The Massachusetts Equitable Development Technical Assistance Program is designed to equip community-based organizations in Massachusetts with the skills and tools to advance sustainable, equitable development and affordable housing in their own communities....
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Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassTrails Grant
MassTrails provides matching grants to communities, public entities, Native nations, and non-profit organizations to plan, design, create, and maintain the diverse network of trails, trail systems, and trails experiences used and enjoyed by Massachusetts residents and...
New Version of Report, MassHealth: The Basics – Facts and Trends, Now Available
A new edition of the MassHealth: The Basics chart pack is available, which provides new data on MassHealth enrollment and spending from the most recent state fiscal years available. The chart pack features a high-level overview of the delivery systems that serve...
MetroBridge Program at Boston University is Available to Support Local Initiatives
The MetroBridge program at BU's Initiative on Cities is currently seeking municipal and community project partners for the spring 2025 semester. MetroBridge works to embed your city, town, NGO, or community organization's research needs into semester-long courses at...
Healthier Lives Across Generations: A Blueprint for Intergenerational Living
The organization Generations United released "Healthier Lives Across Generations: A Blueprint for Intergenerational Living," which is focused on intentional intergenerational living, or communities open to people of all ages that have a deliberate focus on fostering...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces $161 Million for Economic Development Projects that Include Senior Housing and COAs
Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao and Housing and Livable Communities Secretary Ed Augustus announced more than $161 million for 313 grant awards to support local economic development projects in 171...
Residential Retrofit Program Seeking Public and Affordable Housing Operators to Improve Broadband Access
Mass Broadband Institute (MBI) is seeking operators of public and affordable housing properties in Massachusetts to participate in the Residential Retrofit Program. Communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly can partner with local housing operators...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Fare Free Regional Transit Across State
The Healey-Driscoll Administration recently announced $30 million in grants to 13 Regional Transit Authorities (RTAs) in Massachusetts to provide year-round, fare free public transportation services. The funding was provided in the Fiscal Year 2025 budget signed by...
CDC Recommends Second Dose of 2024-2025 COVID-19 Vaccine for People 65 Years and Older and for People Who are Moderately or Severely Immunocompromised
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Mandy Cohen recently endorsed the CDC Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices' (ACIP) recommendation for people 65 years and older and those who are moderately or severely immunocompromised to receive...
A Blueprint For Intergenerational Living’ from JCHS at Harvard and LTSS Center @UMass-Boston
A new report being published by Generations United and co-authored by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard's Housing an Aging Society Program and the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston promotes strategies and recommendations for intergenerational housing...