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...
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WHO, Grantmakers in Aging Announce Innovation@Home Contest Winners
The desire to live safely and comfortably in our own homes and communities as we grow older is shared around the world, but making it happen is not always easy. To identify successful age-friendly housing innovations and encourage their dissemination, Grantmakers In...
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...
Age-Friendly News Clips: October 2018
Periodically, the Healthy Aging Collaborative will share news articles that mention state and local efforts to make cities, towns and regions in Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly. Check out the following articles thru October 25th on the momentum of this...
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: Transportation and Walkability
Thanks to the Healthy Aging Collaborative's partners at MassMobility, we are pleased to pass on a pair of funding opportunities relative to accessible transit and walkability.Applications for the Federal Transit Administration's Innovative Coordinated Access and...
Loneliness and Social Connections: A National Survey of Adults 45 and Older
About one-third of U.S. adults age 45 and older report feeling lonely — and, due to an increased number of aging adults, the number is growing. A survey by AARP Foundation finds that those who have low income are especially vulnerable. Nearly half of midlife and older...
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...
Fannie Mae Calls for Ideas on Healthy Affordable Housing as part of $10 million Innovation Challenge
Fannie Mae recently announced a call for Ideas on Healthy Affordable Housing. The application period is open until November 1, 2018. This Call for Ideas is part of The Innovation Challenge, a key component of Fannie Mae's Sustainable Communities Initiative challenging...
Goddard House Hosting Presentation and Discussion on Emotional Health, Loneliness and Social Engagement in Older Adults
Studies of older people have shown that good mental health and greater social engagement are markers of resilience in aging and may be protective against cognitive decline. Some studies suggest that treating psychiatric symptoms may also be protective. Dr. Nancy...