The AARP® Purpose Prize® award is a one-of-a-kind national award that honors people age 50-plus who are using their life experience to make a better future for us all. The award recognizes nonprofit founders with $75,000 for their organizations and a year of supports...
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NDIA Announces Biggest-Ever Cohort of Digital Inclusion Trailblazers
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) is proud to name 60 local governments as 2024 Digital Inclusion Trailblazers, recognizing their critical efforts to close the digital divide. Massachusetts had a strong showing on the list with communities ranging from...
Governor Healey Officially Renames Executive Office of Elder Affairs to “Executive Office of Aging & Independence”
Governor Maura Healey signed legislation to rename the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Executive Office of Aging & Independence to better represent and reflect the values of older adults in Massachusetts. Renaming the agency reduces negative images around...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: AARP Community Challenge, The Health Foundation of Central Mass., Community Compact IT Grant, Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: 2025 AARP Community Challenge Grant, AARP (deadline, March 5th) AARP has opened its Community...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $10 Million to Community-Based Housing and Nutrition Organizations
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced it is awarding $10 million to 37 community-based organizations that provide housing and nutrition support services across the state. The funds are intended to help awardees expand and enhance technology and operations to...
Upcoming Events Promoting Digital Equity Among Older Adults
Join the Technology Learning Collaborative for Healthy Aging, co-hosted by the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative and the Executive Office of Aging and Independence on 1/29 from 10:00 to 11:30 am to learn and share updates on best practices as well as funding...
2025 AARP Community Challenge Grant Program Now Open
AARP has opened its Community Challenge grant program for the 9th year, which will again quick-action projects to make communities more livable and jump-start long-term change. Applications are being accepted now through March 5 at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT and must...
Mass. SJC Upholds MBTA Communities Law
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is joining housing advocates and partners in celebrating the decision by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in upholding the MBTA Communities Law. This policy requires cities and towns with MBTA service, along with...
ACL Publishes Initial Feedback on National Plan on Aging in New Report
Before the end of 2024, the Administration for Community Living (ACL) published WHAT WE HEARD: Initial Feedback on the Strategic Framework for a National Plan on Aging, which summarizes input received to date that will inform the development of a national plan on...
MHAC 2024 Year in Review
The statewide network of partners and communities driving the age- and dementia friendly movement continue to innovate and make progress thanks to cross-sector collaboration and listening to what matters from older adults and stakeholder organizations. The...