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MassTrails Grant Awards Support Projects Including Older Adults
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $7.5 million will be awarded through the MassTrails grant program to support 50 trail projects that will improve and expand the trail network across Massachusetts. This funding will create 60 miles of new recreational...
Age-Friendly Funding Reminders to Support Digital Equity and Transportation
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Connected & Online Program, Mass Broadband Institute (applications due Nov. 7) The Connected...
New Toolkit to Support Digital Equity Among Older Adults Released by AGE
The Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE) is excited to share the launch of the Enhancing Digital Literacy for Older Adults (EDLOA) Playbook – a new toolkit designed to support Councils on Aging (COAs), Aging Service Access Points (ASAPs), community-based...
Upcoming ‘Caring for the Caregiver’ Webinar Series and Alzheimer’s Association Programs
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following programs for caregivers of people living with dementia as well as other related educational opportunities. The Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE) partners with the...
October 9 is Ageism Awareness Day
Ageism Awareness Day is an opportunity to draw attention to the impact of ageism in our society and work together to build age-inclusive communities. The American Society on Aging has a list of resources that communities and organizations can use to spread awareness,...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Connected & Online Program, MassDOT and MCC Reminders
The Healey-Driscoll administration and Massachusetts Technology Collaborative’s (MassTech) Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) today launched the Connected and Online Program, a $23 million initiative to close the digital device gap across Massachusetts. The...
Mass. Law Reform Institute Shares Federal Policy Impacts on Older Adults in Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative convenes quarterly Statewide Network Meetings that focus on timely issues and are aimed at connecting age- and dementia friendly community efforts with knowledge, resources, funding opportunities and more. The most recent...
Celebrate Digital Inclusion Week 2025: Celebrate, Engage, Empower
Join the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) for Digital Inclusion Week (DIW) from October 6-10, an annual nationwide event dedicated to raising awareness about digital equity and the vital importance of inclusion in our increasingly digital world. This year’s...
AARP Livable Communities Team Promotes Local Transportation Solutions, Including Massachusetts Examples
AARP Livable Communities, which promotes resources, tools and examples for age-friendly community efforts, distributed a series of videos that highlight transportation solutions to help older adults get to desired destinations. Along with examples from Illinois,...