For the seventh annual AARP Community Challenge, AARP received more than 3,600 applications from nonprofits and government entities, resulting in a highly competitive selection process. Massachusetts is home to seven of the awarded projects that included $3.6 million...
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Massachusetts Set to Receive $147 million in New Federal Broadband Funding
Massachusetts will receive $147 million from the national Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program overseen by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The program will use $42 billion in federal funds to expand high-speed...
Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Alzheimer’s Disease Programs Initiative, Community Mobility Design Challenge, National Endowment for the Arts
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities to advance inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Alzheimer's Disease Programs Initiative (ADPI) - States and Community Grants, Administration for...
Analysis Finds Disparities in How Older Adult Care Preferences Are Considered
An analysis by the LeadingAge LTSS Center at UMass-Boston and Community Catalyst uncovered disparities in how older adults' care preferences are considered by health providers. Nearly three-fourths of Americans aged 50 and older feel that their care preferences are...
New Resource from TFAH, NACHHO Aimed at Blending Public Health, Healthy Aging and Equity
Trust for America's Health (TFAH) and National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACHHO) released a new resource titled "Indicators of Healthy Aging: A Guide to Explore Healthy Aging through Community Health Improvement", which responds to the needs of...
The State of the Nation’s Housing 2023 Report Released by JCHS of Harvard University
A new report, "The State of the Nation's Housing 2023," from the Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University highlights a growing urgency for public and private investment to address longstanding disinvestment in underserved communities of color, adapt the...
Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Over $11 Million in Grant Funding for 68 Trail Improvement Projects Across the Commonwealth
The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $11.6 million in funding through the MassTrails Grant Program to support 68 trail improvement projects. Across Massachusetts, these projects will expand and connect the state’s network of off-road, shared-use pathways and...
AARP Examines Anxiety and Depression Among Older Adults
A recent AARP survey finds that about a quarter of older adults (ages 50-plus) have been told by a health professional that they have an anxiety disorder (27%) and/or depression (27%). Of those, the majority are currently being treated for their anxiety (60%) and/or...
Help Include Older Adults in the Massachusetts Digital Equity Plan
On June 13, 2023, Secretary of Economic Development, Yvonne Hao, announced the Internet for All Listening Tour, a series of interactive in-person and virtual meetings to inform the Commonwealth’s State Digital Equity Plan and 5 Year Action Plan. These activities will...
AARP Announces Resources and Examples to Help Age-Friendly Communities Tackle Local Zoning Issues
The AARP Livable Communities team focused their recent newsletter around zoning issues and how age-friendly communities can advocate change on a local level that help promote inclusive environments for all ages. Among those resources are: How Small Zoning Code Updates...