The Affordable Homes Act, signed in 2024, created the Senior Housing Commission that was charged with considering how to better align housing, home care, and health care policies and programs to increase access and opportunity for residents to age in community. This...
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Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: MAPC Climate Resilience, MCC Creative Experiences
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Accelerating Climate Resilience, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), Expression of Interest...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events and learning opportunities that help promote inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Technology Learning Collaborative for Healthy Aging, April 27th at 10:00 am...
Family Caregiving in Massachusetts: New Research on the Realities Facing Family Caregivers and the Policies Voters Support
AARP conducted a survey of registered voters 30 and older across Massachusetts, which highlights who caregivers are, the challenges they face and the solutions that can make a difference. AARP estimates that there are over 1.4 million family caregivers age 18 and...
Governor Healey and MassHousing Launch Affordable ADU Financing for Massachusetts Residents
The Healey-Driscoll Administration and MassHousing recently announced the launch of a new, statewide accessory dwelling unit (ADU) loan program for Massachusetts homeowners. The new ADU loan program, announced last December, will provide second mortgages of up to...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: AARP Purpose Prize Now Available
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...
‘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...