AARP Massachusetts has announced that Paul Glass and Charles D. Evans have been awarded the 2023 Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious state volunteer award for community service. AARP Massachusetts selected Paul Glass and Charles D....
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MBI Seeking Comments on Statewide Digital Equity Plan
The Mass Broadband Institute worked with stakeholders and community partners in creating the Statewide Digital Equity Plan (SDEP) - also known as the Internet for All Plan - which is now available for public comment through December 15th. The Massachusetts Healthy...
Research from JCHS at Harvard Compares ADU Issues in Massachusetts to Other States
New research by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (JCHS) examines policies and initiatives to promote the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs), which have been advanced as a housing solution for age-friendly communities. ADUs are small,...
AmeriCorps Funding Opportunities for Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent Projects
AmeriCorps Seniors invites organizations to submit applications for the FY 2024 Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent programs. These funding opportunities specifically help AmeriCorps Seniors focus Senior Companion and Foster Grandparent projects on issues that are...
New Report on Exclusionary Zoning Touches on Age-Restricted Housing
As part of Boston Indicators’ new Racial Wealth Equity Research Center initiative, the organization commissioned a new report called "Exclusionary by Design: An Investigation of Zoning’s Use as a Tool of Race, Class, and Family Exclusion in Boston’s Suburbs, 1920 to...
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Reminders on Regional Transit Grant, MassTrails
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help promote and support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: Regional Transit Innovation Grant - MassDOT (deadline, Dec. 8) Through the state...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging – Reminders: MHAC Meetings, Alzheimer’s Association First Responder Training, 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: MHAC Equity in Aging Webinar and Discussion (virtual, Nov. 21st at 11 am) Join the...
JAHF Poll Finds Disparities in Awareness and Understanding of Advance Care Planning Terms
According to a new poll commissioned by the John A. Hartford Foundation, terms regarding planning and care for serious illness is unfamiliar to adults age 50 and older, but strongly desired once defined. Specifically, 97% of adults 50+ think it is important to have...
Upcoming Events in Healthy Aging: Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series, MHAC Equity in Aging, MHAC Statewide Network, Alzheimer’s Association First Responder Training
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is promoting the following events and opportunities to help promote and support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Financial Wellness for Family Caregivers, Caring for the Caregiver Webinar Series (virtual,...
MassDOT Announces Regional Transit Innovation Grant
Through the state budgeting process, MassDOT has available $15 million in discretionary operating and capital funding to award to transit providers as Transit Innovation Grants. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages age- and dementia friendly...