The Healey-Driscoll Administration recognized November as Family Caregiver Month and announced that Massachusetts is set to receive $490,000 in grant funding from the Administration for Community Living to support family caregivers. The award will be used over a...
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AARP Shares Recap of ‘Designing for All Ages’ Virtual Event with Videos and Other Resources
AARP Livable Communities Team recently hosted a virtual workshop titled, "Designing for People of All Ages" and released a recap summary with age-friendly design examples and resources that may be useful and informative to communities working to become more age- and...
AARP Highlights Resources to Support Veterans and their Families
Coming off Veterans' Day, AARP Livable Communities highlighted a collection of AARP resources geared at supporting veterans and their families. This collection may be helpful to communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to better engage and assist...
National Poll on Healthy Aging: Examining How Grandparents and Grandchildren Benefit Each Other
Grandparents who see their grandkids more often were less likely to say they feel isolated or say they lack companionship, according to new data from the National Poll on Healthy Aging at University of Michigan. In all, the poll shows, 60% of adults aged 50 and over...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Community Transit Grant Program Reminder
MassDOT's annual Community Transit Grant Program is open and accepting applications for fully accessible vans through November 22. Prior to applying, new applicants should reach out to molly.a.belanger@dot.state.ma.us for training materials. New this year: we can fund...
Caring for the Caregiver Continues Webinar Series for Family Caregiver Month
In celebration of Family Caregiver Month this November, the Mass Caregiving Initiative invites you to join the next webinar in their Caring for the Caregiver webinar series next Thursday, November 21st at 12:00 PM. Co-hosted by the Massachusetts Executive Office of...
November is National Family Caregivers Month
Celebrated every November, National Family Caregivers Month (NFCM) is a time to recognize and honor family caregivers across the country. It offers an opportunity to raise awareness of caregiving issues, educate communities, and increase support for caregivers. The...
Massachusetts Equitable Development Technical Assistance Program Offered by Smart Growth America
The Massachusetts Equitable Development Technical Assistance Program is designed to equip community-based organizations in Massachusetts with the skills and tools to advance sustainable, equitable development and affordable housing in their own communities....
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassTrails Grant
MassTrails provides matching grants to communities, public entities, Native nations, and non-profit organizations to plan, design, create, and maintain the diverse network of trails, trail systems, and trails experiences used and enjoyed by Massachusetts residents and...
New Version of Report, MassHealth: The Basics – Facts and Trends, Now Available
A new edition of the MassHealth: The Basics chart pack is available, which provides new data on MassHealth enrollment and spending from the most recent state fiscal years available. The chart pack features a high-level overview of the delivery systems that serve...