A new volunteering platform is launching in Greater Boston to provide another avenue for prospective volunteers to connect with organizations that need their help. Connect for Good is free to both volunteers and nonprofits and is designed to provide users with a...
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Nominate a 2020 ‘Trailblazer in Aging’ by March 4
The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is accepting nominations for the 2020 Trailblazer in Aging Awards. There are several award categories listed below. Last year's winners included the Healthy Living Center of Excellence (HLCE) in the "innovator" category. HLCE is a...
CDC Reports Health Data of Informal Unpaid Caregivers
Informal, unpaid caregivers provide important support to family members, friends, and the health care system and might compromise their own health to provide this support. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has labeled caregiving a public health...
Dementia Friendly America Features Webinar on Age-and Dementia Friendly Alignment
Recently, Dementia Friendly America hosted an hour-long webinar that featured the MA Age-Dementia Friendly Integration Tool Kit. Pam MacLeod from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and Patty Sullivan from Dementia Friendly Mass. and the Mass. Councils on Aging...
City of Boston, Nesterly Campaigning to Expand Intergenerational Homesharing Program
In 2017 the City of Boston launched their intergenerational homeshare pilot, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab, the Age Strong Commission, and Nesterly, a local start up aiming to match older adults with spare rooms with graduate students....
AARP Offers Examples To Spark Ideas and Applications to Community Challenge Grant Program
The 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant opportunity is open and plenty of examples are being shared as part of the push to solicit applications that help cities and towns become more age-friendly. In their latest newsletter, the AARP Livable Communities Team released...
Mass. Health & Hospital Association Issues Statewide Report on Community Benefits
According to the Attorney General’s Office, Massachusetts hospitals provided $641 million in community benefits for residents of Massachusetts in Fiscal Year 2018. The Massachusetts Health and Hospital Association, for the first time, compiled the support provided to...
State Nursing Facility Task Force Includes Age-Friendly Efforts in Recommendations
The Massachusetts Nursing Facility Task Force, which includes state officials along with nursing facility and workforce stakeholders, recently released their recommendations on program, policy and funding adjustments to respond to recent trends in the industry. The...
NCOA Releasing New Tools to Help Older Adults Access Benefits
Find Your Benefits to Age Well is an annual campaign coordinated by the National Council on Aging (NCOA) that unites groups with a common mission—connecting low-income Medicare beneficiaries to critical supports to improve their economic security and health—to drive...
Age-Friendly Job Alerts: Needham Aging Services, Alzheimer’s Association, Minuteman Senior Services
Alzheimer's Association of MA/NH - Faith Outreach Coordinator Reporting to the Manager of Diversity Outreach, this full-time Coordinator is responsible for the creation and coordination the Faith Based Outreach Initiative Program. The Coordinator will oversee the...