Age-Friendly Universities (AFU) are an opportunity to address ageism by making campuses more inclusive of older adults and offering mentoring that benefits young and old, but the designation also provides a chance to collaborate with communities seeking to become...
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Community Health Training Institute Accepting Health Equity Cohort Apps
The Community Health Training Institute is excited to bring you all a brand new, immersive training opportunity with our Health Equity Cohort. The Training Institute is actively seeking thirty strong applicants working to implement health equity initiatives in their...
Call for Letters of Interest to Serve as a Dementia Friendly MA Ambassador
Dementia Friendly Massachusetts (DFM) is currently seeking a person(s) knowledgeable about the field of dementia to serve as an ambassador(s) to augment DFM’s staff outreach to cultural and linguistic minority communities and leaders. A limited stipend will be...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: ‘AdvancingCities’ Challenge
AdvancingCities is a $500 million, five-year initiative from JPMorgan Chase & Co. to invest in solutions that bolster the long-term vitality of the world’s cities and the communities within them that have not benefited from economic growth. The AdvancingCities...
EOEA Launches Family Caregiver Support Webpage
In celebration and recognition of National Family Caregivers Month in November, the Executive Office of Elder Affairs has announced a new website with information and resources on caregiving. There is a wide range of helpful guides and information, including options...
MAPC Technical Assistance Program and Invitation to Join ‘MetroCommon’ Advisory Group
The Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) is soliciting ideas for individual community-specific projects and for multi-community projects that will commence in 2018. This presents another opportunity from the Healthy Aging Collaborative's regional planning...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MA Downtown Initiative
The state's Department of Housing and Community Development manages the Massachusetts Downtown Initiative (MDI), which offers a range of services and assistance to communities seeking help on how to revitalize their downtowns. The MDI Technical Assistance Grants are...
The Conversation Project Toolkits Now Available in Chinese
Talking with your loved ones openly and honestly, before a medical crisis happens, gives everyone a shared understanding about what matters most to you at the end of life. The Conversation Project has added kits translated to Chinese to help people have that talk with...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MCC Cultural Facilities Fund
Having access to arts and cultural opportunities is an important part of communities and regions being healthy and engaging places for people of all ages. The Cultural Facilities Fund has supported 617 capital projects and 259 planning projects in 216 cities and towns...
CDC Releases ‘Stand STEADI’ Video Series to Highlight Falls Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has a new "Stand STEADI" video series highlighting healthcare teams and programs that are successfully implementing fall prevention. One of those successful programs is a great example for communities looking to...