The City of Boston's Age-Friendly initiative continues to make great strides to support older adults and people living with Dementia and a few of those accomplishments are highlighted in a 'Year Two' achievements report. Among the exciting changes was in the name of...
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Updated Memory Cafe Toolkit Available from JF&CS
Communities across Massachusetts have established Memory Cafes, which are free social programs for people living with dementia and those who care about them. An updated version of the Memory Cafe Toolkit for those starting or maintaining these programs is now live at...
Falls Prevention Photo Contest Announced by NCOA
The National Council on Aging's (NCOA) National Falls Prevention Resource Center is sponsoring a 2019 Falls Prevention photo contest. Organizations that enter can win a cash prize of up to $300 and be featured in NCOA’s Center for Healthy Aging E-News and on the NCOA...
AARP Community Challenge Announces National and Local Grantees
AARP announced the awardees for its 2019 AARP Community Challenge grant program, including four recipients right here in Massachusetts. Nationally, a total of nearly $1.6 million will be distributed to fund 159 “quick action” projects across the country, helping...
ISHI Announces Inquiry of Ideas to Improve Housing Policies and Systems
The Innovative Stable Housing Initiative (ISHI) requests ideas from the Boston community (including individual or groups of residents, coalitions, or organizations) regarding what housing policies and systems should be changed and how. This Inquiry of Ideas (IOI)...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Health Initiative and Healthy Aging Funds
Join staff from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and Health Resources in Action (HRiA) to learn about two exciting new Massachusetts funds focused on community health and health equity: the Statewide Community Health Initiative (CHI) Fund and the Healthy...
MA Attorney General Launches Website to Open Access to Community Benefits Reports
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative has promoted community benefits support provided by Massachusetts hospitals and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) as a potential Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding opportunity. According to reports recently published...
Age Friendly Berkshires Shares their Story and Accomplishments in New Video
Age-Friendly Berkshires released a video describing their regional and collaborative effort to create a collection of communities that supports all ages and those living with dementia. The coalition hosted a screening of their new video at Berkshire Community College...
MAPC Releases MetroCommon Provisional Goals and Mini-Grant Opportunity
MetroCommon 2050 is Greater Boston’s next long-range plan, and it’s under development now led by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC). Fresh off of a months-long public process to understand the future residents want for the region, including an input session...
New Report From Grantmakers In Aging Explores How 25 Countries Support Aging in Community
The desire to remain in our homes and communities as we age is nearly universal, and good ideas have no borders. As the world’s population gets permanently older, there is a growing need for safe, supportive housing and housing-related services and arrangements to...