NEWS

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...

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...