources, Information and Materials Are Available
March is Senior Nutrition Month and the Administration for Community Living (ACL) celebrates the anniversary of the Senior Nutrition Program and its many accomplishments at the national and local levels. ACL promotes how nutrition services help people stay independent...
AARP Reports on Credit Card Debt and Adults Age 50-Plus
Results of new national survey data from AARP shows that nearly half of Americans ages 50-plus carry over credit card debt from month to month, including credit card debt carried over on an active card or a cancelled card. Of adults ages 50-plus who carry credit card...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: New Grants from Mass Cultural Council, Safety Net Grants, One Stop for Growth and Municipal Digital Equity Planning, Launchpad Program
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Safety Net Grants Special Round, The Boston Foundation (deadline, March 11) The Boston Foundation is...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $5.8 Million in Grants to Expand Mobility for Older Adults, People with Disabilities, and Low-Income Individuals
The Healey-Driscoll Administration is awarding $5.8 million in funding to 44 organizations for 56 projects that expand and enhance mobility for older adults, people with disabilities, and low-income individuals across Massachusetts. The awards are provided through the...
New Maps of Aging Services Network Announced by Executive Office of Aging and Independence
The Executive Office of Aging & Independence has created two new maps of the aging services network that can be utilized by network partners, older adults, caregivers, and their loved ones. The maps outline senior centers located throughout Massachusetts as well...
March Education Programs from the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following virtual and in-person programs from the Alzheimer’s Association of MA/NH happening throughout March. Virtual Programs for Caregivers: March 4 at 12 PM ► Building Foundations of...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Deadline Less Than One Week for AARP Community Challenge Grant
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: 2025 AARP Community Challenge Grant, AARP (deadline, March 5th) AARP’s Community Challenge grant...