Based on public messaging research, the Massachusetts Coalition on Serious Illness Care developed the Good Talk Toolkit to be a resource that supplements your organization’s capacity to build awareness and understanding for advance care planning. The messaging and...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDevelopment, Mass Cultural Council
As they become available, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative shares funding opportunities that can help communities become better places to grow up and grow old. Here are a couple such opportunities from MassDevelopment and Mass Cultural Council:...
MassMobility: Transportation Pilots and Projects in Cape Ann, Merrimack Valley, Brookline
Building on a resource developed with our partners at MassMobility that shares examples of Age- and Dementia Friendly transportation across the state, more approaches to improving transportation options are always emerging. Here are a few such examples highlighted in...
Elder Economic Insecurity Report Highlights Importance of Age-Friendly Work
As reported in the Boston Globe, an updated Elder Economic Insecurity report finds more than six out of ten older adults in Massachusetts living alone, and three out of ten living in two-person households, cannot afford the basic necessities of life such as food,...
New “Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition” Launched by Leaders in Business, Health Care, Education & Government
Leaders from business, health care, education and state government launched a new "Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition," a collaboration that includes businesses from diverse industry sectors working with the state to assess and address the needs of unpaid family...
MHAC Partner Beth Soltzberg of JF&CS Gives TEDx Presentation on Memory Cafes
MHAC is excited and proud to pass along a TEDx Talk presentation from one of our partners and Advisory Council members, Beth Soltzberg who directs the Alzheimer’s/Related Disorders Family Support Program at Jewish Family & Children’s Service in Waltham. In a...
AARP: Pop-Up Recipes for Parklets and Bike Lanes
Bicycle lanes and parklets are fun, easy and popular pop-up projects. There are many ways to create a demonstration bike lane. Parklets — which are essentially parking spots for people rather than cars — can be created with little more than paint, plywood and some...
Baker Administration Proclaims November 2019 as Family Caregivers Month
In support of the more than 844,000 Massachusetts residents who provide frequent or daily care to their family members, the Baker-Polito Administration has proclaimed November 2019 as Family Caregivers Month in the Commonwealth. Online Resources to Support Family...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Cultural Facilities Fund
Managed in collaboration with MassDevelopment, the Mass Cultural Council's "Cultural Facilities Fund" (CFF) is an initiative of the state of Massachusetts providing grants to support the acquisition, design, repair, rehabilitation, renovation, expansion, or...
New Transportation Training Resource Available Online for Aging and Disability Service Providers
Transportation Training for Staff of Aging and Disability Service Providers is a new online training from MassMobility about community transportation options for older adults and people with disabilities in Massachusetts. This two-part training consists of videos and...