Point32Health Foundation announced grants totaling $750,000 to 19 nonprofit emergency food response organizations and those working to advance food justice efforts across the New England region. This includes $250,000 to organizations serving Massachusetts. Grants...
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Governor Healey Signs First Tax Cuts in More Than 20 Years with Benefits for Older Adults
Governor Maura Healey signed into law a $1 billion tax relief package alongside legislative leaders that includes an expanded Child and Family Tax Credit that is now the most generous in the country, increases to the Rental Deduction, Senior Circuit Breaker Tax...
MHAC Celebrates Digital Inclusion Week
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is joining the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and partners across the state to promote National Digital Inclusion Week, which is taking place from October 2-6 and is dedicated to promoting and increasing digital equity...
Massachusetts Ranks Fourth Among States for Long-Term Services and Supports, According to New AARP Scorecard
AARP released their 2023 LTSS State Scorecard (the Scorecard), which is a compilation of state data and analysis based on a new vision of a high-performing state long-term services and supports (LTSS) system. Released every three years, the Scorecard uses data from a...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: AARP Mass. Age/Dementia Friendly Summit, Dementia Friends Champion Training
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is promoting the following events and opportunities to help promote and support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: AARP Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly Summit: October 31st, 9 am - 4 pm, Hogan...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MassDOT Shared Streets and Spaces, Community Transit Grant Program Coming Soon
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is excited to share two significant funding opportunities - one currently available and one coming soon - that support healthy aging with a focus on transportation and accessible, inclusive community spaces: Shared Streets...
Reminder: Take the Community Healthy Equity Survey from Mass DPH
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is reminding age- and dementia friendly stakeholders to promote the Community Health Equity Survey from the Mass. Department of Public Health (DPH). The survey will help communities improve conditions that impact health,...
Boston Region MPO Releases Coordinated Public Transit-Human Service Coordination Plan for Public Comment
The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) board voted to release the Coordinated Public Transit-Human Services Transportation Plan (Coordinated Plan) for a 15-day public comment period on September 21 and concluding on October 6, 2023. Updated every...
American Planning Association’s 2023 Trend Report for Planners Includes Support for Age-and Dementia Friendly Community Efforts
The 2023 Trend Report for Planners from the American Planning Association includes "dementia and aging populations" as a highlighted issue. The report states that, "Planning for aging in place and dementia are more important than ever...Housing policies need to...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MCOA Service Incentive Grants, Hybrid Programming for COAs, Community Compact, Local Cultural Council
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Service Incentive Grant (SIG) Program - Mass Councils on Aging (deadline November 9) With the...