The National Center for Law and Elder Rights (NCLER) is recognized February 1st as Conservatorship and Guardianship Abuse Awareness Day by raising awareness about the potential abuses of power that can occur within the guardianship system. According to NCLER, adult...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Respite Innovations Grant, AARP Community Challenge, Senior Workforce Development, BOLD
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Respite Innovation Grant Program, Mass. Executive Office of Health and Human Services (New deadline:...
AARP Announces Resource on Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages
Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages — a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities — can help elected officials, government staff, nonprofit organizations and neighbors in all sorts of places build and sustain community gardens as...
2023 Housing Choice Communities Designation Application Now Open
The Department of Housing and Community Development is pleased to announce the opening of the 2023 Housing Choice Communities Designation application. Age-and dementia friendly community efforts that include improving housing options are encouraged to support and...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities involved in the age- and dementia friendly movement to check out the following upcoming events: Technology Learning Collaborative for Healthy Aging (1/31) Join the Technology...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: AARP Opens 2023 Community Challenge Grant
The AARP Community Challenge provides small grants to fund quick-action projects that can help communities become more livable for people of all ages. In 2023, the AARP Community Challenge is accepting applications across three different grant opportunities, two of...
Age Friendly Funding Alert: Respite Innovations Grant, T-Mobile Hometown Grants, MassTrails, MAPC
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: The Respite Innovations Grant Program – Executive Office of Elder Affairs (NEW DEADLINE: 1/23/23)...
Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Challenge Program Announced by MeHI
The Massachusetts eHealth Institute at MassTech (MeHI) is seeking digital health startups to compete in the Massachusetts Digital Health Sandbox Challenge Program. The first Challenge is aimed at finding unique digital health solutions that improve the lives of older...
Baker Administration Implements Behavioral Health Roadmap, Launches 24/7 Behavioral Health Helpline
The Baker Administration announced the implementation of its Roadmap for Behavioral Health Reform with the opening of 25 Community Behavioral Health Centers (CBHCs), community-based crisis intervention services, and launch of the 24/7 Behavioral Health Help Line. This...
LeadingAge Mass. and MassPACE Launch Resource to Establish Connections Between Services and Housing
In Massachusetts, there are over 100,000 units of subsidized affordable housing targeted to older adults including public housing and privately owned assisted housing. Since many residents of affordable senior housing may be eligible for and can benefit from PACE...