by James Fuccione | Feb 10, 2021 | News and Updates
Effective Thursday, February 11th, an individual who accompanies a person age 75 or older to one of four mass vaccination sites to receive the vaccine will be eligible to receive the vaccine too, if they have an appointment booked. Both the companion and the...
by James Fuccione | Feb 10, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
Local leaders from across the country are demonstrating how equity approaches can be advanced and accelerated through their age-friendly work. AARP’s Livable Communities team has created a webpage, announced in their recent newsletter, that highlights some...
by James Fuccione | Feb 3, 2021 | News and Updates
The Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages our network of communities and stakeholders to consider and promote the following funding opportunities. Mass Broadband Institute: Community Hotspot – rolling deadline Massachusetts Technology Collaborative...
by James Fuccione | Feb 3, 2021 | News and Updates
The AARP Livable Communities team has created video tutorials with guidance for communities seeking to become age-friendly. The six-video series is meant to help stakeholders understand the basics of “age-friendly,” but to also help cities, towns and...
by James Fuccione | Feb 3, 2021 | Data and Reports
Results from a new AARP survey reveal deep ageism-related concerns from both employed older adults and those seeking jobs. For example, the survey finds that older workers who are concerned they could lose their job this year believe their age would be a factor (61%)...