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Reminder: MHP Offering Technical Assistance for Communities to Advance Affordable Housing
Communities working to become more age-friendly and that have prioritized the topic of housing can benefit from technical assistance programs being offered by Mass Housing Partnership (MHP). As mentioned in past blog posts, the ADU Incentive Program is a statewide...
Launch of New ReiMAgine Aging 2030 Website with Executive Order 642
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is excited to share, on behalf of the Executive Office of Aging & Independence (AGE), a new way to explore the work underway across state government to make Massachusetts a great place to grow up and grow older. Last...
MassDOT Awrads $4.4 Million to Expand Microtransit and Last Mile Transit Connections Across Massachusetts
Governor Healey recently announced four awards totaling $4.4 million through the Massachusetts Department of Transportation Microtransit and Last-Mile Transit Grant Program. The funding will help Regional Transit Authorities and municipalities in expand flexible...
NDIA Accepting Applications for 2026 Digital Inclusion Trailblazers
Digital Inclusion Trailblazers are municipal, county, or regional governments that are paving the way and providing excellent models for digitally inclusive communities. The Trailblazers recognition, administered by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) isn’t...
EOHLC is Accepting Public Comments on Proposed ADU Regulation Changes
The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities (EOHLC) is proposing revisions to the Accessory Dwelling Unit Regulations - 760 CMR 71.00: Protected Use Accessory Dwelling Units. The public comment period will open, and the ADU Public Comment Form will remain...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting, Dementia Friends Training
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our partners that support the age- and dementia friendly movement: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting, Sept. 23rd from 10:00 – 11:30 am (virtual) Join the Massachusetts Healthy...
US Census Bureau Releases ‘An Aging World 2025’ Report
The United States population age 65 and over is projected to jump from 18.9% in 2025 to 23.4% by 2060, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report called "An Aging World: 2025." The report shows that despite continued growth of its older population, the nation will...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting, Dementia Friends Training
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events from our partners that support the age- and dementia friendly movement: MHAC Statewide Network Meeting, Sept. 23rd from 10:00 - 11:30 am (virtual) Join the Massachusetts Healthy...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Community Transit Grant Program, Mass Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. FY27 Community Transit Grant Program, MassDOT, applications due October 30th. The FY 27 Community...