The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to consider the following funding opportunities: Enhancing Digital Equity for Older Adults, Executive Office of Elder Affairs (deadline, May 22nd) A...
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Advisory Committee Positions Available for Supporting Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds
The administrators of the Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds are seeking Advisory Committee applications. Advisory Committee members are asked to leverage their expertise, lived experience, and their community’s perspectives to inform the creation of grantmaking...
AARP Shares Age-Friendly Learnings from their Rural Lab
Launched in 2019, AARP Rural Lab reaches more than 225 communities in 36 states — from small towns with 139 residents to regions of nearly 200,000 residents — that are invited by AARP state offices to participate. In their latest newsletter, the AARP Rural Lab is...
AARP Livable Communities Team Releases New Handouts and Resources
In their latest newsletter, AARP Livable Communities released an updated handout that displays their library of resources to support cities, towns, regions and states working to become more age-friendly. For stakeholders just getting started, AARP also announced...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT Community Transit Grant Program
MassDOT’s annual Community Transit Grant Program (CTGP) offers funding for transit authorities, municipalities, Councils on Aging, and nonprofits to expand mobility for older adults and people with disabilities. Register for a training on May 5 (10-noon) or May 8...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Enhancing Digital Equity for Older Adults
A new $1.5M grant opportunity is available from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs (EOEA) funded by the American Rescue Plan Act Home and Community-Based Services. The Enhancing Digital Literacy for Older Adults Grant will provide municipal Councils...
Resources Available for Healthcare Decisions Day (April 16)
The organizations Honoring Choices and the Conversation Project are promoting a range of resources to help individuals and organizations recognize National Healthcare Decisions Day on April 16th. Every year in Massachusetts the Honoring Choices Partners & Friends...
MassHealth Releases New Redetermination Outreach Tools and Renewal Help Guide
MassHealth released a Phase 2 Redeterminations Outreach Toolkit to help educate members and make sure they are prepared and know how to complete their upcoming renewal. This toolkit includes key messages as well as downloadable flyers, posters, and other materials in...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to pass along the following events, which may be of interest to stakeholders advancing inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Caregiver Webinar Series: How to Talk to Your Loved One About Wishes for...
Boston University’s MetroBridge Program Seeking Community Project Partners
Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly have an opportunity to engage the MetroBridge program at BU's Initiative on Cities, which is currently seeking government and community project partners for the 2023–2024 academic year, including summer...