In a major victory for the Healthy Aging Collaborative and the Age- and Dementia Friendly movement, the Baker Administration is taking another big step towards advancing and supporting the opportunity for cities and towns to become better places to grow up and grow...
News: Systems and Best Practices
Celebrate Older Americans Month in May
The Healthy Aging Collaborative joins the Administration on Aging, the state's Executive Office of Elder Affairs and many organizations from across Massachusetts and the country in celebrating May as Older Americans Month. The 2018 theme, Engage at Every Age,...
Google Maps is Piloting ‘Wheelchair Accessible’ Transit Navigation in Boston
In the latest edition of the AARP Livable Communities Newsletter, an article reveals that Boston was among only a handful of cities worldwide where Google Maps is testing "Wheelchair Accessible" routes for transit navigation. New York City is the only other place in...
Boston Food Resource Maps Aim to Provide Better Access to Healthy Meal Options
Boston Mayor Marty Walsh's Office of Food Access has created food resource maps in six languages for each of the city's neighborhoods with a goal of improving the availability to healthy eating options for all residents. The Massachusetts Municipal Association...
AARP Livable Communities Team Releases Housing Workbook
Housing issues show up as a common concern in many communities that commit to becoming Age- and Dementia Friendly. In their "Roadmap to Livability" Series, AARP has officially released the third book that focuses on helping communities assess and set goals for...
Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity Round-up
Proof of momentum in the Age-Friendly movement can be seen with new communities joining the network of cities and towns, but also with the funding opportunities that advance not only local efforts, but also the broader healthy aging work of stakeholders. The Healthy...
AARP Revives Community Challenge Grant Program
Recognizing that it takes time to build great communities, but also that quick action can spark longer-term progress, AARP launched the AARP Community Challenge to fund projects that build momentum for change in communities to improve livability for all local...
APA ‘Great Places in America’ Presents Opportunity for Age-Friendly Communities
The American Planning Association is accepting nominations for Great Places, Great Neighborhoods, and Great Public spaces, which all present a great opportunity for Age-Friendly Community work to be recognized. Aside from elevating good planning practices, the...
AARP Releases New Community Listening Session Toolkit
Cities and towns that are in the beginning phases of the Age-Friendly Community journey now have a new resource to help gather vital feedback and input to identify strengths and areas of opportunity. AARP Livable Communities has released the second book in their...
Innovation@Home: A Contest and a Call for Age-Friendly Housing Practices that Work
The World Health Organization Global Network of Age-Friendly Communities and Grantmakers in Aging are collaborating on a competition and a call for age-friendly housing practices that can inspire action around the world by showing what can be done and how it can be...