In 2023, one in every five (20%) fatal motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts involved a person walking getting hit by the driver of a car. Forty cities and towns experienced at least one fatal pedestrian crash over the course of the year, with eight municipalities...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MCOA SIG Field Demonstration Project Grants, Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: FY25 SIG Field Demonstration Project Grants, bidders conference on April 24 at 10 am (virtual)...
New Funding Opportunity for the Volunteer Community Care Corps Program
The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to continue developing and implementing innovative local models of non-medical volunteer assistance and support to family caregivers, older adults, and adults with...
AARP Celebrates Spring by Promoting their Guide on ‘Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages’
Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages is a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities that can help elected officials, government staff, nonprofit organizations and neighbors in all sorts of places build and sustain community gardens...
MassDOT Announces Public Comment Period for Beyond Mobility, the Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the five-week public comment period for "Beyond Mobility," the Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is encouraging its stakeholder network, including...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Mass. Broadband Institute, Municipal ADA, Mass Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Residential Retrofit Program, Mass Broadband Institute - currently accepting "expressions of...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Dementia Friendly Mass., Alzheimer’s Association Education Programs, Reminders
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events by partners in our network that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Dementia Friendly Mass. and Dementia Friendly America, April 10th at 1 pm (virtual) The...
Honoring Choices MA and Conversation Project Promote ‘National Health Care Decisions Day’
National Healthcare Decisions Day (NHDD) exists to inspire, educate and empower the public and providers about the importance of advance care planning. Every year the organization Honoring Choices Massachusetts, along with their "Partners & Friends" celebrate...
Massachusetts-based Quaboag Connector Featured in NADTC Innovations Showcase
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC) 2023 Innovations Showcase, newly released, presents 14 innovative transportation practices selected from a nationwide competition. The Showcase profiles out-of-the-box thinking in six categories:...
AARP Highlights Age-Friendly Work by Northern Hilltown Consortium in Mass.
The AARP Livable Communities team highlighted the Northern Hilltown Consortium on their website and newsletter. The seven-community collaboration is an Age-Friendly Region and has made great progress in addressing digital equity among older adults. Brief case studies...