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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...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassDOT Community Transit, Microtransit and Last Mile Grant Programs
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Grants, MassDOT (applications open Sept. 5 and are due Nov. 7)...
Reminders for Upcoming Events: Dementia Friends Training, Good Neighbor Day of Action, MHAC Statewide Network, National Summit to Increase Social Connections
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...