Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact IT Grant, Mass Cultural Council, AmericaWalks

by James Fuccione | Oct 7, 2020 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative promotes funding opportunities as they become available that support communities and stakeholders in creating more inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. Below are the latest round of these opportunities:...

MassDOT Awards Final Round of ‘Shared Streets and Spaces’ Funding

by James Fuccione | Oct 7, 2020 | News and Updates

The final round of nearly $1.2 million from the Mass. Department of Transportation “Shared Streets & Spaces” program was awarded and has now supported 124 projects in 103 municipalities across the Commonwealth. The program was launched on June 10,...

Guest Blog Post: How We Can Prevent an Elder Eviction Crisis in Massachusetts

by James Fuccione | Sep 30, 2020 | News and Updates

The following is a guest blog post by Betsey Crimmins, Senior Attorney at Greater Boston Legal Services: In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Governor Baker signed a statewide eviction moratorium on April 20, 2020 which prevented all but “essential” evictions and...

Tufts Health Plan Foundation, Boston Age Strong Commission Receive Golden Shoe Award from WalkBoston

by James Fuccione | Sep 30, 2020 | News and Updates

WalkBoston virtually presented their annual ‘Golden Shoe’ awards to those that advanced their mission of creating safe and walkable environments for all and, this year, those honorees included the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Boston’s Age Strong...

COVID-19 Community Impact Survey Released by DPH with Focus on Diverse Residents, Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Sep 23, 2020 | News and Updates

The COVID-19 Community Impact Survey (CCIS) – an online survey aimed at collecting data to better understand and identify the social, economic, and health needs and inequities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic – is now live and ready for you and all of...