Housing Navigator Massachusetts Announces the Launch of its Statewide Innovative Affordable Housing Search Tool

by James Fuccione | Aug 18, 2021 | News and Updates

Cambridge-based, tech nonprofit Housing Navigator Massachusetts, Inc. [HNMI] announced the launch of its affordable housing search tool today, the first website search tool of its kind to be offered in the state. The effort is a public private partnership announced in...

Baker Administration Announces $139 Million to Boost Affordable Rental Housing, Including Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Aug 18, 2021 | News and Updates

The Baker Administration announced affordable housing awards for 28 projects in 21 communities across the Commonwealth intended to advance the development of 1,526 new rental units, including 1,346 rental units affordable for low- and extremely low-income households....

TFAH: Aligning Public Health Interventions with Older Adult Housing Needs and Challenges

by James Fuccione | Aug 11, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

As the population of older adults in the United States grows, alongside an increasing recognition of the salience of social determinants of health, the value of a public health approach to supporting the well-being of older adults is clear, according to an issue brief...

Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation Releases Policy Options for Integrating Housing and Health for Low-Income Older Audlts

by James Fuccione | Jul 21, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

With support from Arnold Ventures, and in partnership with the Leading Age LTSS Center @UMass Boston, the Center for Consumer Engagement in Health Innovation embarked on research to understand the barriers to successfully linking affordable housing and health care and...

State Funding Awards for Housing, Transportation and Community Services Include Strong Support for Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Mar 3, 2021 | News and Updates

In the past week, the state has announced the latest grant awards for MassDOT’s Shared Winter Streets and Spaces program, Affordable Housing Development, and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) – all of which include multiple projects that support...