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- Mass. Commission on Falls Prevention Issues Recommendations on Improving Integration of Falls Risk Assessment and Referral in Health Care Practices
- Interactive COVID-19 Data Dashboard Unveiled, Older Adults Reprioritized in Vaccine Plan
- Joint Center for Housing Studies Fall Research Round-Up Highlights Older Adult Issues (Guest Blog Post)
- Facing a Pandemic: Grandfamilies Living Together During COVID-19 and Thriving Beyond
- Boston and New Bedford Featured in AARP’s Age-Friendly COVID-19 Response Highlights
- LGBT Aging 2025: Strategies for Achieving a Healthy and Thriving LGBT Older Adult Community in Massachusetts
- National Poll Explores COVID-19 Vaccination Acceptance for Older Adults
- Disparities in Economic Security Among Older Adults Highlighted by UMass-Boston
- MHAC Webinar Recording: Understanding Technology as a Social Determinant of Health
- Joint Center for Housing Studies Analyzes Which Older Adults Have Access to Livable Neighborhoods
- Baker Administration Announces New Measures to Contain COVID-19 and Updated Data Points on Age Groups
- Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report
- Community Resource for Strengthening Social Connections Compliments #ReachOutMA Campaign
- Trust for America’s Health Releases Policy Recommendations Includes Support for Age-Friendly Communities and States
- New 2020 LTSS Scorecard Ranks State-Level Service and Support Systems
- Healthy People 2030 Report from CDC Includes Objectives on Dementia, Alzheimer’s
- Results from AARP Survey Reveal Preferences of 50+ Cyclists and Tips for Local Action
- Culture Rx Pilot Shows Promise in Improving Health, Reducing Social Isolation
- UMass Gerontology Institute Highlights Research on How Systemic Racism Shapes the Lives of Older Black Adults
- UMass-Boston Report Shares How Massachusetts Senior Centers are Adapting, Responding to COVID-19
- UMass Gerontology Institute Measures COVID-19 Impact on State’s Older Adults
- Year-One Age-Friendly State Progress Report Submitted to AARP
- AARP and Main Street America Launch Series on ‘Open Streets’ Programs
- New Report: Exploring LTSS Social Insurance Strategies in 6 States
- ACL Releases ‘Profile of Older Americans’ Data Report
- Ageism and Health Examined by National Poll on Healthy Aging
- ‘The New Social Contract: Age-Friendly Employers’ Report Offers Recommendations to Support Workers of all Ages
- 2020 Music and Brain Health Survey Results Released by AARP
- Find Your Local City’s “ParkScore” on Trust for Public Land Index
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 5/22-5/28
- AARP, WAM Release Report on the Status of Women and Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Brain Health
- ‘Caregiving in the US 2020’ Report Released by National Alliance for Caregiving and AARP
- Submit Comments to Reopening Advisory Board to Highlight Needs of Older Adults
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 4/24-4/30
- How Healthy Aging Data Report Can Contribute to Fight Against COVID-19 in Massachusetts
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 3/27-4/2
- Rural Livability Workshop Report Released by AARP
- DPH Rolls Out New COVID-19 Guidance for Providers, Caregivers and Communities
- Updates and Info from Organizations, State Agencies Aid Coronavirus Response
- Alzheimer’s Association Shares Latest Data on Prevalence and Cost
- 8-80 Cities Shares National Study of What Makes Successful Neighborhood Parks and Playgrounds
- Hartford Foundation Offers Insights, Framework on how Public Health can Support Age Friendly Movement
- CDC Reports Health Data of Informal Unpaid Caregivers
- Mass. Health & Hospital Association Issues Statewide Report on Community Benefits
- State Nursing Facility Task Force Includes Age-Friendly Efforts in Recommendations
- Joint Center for Housing Studies Reports on Rental Housing Trends and Impact on Older Adults
- ‘Crowded In, Priced Out’ Report Spotlights Lack of Family-Sized Housing
- Economic Impact and Influence of Older Adults Displayed in New AARP Report
- Report on ‘Loneliness and the Workplace’ from Cigna Shows Findings on Mental Health and Social Engagement
- Salem for All Ages Releases Year Three Progress Report
- National Survey of Mayors Reveal Views on Older Adult Mobility and Role in Workforce
- Encore.org Releases Gen2Gen Cities Report Encouraging Intergenerational Activity
- ‘Ageism in the Workplace’ Survey Reveals Under-reporting, Misconceptions, and Cost to Employers
- Annual Report on Hospital Readmissions in Mass. Looks at Trends Among Older Adults Patients
- Updated Interactive Trailmap Unveiled by MAPC
- Health Equity Guide from MetroWest Health Foundation Can Improve Impact of Age-Friendly Communities
- Pop-up Placemaking Toolkit from AARP Can Help Create Vibrant Spaces that Create Community
- Small Business Caregiving Guide Released by AARP, Public Private Strategies
- NCOA Report Examines Impact of Opioid Epidemic on Older Adults and Aging Services Network
- Elder Economic Insecurity Report Highlights Importance of Age-Friendly Work
- New “Massachusetts Caregiver Coalition” Launched by Leaders in Business, Health Care, Education & Government
- ‘All in Together’ Report Examines Intergenerational Shared Spaces to Benefit Young and Old
- Milken Institute Highlights Massachusetts in ‘Age-Forward Cities’ Report
- New Report Shows Widening Housing Inequality Among Older Adults
- First-of-its-Kind Rural Policy Plan for Massachusetts Includes Age-Friendly in Recommendations
- Report: UMass Studies Risk Factors for Older Pedestrian Injuries and Fatalities in MA
- Healthy Aging in Motion: New Resource from MHAC, MassMobility Highlights Transportation Examples and Creative Partnerships
- CDC Releases Spanish Language Infographics on Caregiving and Subjective Cognitive Decline
- TIME: As America Ages, Fewer Older Adults Provided Home-Delivered and Group Meals
- BCBS of MA Foundation: One in Ten MassHealth Members are Older Adults
- MassDOT Announces State Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan
- Age-Friendly Boston Reveals ‘Year Two’ Achievements
- MA Attorney General Launches Website to Open Access to Community Benefits Reports
- MAPC Releases MetroCommon Provisional Goals and Mini-Grant Opportunity
- New Report From Grantmakers In Aging Explores How 25 Countries Support Aging in Community
- 2019 ‘Dangerous by Design’ Report Ranks States and Metro Areas for Pedestrian Safety
- AARP Research: Embracing Friendships Across Generations
- CDC: Fall Deaths Increase among U.S. Adults Aged 75 Years or Older
- Study: Local Zoning Rules Block Multi-Family Housing in MA
- Access to Amenities Impacts Social Isolation and Sense of Community
- ‘Faces of MassHealth’ Report Reveals Stats on Diversity and Age of Enrollees
- ‘Changing Faces of Greater Boston’ Report Highlights Increasing Diversity in the Region
- National Poll on Healthy Aging: Almost Half of Older Adults Think They’ll Develop Dementia
- CMS Revises Rating System for Nursing Homes
- Framingham Heart Study Will Examine Aging with New $38M Funding
- Home Alone Revisited: Family Caregivers Providing Complex Care
- Tips for Advocates of Limited English Proficient Older Adults
- National Poll on Healthy Aging Finds Feelings of Isolation Among Older Adults with Health Issues
- AARP Offers Data and Age-Friendly Guidance for Rural Areas
- New Study Reports Health Benefits of Volunteering for Lower-Income Older Adults
- 2018 US Bicycling & Walking Benchmarking Report Released
- ‘Making Room’ Publication from AARP Looks at Housing Options for Changing Demographics
- Salem for All Ages Releases ‘Year Two’ Progress Report
- Boston Mayor Walsh, AARP Voter Survey Featured at 2019 Conference of Mayors
- AARP Releases 2019 ‘Dangerous by Design’ Report
- MassDOT Announces Draft State Bicycle Transportation Plan Online
- LeadingAge and UMass Boston Unveil New Research Website
- New Report Highlights Factors that Influence Healthy Aging in Massachusetts
- Mirror/Mirror: AARP Survey of Women’s Reflections on Beauty, Age, and Media
- EOEA Compiles Legal Resources for Low Income Elders
- MassTrails Program Launched at MassDOT ‘Moving Together’ Conference
- Loneliness and Social Connections: A National Survey of Adults 45 and Older
- Central MA Planners Seek Comments on ‘Mobility2040’
- Updated ‘DataCommon’ Tool Offers Community-Specific Info for Age- and Dementia Friendly Efforts
- Metro Boston Mayors Set New Goal of 185,000 Housing Units by 2030
- MassDOT Taking Feedback on Pedestrian Transportation Plan
- AARP Releases Stats from 2018 Home and Community Preferences Survey
- EOEA Survey Reveals Availability of Service Coordinators in Affordable Senior Housing
- AARP Publishes ‘Across the States 2018:Profiles of Long-Term Services and Supports
- City of Salem Completes Shuttle Feasibility Study
- MassDOT Seeking Comments on “Focus40” Investment Plan
- AARP Releases Latest Livability Workbook on Health Services and Community Supports
- MA DPH Releases Updated Data on Falls Among Older Adults
- 2018 AARP Livability Index Provides Updated Data to Help Communities Become Age-Friendly
- New Study Available on Transportation Options for MA Older Adults
- Boston Food Resource Maps Aim to Provide Better Access to Healthy Meal Options
- High Turnover and Capacity Issues Revealed in Home Care Workforce Survey
- Report on Business and the Future of Aging Released by Milken Institute
- Study: Grandparents Help Shape Kids’ Views on Aging
- UMass Boston and LeadingAge Announce LTSS Research Center
- Older residents of Waltham and Greenfield complete “Healthy Aging” community research study
- Independence—It’s What Older People Want
- How Community-Based Organizations Can Support Value-Driven Health Care
- 50 Years In, the Older Americans Act is at a Turning Point
- Assessing the Age-Friendliness of Your Community
- Three New Features in the 2015 Healthy Aging Data Report
- Healthy eating across the lifespan: What the 2015 dietary guidelines may mean for older adults
- Using the MA Healthy Aging Data Report to Understand, Engage and Act
- Meet the Team Behind the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Data Report
Jobs
- Age-Friendly Job Alert: FriendshipWorks
- Age-Friendly Job Alerts: Needham Aging Services, Alzheimer’s Association, Minuteman Senior Services
- Application Deadline for ‘Walking College’ Advocacy and Engagement Program Approaching
- Age-Friendly Job Alerts: EOHHS, Springwell, MAPC
- Age-Friendly Job Alerts: JF&CS, Nesterly, Transportation 4 MA, MPHA
- Age-Friendly Job Alert: MA Councils on Aging, MA Public Health Association Staff Openings
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Census Bureau Field Rep Opportunities
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: JF&CS, WalkBoston, Bridges Together
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Beacon Hill Village, BayPath Elder Services
- Healthy Aging Jobs Available at Ethos, Mass-ALA
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Member Engagement Manager at LeadingAge MA
- 50-Plus Job Fair in Pittsfield Part of ‘Employ Older Workers Week’
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Behavioral Health Policy Analyst at MAMH
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation, AARP, JF&CS
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Home Care Aide Council Seeks Executive Director
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Dementia Friendly MA Program Manager
- Healthy Aging Job Alert: Central Boston Elder Services Seeks CEO
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News and Updates
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Mass Service Alliance, Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
- Dementia-Friendly Transportation – Driver Training
- In Focus on Bicycling and Older Adults, AARP Highlights Boston Bike Lane Plan
- Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Officially Come Together
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Transit Grant Program, Shared Winter Streets and Spaces
- MHAC: 2020 Year in Review
- Senior Medicare Patrol Warns of Potential Scams Offering COVID-19 Vaccines for Money, Personal Info
- Age-Friendly Winter Spaces Guide Aims to Help Communities Embrace Winter, Promote Physical Activity and Social Engagement
- COVID-19 Testing: Tips for Families with a Loved One Living with Dementia
- National League of Cities Opens ‘Leadership in Community Resilience’ Grant Opportunity
- Baker Administration Announces Vaccination Plan, Older Adults in Phase Two
- Lasell University, MGA Seek Info to Connect Students with Opportunities in Aging Services
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT, Mass Cultural Council, NACCHO
- NCOA, AARP Foundation Releases Resources on Housing and Utility Assistance During COVID-19
- Nonprofits Receive $900,000 in Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to Address COVID-19 Pandemic
- Upcoming Virtual Programs For People Living with Dementia and their Caregivers
- BCBS of Mass. Announces New Racial Equity & Justice Grants
- Mass. Attorney General’s Office Releases Report and Call to Action on Racial Justice and Equity in Health
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT Shared Winter Streets and Spaces
- MHAC Webinar Recording: A Conversation on Healthy Aging
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassTrails
- For Advocates Working with Veterans, NCLER Shares Recommended Resources
- BU MetroBridge Program Accepting Community-Based Project Ideas for Spring Semester
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MAPC, National Assembly of State Arts Agencies
- ‘Winter Places’ Design Guide Provides Ideas for Outdoor Activity During Colder Months
- Upcoming Presentations and Conversations on Healthy Aging, Digital Divide
- Mass. Launches COVID-19 Eviction Diversion Initiative
- DPH Extends COVID-10 Community Impact Survey to 10/30
- Medicare Announces Open Enrollment, Scam Awareness
- Stanford Center on Longevity Announces Design Challenge to Improve Well-Being Across the Lifespan
- Registry of Motor Vehicles ‘Senior Days’ Expanding to More Sites During October
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact IT Grant, Mass Cultural Council, AmericaWalks
- MassDOT Awards Final Round of ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’ Funding
- Mass. Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds Supports MHAC ‘Healthy Aging for All’ Guide, Age-Friendly Initiatives
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Closing the Digital Divide with State IT Grant
- Guest Blog Post: How We Can Prevent an Elder Eviction Crisis in Massachusetts
- NCOA Partners with HealthyVoting.org to Help Older Adults Participate Safely This Election
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation, Boston Age Strong Commission Receive Golden Shoe Award from WalkBoston
- COVID-19 Community Impact Survey Released by DPH with Focus on Diverse Residents, Older Adults
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: HRiA, Baystate Health, Age-Friendly Universities
- Low-Income Voice, Broadband Discounts Available Through ‘Lifeline’ Program
- Resources Available for Falls Prevention Awareness Week from Sept. 21-25
- MHAC and EOEA Partner with Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles to Bring Support to Older Drivers
- AARP Revamps and Re-Releases HomeFit Guide
- UMass-Boston Gerontology Institute Aims to Improve Economic Security of Older Adults with AARP Foundation Grant
- Mass. DPH Requests Participation in COVID-19 Impact Survey
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MetroWest Health Foundation
- Upcoming Learning Opportunities on Inclusive Dementia Support and Memory Cafes
- SAGE Launches Digital Platform for LGBT Elders to Improve Financial Stability
- Mass RMV Designates Wednesdays in September for Older Adults’ License Renewal
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 8/27/20
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Massachusetts Service Alliance’s COVID-19 Resiliency Grant
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation Supports ESMV-NS in Launching First-of-its-Kind Virtual ‘A Matter of Balance’ Program
- AARP Announces Community Challenge 2020 Grantees
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 8/20/20
- Deadline to Register for Mass. Primary Elections Approaching on 8/22
- Partnerships to Improve Food Access in Boston Highlighted by National League of Cities
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social Justice
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 8/13/20
- Smart Growth America, CDC Launch ‘Champions Institute’ to Promote Complete Streets and Physical Activity
- AARP Massachusetts Bestows ‘Andrus Award for Community Service’ to Age-Friendly New Bedford Volunteer
- Racial Equity Municipal Action Plan Program Offers Technical Assistance to MAPC Region
- Help Inform the Future of the Mass in Motion Program by Joining an Upcoming Listening Session
- New Communities Added to State’s Housing Choice Program
- State Announces $4 Million in MassTrails Grants to 55 Communities
- Community Care Corps 23 Grant Awards Include Berkshire-based organization
- MassDOT Announces “Shared Streets and Spaces” Funding Recipients
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Redirects Momentum Fund to Support Communities During COVID-19
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 7/17-7/23
- Take the ‘Cycling Past 50’ Survey from AARP
- New WalkBoston Guides Offer Infrastructure Improvements and Policies to Promote Age-Friendly Walking
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 7/10-7/16
- Nominations Open for the John A. Hartford Foundation 2020 Business Innovation Award
- Governor Signs Bill Allowing All Residents to Vote by Mail in 2020 Elections
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 7/3-7/9
- New Walk Audit Worksheets Available for Communities Working to Become Age-Friendly
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 6/26-7/2
- NACTO Releases ‘Streets for Pandemic Response and Recovery’ Resource
- Webinar: Including Older Adults in Transportation Planning
- Age Friendly Funding Alert: NCOA Senior SNAP Enrollment Initiative
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 6/19-6/25
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDevelopment, MassMobility, Dept. of Conservation & Recreation
- Long Term Care Equality Index Promises to Provide Tools to Address Concerns of LGBTQ Residents
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 6/12-6/18
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT and Barr Foundation Announce ‘Shared Streets & Spaces” Opportunity
- AARP Accepting Nominations for the Andrus Award for Community Service
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 6/5-6/11
- Healthy Aging Leaders Continue to Share Statements on Racism and Inequity
- Upcoming Virtual Events for Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative Network: Mass Business Roundtable, Dementia Care Collaborative
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Solomon Foundation’s ‘Streets for Recovery’
- State Awards $2.5 million to Four Community Partnerships Promoting Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health
- Statements on Racism and Inequity from Healthy Aging Organizations
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 5/29-6/4
- Virtual ‘Community Conversations’ on Social Isolation and Loneliness Continue
- New England Chapters of Alzheimer’s Association Collaborate on Local COVID-19 Resources, Events
- COVID-19 Older Adult Response Initiative Launched by National League of Cities, AARP
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Coronavirus Relief Fund, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 5/15-5/21
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Transportation Support Opportunities from MassMobility
- New Resource on Mental Health of Older Adult Veterans Released by VA
- MHAC Urges Mass. Reopening Advisory Board to Consider Older Adults In Recommendations
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 5/8-5/14
- MassDOT Hosting Virtual Public Meetings to Gather Feedback for Capital Improvement Plan
- AARP Shares Collection of COVID-19 Responses by Age-Friendly Domain
- Task Force to End Loneliness and Build Community Hosting Regional Conversations
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 5/1-5/7
- Upcoming Healthy Aging Webinars and Virtual Meetings
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Transportation Opportunities, AARP Community Challenge Reminder
- Celebrate Older Americans Month in May
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: AARP Community Challenge Now Accepting COVID-19 Response Submissions
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 4/17-4-23
- Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: ACL, Fallon Health, MassDOT, MetroBridge
- ‘Good Neighbors’ Service in Greater Boston Matches Older Adults and Volunteers
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact
- MHAC’s COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 4/10-4/16
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: FY 2021 Community Transit Grant Program
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources: 4/3 – 4/9
- Nursing Home Family Resource Line Launched by Exec. Office of Elder Affairs
- Governor Baker Announces Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund
- Accessing Age-Friendly Parks, Trails and Community Walks During COVID-19
- Alzheimer’s Association Shares Virtual Programs and Tips for Dementia Caregivers During COVID-19
- COVID-19 Updates and Resources for the MHAC Network: 3/20-3/26
- AARP Creates ‘Community Connections’ Site to Help Find or Start Mutual Aid Groups
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: AARP Extends Community Challenge Grant Deadline to May 15
- Governor Baker Orders All Non-Essential Businesses To Cease In Person Operation, Directs DPH to Issue Stay at Home Advisory For Two Weeks
- Baker-Polito Administration Announces Changes To Expedite Health Care Licensing, Increase Support For Local Boards Of Health And Small Businesses
- Nominate an Individual or Team for the Fifth Annual ‘Navigator Awards’
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $1 Million to Address COVID-19
- Stores Adopt Age-Friendly Policies to Support Older Adults in Challenging Times
- Updates and Support for Communities and Businesses on COVID-19
- AARP Shares COVID-19 Resources, Supports Meals on Wheels America with $250,000 Gift
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: National Aging and Disability Transportation Center
- Age-Friendly News Clips: January and February 2020
- Nesterly Homeshare Program Continues Campaign to Connect Students and Older Bostonians
- State and Federal Agencies Share Facts and Info on Coronavirus
- New Tax Form for Older Adults Highlighted by AARP
- Greater Boston Orgs Collaborate on Platform to Connect Volunteers with Nonprofits
- Nominate a 2020 ‘Trailblazer in Aging’ by March 4
- Dementia Friendly America Features Webinar on Age-and Dementia Friendly Alignment
- City of Boston, Nesterly Campaigning to Expand Intergenerational Homesharing Program
- AARP Offers Examples To Spark Ideas and Applications to Community Challenge Grant Program
- NCOA Releasing New Tools to Help Older Adults Access Benefits
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: 2020 AARP Community Challenge
- New Complete Streets Funding Awards Provides $8.1 Million to Improve Accessibility in Communities
- ACL Seeks Input on the RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council
- State and Local Officials Kick-off Expansion of Medicare Savings Programs
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassTrails, Blue Cross-Blue Shield Foundation, Community Care Corps
- Humans Of Dementia: An Intergenerational Storytelling Contest
- NCOA Announces Call for Art, ‘Aging Well’ Photography Contest
- MassDOT Announces $3.5 Million in Regional Transit Authority Grant Awards
- New Year Brings Approved State-Based Policies to Support Caregivers
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MAPC Technical Assistance Program
- Age-Friendly News Clips: November and December 2019
- Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative Receives $175,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassUP, Innovative Stable Housing Initiative
- Baker Administration Announces $9.5 million in Community Transit Grant Program Awards
- Nationwide Count of Age-Friendly Communities Approaches 425
- Intergenerational Theatre Program Being Tested in California
- Home for the Holidays Campaign Highlights Home Modification Options
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s Systems and Best Practices, Community Engagement
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Mini-Grants to Build on Local Momentum, Support Healthy Aging
- ‘Good Talk Toolkit’ Released to Aid Advanced Care Planning
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDevelopment, Mass Cultural Council
- AARP: Pop-Up Recipes for Parklets and Bike Lanes
- Baker Administration Proclaims November 2019 as Family Caregivers Month
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Cultural Facilities Fund
- New Transportation Training Resource Available Online for Aging and Disability Service Providers
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Health Fund Portal is Live
- Age-Friendly News Clips: September and October 2019
- AARP Compiles Archive of Livable Community Videos to put Age-Friendly on Display
- WebMD/JAHF Surveys Older Adults and Their Caregivers Highlights Opportunity of Community Collaboration
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Boston Tenant Organizing Program
- Pittsfield Placemaking Project Highlighted by AARP
- FRTA, Marlborough Piloting Transportation Options for Older Adults
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDevelopment Relaunches Commonwealth Places
- BC Center for Retirement Research Offers Grant and Fellowship on Retirement and Disability Projects
- MABVI and Innovate@BU Announce $10k Community Transportation Challenge
- DPH, Health Policy Commission Announce ‘Moving Massachusetts Upstream’ Program and RFP
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Safe Routes to Schools ‘Signs and Lines’ Program
- University of Massachusetts becomes first university system to join Age-Friendly University Global Network
- AARP Hosting Virtual Placemaking Workshop
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Local Cultural Council Program
- Age-Friendly Grant Opportunity: Mass. Census Equity Fund 2020
- City of Boston Announces Age Strong Public Awareness Campaign
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Portal Open to Submit Policy, Systems, and Environmental Change Grant
- Boston Celebrates Age-Friendly Bench Program
- Governor Announces Announces $34 Million in Community Development Block Grants to 63 Communities
- 40 for 40: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Contributes $1 Million Dollars to Over 40 New England Non-Profits to Mark Tufts Health Plan’s 40th Anniversary
- Governor Baker, Advocates Celebrate Expanded Eligibility for Medicare Savings Program
- Nearly 20 Communities Awarded Complete Streets Funding
- National Institute on Aging Awards $53.4 Million to Brown University, Hebrew SeniorLife to Advance Dementia Research
- Innovative Stable Housing Initiative Hosting ‘Idea Incubator’ Event
- Boston MPO Accepting Comments on Human Services Transportation Plan
- Age-Friendly News Clips: August 2019
- Health Care Planning Ambassador Workshops From Honoring Choices MA
- Deadlines Approaching for Several Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding Opportunities
- Resources for ‘National Senior Center Month’ in September now Available
- Medicare Plan Finder Gets an Update from CMS
- Municipal Advocate Magazine Dedicated to Age- and Dementia Friendly Community Movement
- Age- and Dementia Friendly Funding Alert: DoN Community Health Funds
- American Planning Association Accepting National Planning Awards Submissions for 2020
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT Workforce Transportation Program
- Reframing Aging Training Announced by Tufts Health Plan Foundation
- US HHS Warns Medicare Consumers About Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme
- New Bedford Chosen for NCOA Nutrition Assistance Program
- Mass. Municipal Association Accepting Nominees for Innovation Award
- Boston Hospitals Team Up to Fund Stable Housing Initiative
- Age-Friendly News Clips: June and July 2019
- Updated Memory Cafe Toolkit Available from JF&CS
- Falls Prevention Photo Contest Announced by NCOA
- AARP Community Challenge Announces National and Local Grantees
- ISHI Announces Inquiry of Ideas to Improve Housing Policies and Systems
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Health Initiative and Healthy Aging Funds
- Age Friendly Berkshires Shares their Story and Accomplishments in New Video
- MassMobility Offering Guidance on Helping Older Adults to Find and Use Transportation Options
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces 2019 Momentum Fund
- CHAPA Accepting New Communities for Municipal Engagement Initiative
- MassTrails Grants Awarded to 71 Projects Across Mass.
- MassChallenge HealthTech Awards More Than $200K in Cash Prizes to Top Digital Health Startups
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million to Support Healthy Aging
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MetroCommon 2050 Outreach Mini-Grant Program
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: USDA Rural Housing Preservation Grants
- First Projects Funded by the Massachusetts Food Trust Program
- Home Maintenance Guide and Resources Compiled by AARP
- MetroWest Health Foundation Awards More than $750,000 in Grants
- Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity: Innovation for the Well Being of Older Adults Mini-Grants
- ‘Welcome to Pride’ Resources Help Events Become Age-Friendly for LGBTQ Older Adults
- Honoring Choices MA Supports Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities
- Age-Friendly News Clips: May 2019
- Join Tufts Health Plan Foundation for Info Session on Policy and Advocacy Grants
- Healthy Living Center of Excellence Recognized by NCOA
- NCOA Blog Shares Disaster Relief and Preparedness Tips for Community-Based Orgs Supporting Older Adults
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassMobility and Community Transit
- engAGED Community Engagement Guide for Age-Friendly Communities
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: BCBS ‘Connecting Consumers with Care’
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassWorks Infrastructure Program
- AARP Releases Age-Friendly Community Engagement Tool
- Idea Exchange Events to Focus on Age and Dementia Friendly Integration
- Massachusetts Launches Age- and Dementia Integration Toolkit
- Interview with Boston Age Strong Commissioner Shea Featured in AARP Newsletter
- Toolkit for Intergenerational Programming in Senior Housing Released by LTSS Center @UMass Boston
- MassDOT Holding Statewide Public Meetings to Inform Next Capital Investment Plan
- Age and Dementia Friendly Cape Ann Announces Action Plan
- Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity: Recreation Economy for Communities
- Boston’s Safest Driver Competition Ramps Up
- City of Salem Launches Age-Friendly Business Certification
- AARP Accepting Nominations for Andrus Award to Recognize Community Volunteers
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Transit Grant Program
- Diverse Elders Coalition Launches New Caregiving Community Survey
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: HUD Supportive Housing for the Elderly Program
- Age-Friendly News Clips: March to Mid-April 2019
- MassDOT, MBTA Announcing Pilot and Partnerships to Support More Wheelchair-Accessible Vehicles
- Elizabeth Chen Appointed Secretary of Massachusetts Executive Office of Elder Affairs
- Guest Blog Post: Honoring Choices Massachusetts Recognizing April as Healthcare Decisions Month
- Training the Aging Network to Provide Culturally Competent Care for LGBTQ Older Adults
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MIT OMEGA Scholarships Applications Due 3/31
- Deadline Approaching for AARP Community Challenge Grant Submission
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Seed Grants for ‘Relatives as Grandparents Program’ from the Brookdale Foundation Group
- John A. Hartford Foundation Announces $9 Million in Grants to Support Transformation in Care for Older Adults
- American Planning Association Announces Call for “Great Places” Recognition
- Boston Home-Sharing Network Featured in AARP Newsletter
- ACL Announces Theme and Resources for Older Americans Month
- MassDOT Announces Regional Transit Authority Additional Funding Awards
- Age-Friendly News Clips: February 2019
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: RFP on Improving Older Adults Health & Independence through Ridesharing
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Bridges Together Intergenerational Program
- Boston Front and Center in Latest AARP Newsletter
- Baker-Polito Administration Announces $3 Million in Complete Streets Funding Program Awards
- MetroWest Health Foundation Asking for Regional Input on Health and Wellness
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: 2019 Community Challenge Grant Now Open
- Applications Open for 2019 Housing Choice Designation
- Baker Administration’s Age-Friendly Efforts Published in AARP International Journal
- Nominate a 50+ Difference-Maker for the AARP ‘Purpose Prize’
- WalkBoston Board Appoints Stacey Beuttell As Next Executive Director
- Age-Friendly News Clips: January 2019
- MPO Survey Available on Improving Boston Area Transportation for Older Adults, People with Disabilities
- Age-Friendly Massachusetts Takes Exciting Step Forward with Action Plan Announcement
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassTrails Deadline Approaching
- Age-Friendly Universities Launch Webinar Series
- Mayor Walsh Announces the Launch of the Age Strong Commission
- AARP Releases Sixth and Final Livability Workbook on Economic Development
- MassTrails: Applications due February 1 for Bike and Pedestrian Trail Projects Competitive Funding
- Mass Municipal Association Includes ADU Bylaws in 2019 Best Practice Series
- Age-Friendly News Clips: November and December 2018
- CDC Releases MyMobility Planning Tool for Older Adults
- ‘Giving Voice’ Initiative Helps Choirs Include People Living with Dementia
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to 11 Community Organizations
- In Good Company Challenge Announces Winners of 2018 Optimal Aging Challenge
- Baker-Polito Administration Funds Aging Innovation Hub in Cambridge
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MAPC Technical Assistance Program
- Controversial ‘Public Charge’ Proposed Rule Draws Comments from State Officials, Orgs
- Boston’s ‘Out4Supper’ Club Highlighted in AARP Newsletter
- Age Friendly Funding Alert: Engaged Cities Award
- KFF: How Many Seniors Live in Poverty?
- New Investments from Tufts HP Foundation Build on Age-Friendly Momentum in Local Communities
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: ‘AdvancingCities’ Challenge
- Wintermission Competition Accepting Applications to Help Improve Public Life in Winter
- Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity: MassDOT Support Opportunity for Regional Transit Authorities
- Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity: MassDevelopment’s ‘Commonwealth Places’
- EOEA Launches Family Caregiver Support Webpage
- WHO, Grantmakers in Aging Announce Innovation@Home Contest Winners
- Age-Friendly News Clips: October 2018
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Transportation and Walkability
- Fannie Mae Calls for Ideas on Healthy Affordable Housing as part of $10 million Innovation Challenge
- Baker-Polito Administration Announces $5 Million in Awards Through Housing Choice Initiative
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: America Walks
- CDC Releases ‘Stand STEADI’ Video Series to Highlight Falls Prevention
- Two Massachusetts Neighborhoods Make APA’s 2018 ‘Best Places’ List
- Age-Friendly News Clips: September 2018
- UMass-Lowell Researchers Partner with Age-Friendly Lawrence
- Deadline Approaching for the Tufts Health Plan Foundation’s “Momentum Fund”
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Late August 2018
- Register for an Upcoming ‘Walk to End Alzheimer’s” Event Near You
- MGA Endorses the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Initiative, Highlights Link to Communities
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Early August 2018
- Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley Recognized by RetirementJobs.com as an Age-Friendly Employer
- Gov. Baker Signs Nation-Leading Law to Strengthen Alzheimer’s, Dementia Treatment
- CHAPA Seeking New Communities for Municipal Engagement Initiative – Deadline August 20th
- AARP Massachusetts Announces Age Friendly Mini-Grant Awardees
- Bridges Together Announces Call for Fran Pratt Award Nominees
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Late July 2018
- Resources for Achieving Health Equity in Age-Friendly Communities
- Governor Baker Co-Authors Newsweek Op-Ed on Alzheimer’s
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Advancing Health Equity Through Housing Funding Opportunity
- Three MA Projects Awarded AARP Community Challenge Grants
- Federal ‘Grandparents Raising Grandchildren’ Bill Signed into Law
- Massachusetts Tech, Innovation, and Aging Service Leaders Launch Global Competition to Improve Healthy Aging and Social Isolation
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Early July 2018
- City of Boston Launches Age- and Dementia Friendly Business Designation
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Late June, 2018
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports Efforts to Make Communities Better for All Ages
- Welcome to Pride Initiative Aims to Create Age-Inclusive Events for LGBT Older Adults
- Nesterly Home-Sharing Platform Expanding Beyond Boston
- Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Social Determinants Partnership Grant Program
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Early June, 2018
- AARP’s New “Where We Live” Publication Highlights Massachusetts Work on Age-Friendly
- Help Promote Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month in June
- “Memory Sunday” Event to Raise Dementia Awareness Among Faith Communities
- Age-Friendly Boston Announces Public Restroom Map
- John A. Hartford Foundation Biz Innovation Award: Due June 11th
- Age-Friendly News Clips: May 2018 (Vol. 2)
- AARP Podcast: Planning for an Age-Friendly Future
- Momentum Fund Open to Advance Age- and Dementia Friendly Community Movement
- AARP Releases New Livability Workbooks on Transportation and Walkability
- Age-Friendly News Clips: May 2018
- CDC Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program Announce New Data and Guides
- Dementia Friends Initiative Underway in Massachusetts
- Governor’s Housing Choice Designation Awarded to 67 Communities
- Baker Administration Adds Age- and Dementia Friendly Best Practices to Community Compact Program
- Age-Friendly Funding Round-Up: Applications due in May
- Celebrate Older Americans Month in May
- Berkshire Eagle Podcast Discusses Age-Friendly Berkshires Action Plan
- Google Maps is Piloting ‘Wheelchair Accessible’ Transit Navigation in Boston
- Age-Friendly Berkshires Celebrates Action Plan Launch
- Age-Friendly News Clips: Mid-April
- MA Officially Welcomed to AARP Network of Age-Friendly States
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $250,000 to Support Age-Friendly Massachusetts
- MCOA Announces Dementia and Age-Friendly Capacity Building Grants
- April is Healthcare Decisions Month: Come Join the Celebration
- Age-Friendly Funding Opportunity Round-up
- Age-Friendly News Clips: March/April
- EOEA to Host Statewide Listening Sessions on New Home Care Worker Registry Bill
- AARP Revives Community Challenge Grant Program
- AARP Releases New Community Listening Session Toolkit
- Innovation@Home: A Contest and a Call for Age-Friendly Housing Practices that Work
- The Role of CDCs in the Age-Friendly Movement
- Complete Streets Funding Awarded to 23 Communities
- Salem for All Ages Releases ‘Year One’ Report
- MIT AgeLab, AARP Accepting Scholarship Apps for Inter-generational Activity
- Age-Friendly News Clips – February 1-15
- Health Affairs Article Hails Value of Medical and CBO Collaboration
- Revised Community Benefit Guidelines Released by Attorney General’s Office
- Age-Friendly News Clips – January 25-31
- Gov. Baker Creates Commission on the ‘Future of Transportation’
- Governor Baker Declares MA as an Age-Friendly State in Annual State of the Commonwealth Address
- Boston Globe: Children of today build cities for tomorrow
- Age-Friendly News Clips – January 1-25
- MassHealth to Host Informational Meeting on Reform, Incentive Payments
- Age-Friendly Identified by Boston Globe as a Trend to Watch in 2018
- Cape Cod’s Age-Friendly Communities Featured on NPR
- Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.1 Million to Advance Policies and Practices Supporting Healthy Aging
- Communities Creating Intergenerational Leadership Teams
- With Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant, MCOA Continues the Work of Dementia Friendly Massachusetts
- Age-Friendly Community News Clips: MA Communities Making Strides
- UMB Gerontology Blog: Federal Tax Reform Puts Senior Affordable Housing in Danger
- RWJ Foundation Announces Funding for Social Isolation Solutions
- MHAC Offers Comments on AGO Community Benefits Guidelines
- National Poll on Healthy Aging Releases Report on Dementia Caregivers
- Bill Gates Investing $50 million in Alzheimer’s Research
- Cape Ann Age- and Dementia Friendly Community Forums This Week
- The Conversation Project Releases ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ Video
- November is National Family Caregivers Month
- MA Legislature Holds Info Hearing on Alzheimer’s, Dementia Projections
- Governor Baker Announces Intent to Add Age, Dementia Friendly to Community Compact
- AARP MA Awards Age-Friendly Community Grants
- Mass Municipal Association: Ashland tax relief fund to help seniors, disabled via donations
- UMass Boston, SeniorCare Inc Promoting Age- and Dementia Friendly on Cape Ann
- MassDOT Accepting Comments on State Pedestrian Plan Resource Guide
- Boston Mayor Highlights Home-Share Pilot Program
- Join us for Falls Prevention Awareness Day at the State House, Sept. 19
- AARP Community Challenge Takes Quick Action in Massachusetts
- MIT AgeLab Recruiting High School Students for OMEGA Summit
- MetroWest Health Foundation Fall RFP Includes Age- and Dementia Friendly Support
- BBJ Viewpoint: New Approaches Needed to Address Workforce Challenges
- Enter Your Age- and Dementia Friendly Efforts for Mass Municipal Association Innovation Award
- Brandeis University Hosting Healthy Aging Conference
- MeHI and Elder Affairs Seek Guidance on Advanced Care Planning Technology
- New Report Guides Efforts to Build Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities
- Boston Globe: Many of state’s elderly struggle to pay their bills
- Final ‘Governor’s Council’ Listening Session: Aug 2nd in Pittsfield
- DYK: MA Healthy Aging Collaborative has Job Postings
- Notice of Opportunity to Participate in DPH Community Health Initiative
- Gov’s Council to Address Aging in MA to Host Listening Sessions in Barnstable, Pittsfield
- AARP Extends Livable Community Challenge Deadline
- Listening Sessions Announced for Governor’s Council to Address Aging in MA
- MHAC Partners Receive Grant Funding to Advance Healthy Aging
- Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative is on Twitter!
- Age-Friendly Boston Reveals Progressive Action Plan
- Age-Friendly Berkshires Announces Grant to Pilot Transportation Program
- Guest Blog Post: Joining Forces for Health Care Decisions Month
- Boston Globe Reports on Elder Abuse and Neglect
- First Director Hired for Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative
- West Springfield joins AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities
- Scholarship Opportunity for 2017 Collective Impact Convening
- Salem seeks to support older residents
- 2016 Influencers in Aging
- Yarmouth seniors, D-Y teens combine for model UN
- Building a village in a city for Waltham seniors
- Making The Economic Case For Age-Friendly Communities
- Aging in Places: About livability and age-friendliness
- Healthy Aging through Healthy Community Design
- 7 Steps to Healthy, Happy Aging
- Building America’s Most Age-Friendly City
- The Health Living Center of Excellence welcomes Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation as a new partner
- New Age-Friendly Tool Kit
- Salem latest Mass. community to join AARP Age-Friendly Network
- Meet 50 remarkable individuals who are changing what it means to grow older in America
- Why a Boston Suburb Combined Its High School and Senior Center
- Nutrition for Older Adults: 5 Simple Tips for Healthier Eating
- 8 Easy Ways to Improve Your Heart Health
- Caregivers Have Plenty to Prepare for as Another Cold Winter Arrives
- It’s Older Driver Safety Awareness Week!
- The Big Idea in 4 Minutes: Coming of Age in Aging America
- Aging with HIV
- The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is online!
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