A new survey and report by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) reveals an untold story about the nation’s opioid epidemic—how the crisis is eroding the quality of life of older adults and the ability of local organizations to serve them. “Older Americans are being...
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Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Mini-Grants to Build on Local Momentum, Support Healthy Aging
Forty community-based organizations each will receive a Momentum Fund mini-grant of up to $10,000 from Tufts Health Plan Foundation. Now in its second year, the fund was established to foster promising ideas and support cities and towns in their efforts to make their...
‘Good Talk Toolkit’ Released to Aid Advanced Care Planning
Based on public messaging research, the Massachusetts Coalition on Serious Illness Care developed the Good Talk Toolkit to be a resource that supplements your organization’s capacity to build awareness and understanding for advance care planning. The messaging and...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDevelopment, Mass Cultural Council
As they become available, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative shares funding opportunities that can help communities become better places to grow up and grow old. Here are a couple such opportunities from MassDevelopment and Mass Cultural Council:...
MassMobility: Transportation Pilots and Projects in Cape Ann, Merrimack Valley, Brookline
Building on a resource developed with our partners at MassMobility that shares examples of Age- and Dementia Friendly transportation across the state, more approaches to improving transportation options are always emerging. Here are a few such examples highlighted in...
Elder Economic Insecurity Report Highlights Importance of Age-Friendly Work
As reported in the Boston Globe, an updated Elder Economic Insecurity report finds more than six out of ten older adults in Massachusetts living alone, and three out of ten living in two-person households, cannot afford the basic necessities of life such as food,...
New “Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition” Launched by Leaders in Business, Health Care, Education & Government
Leaders from business, health care, education and state government launched a new "Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition," a collaboration that includes businesses from diverse industry sectors working with the state to assess and address the needs of unpaid family...
MHAC Partner Beth Soltzberg of JF&CS Gives TEDx Presentation on Memory Cafes
MHAC is excited and proud to pass along a TEDx Talk presentation from one of our partners and Advisory Council members, Beth Soltzberg who directs the Alzheimer’s/Related Disorders Family Support Program at Jewish Family & Children’s Service in Waltham. In a...
Age-Friendly Job Alert: MA Councils on Aging, MA Public Health Association Staff Openings
The Massachusetts Councils on Aging have announced two opportunities to join the association's staff supporting the councils across the state. Please see these opportunities below and pass along to any who may be interested. MCOA–Director of Member Services II Under...
AARP: Pop-Up Recipes for Parklets and Bike Lanes
Bicycle lanes and parklets are fun, easy and popular pop-up projects. There are many ways to create a demonstration bike lane. Parklets — which are essentially parking spots for people rather than cars — can be created with little more than paint, plywood and some...