The Purpose Prize from AARP honors extraordinary older Americans who put their purpose into action to support AARP’s mission of empowering people to choose how they live as they age. Winners receive $75,000 and a year of organizational support from AARP to grow the...
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‘America’s Rental Housing 2026’ Report Released by JCHS at Harvard
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University released the report "America's Rental Housing 2026" along with interactive maps and data. The report shows the number of renters with cost burdens has reached another record high, rents for new leases show...
Honoring Choices Massachusetts Offers Resources and Support for National Healthcare Decisions Day
Honoring Choices MA Partners & Friends are celebrating the 13th Annual Health Care Decisions Spring Celebration, in honor of April 16, which is National Healthcare Decisions Day. Community partners working to become more age- and dementia friendly may be...
MHAC Receives Funding from Essex County Community Foundation in Recent Round of Digital Equity Grants
The demand for programs that connect residents to the digital world is still high – and philanthropy continues to step in to fill the huge gaps that have been left by federal funding programs that have been canceled or stalled. Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MBI Launches Round 2 of Connected & Online Program
The Massachusetts Broadband Institute (MBI) has launched the a second round of Connected & Online Program, a $28.5-million initiative that aims to expand access to education, workforce training and telehealth by providing over 32,000 internet-enabled devices to...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $10 Million to Expand Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Connections Across Massachusetts
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced nine awards totaling $10 million through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Microtransit and Last-Mile Transit Grant Program. The funding will support Regional Transit Authorities, municipalities, and a Regional...
State Budget Provides $100,000 via LifePath for Local Village Organizations Across Franklin County, the North Quabbin, and Hampshire County
Following successful legislative advocacy by State Senator Jo Comerford and State Senator John Velis, an earmark in Governor Maura Healey’s FY26 state budget enabled LifePath to award $100,000 to 10 local Village organizations. Each organization received $10,000 to...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following meetings from our network of partners that promote inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Food as Medicine: Supporting Emotional Health and Nutrition for Caregivers, Caring...
New Guide Promotes Age Inclusivity in Higher Education
Building off the work and tools of Reframing Aging and the Age Inclusivity Domains of Higher Education (AIDHE) initiative, a new guide was released by Gerontological Society of America (GSA) to promote age-inclusive communication in higher education. While the guide...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Community Health & Healthy Aging Funds, Mass Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds, Mass. DPH – applications are due March 31st....