MassDOT Secretary and CEO Stephanie Pollack and MBTA General Manager Luis Ramírez announced the release for public comment of a draft of Focus40: The 2040 Investment Plan for the MBTA. MassDOT and the MBTA are seeking feedback on all aspects of the Plan prior to its...
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Age-Friendly News Clips: Late July 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 from late July on the momentum of this movement...
Resources for Achieving Health Equity in Age-Friendly Communities
At MHAC, health equity is central to our promotion and support of Age-Friendly communities that work for all. Among our core strategies is a focus on embedding access, equity and inclusion throughout our efforts. This set of resources from the Robert Wood Johnson...
Healthy Aging Job Alert: Behavioral Health Policy Analyst at MAMH
The Massachusetts Association for Mental Health (MAMH) is seeking an experienced and well-organized individual with a passion for enhancing the quality of life for adults - particularly as they age - and a familiarity with mental health and substance use conditions to...
Join the Upcoming ASA Webinar on “Re-framing Aging” Messaging Strategies
The FrameWorks Institute conducted a national multiyear project with leading aging organizations to identify the way members of the public think and talk about aging. Join the American Society on Aging (ASA) on Thursday, August 16th as they continue the exploration of...
Governor Baker Co-Authors Newsweek Op-Ed on Alzheimer’s
Along with Montana Democrat Governor Steve Bullock, Governor Charlie Baker co-authored an opinion-editorial in Newsweek urging both sides of the aisle to come together to support the BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (S. 2076/H.R. 4256). After listing stats...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Advancing Health Equity Through Housing Funding Opportunity
The Kresge Foundation is offering a funding opportunity that aims to support innovative, multi-sector solutions to housing instability, generated by community residents, that improve housing affordability and quality through policy and practice changes. The...
Three MA Projects Awarded AARP Community Challenge Grants
Three projects in Massachusetts - Old Colony YMCA, Pioneer Valley Transit Authority, and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell - were awarded grants from the national AARP Community Challenge. In its second year, AARP received more than 1,600 applications from...
Federal ‘Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’ Bill Signed into Law
U.S. Senate Aging Committee Chairman Susan Collins (R-ME) and Ranking Member Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded the signing of the Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act (S. 1091), legislation they authored that will create a one-stop-shop of resources to support...
Healthy Aging Job Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation, AARP, JF&CS
The Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following jobs from our partners at the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, AARP Massachusetts and Jewish Family & Children's Services. Program Associate - Tufts Health Plan Foundation Under the direction...