by James Fuccione | Apr 24, 2019 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices
The City of Salem, through the Salem for All Ages initiative and in partnership with the Salem Chamber of Commerce, has become the latest Age-Friendly Community to partner with its Chamber of Commerce and local business community on an Age-Friendly Business...
by James Fuccione | Apr 11, 2019 | News and Updates
Periodically, the Healthy Aging Collaborative will share news articles that mention state and local efforts to make cities, towns and regions in Massachusetts Age- and Dementia Friendly. Check out the following articles from March to mid April 2019 on the momentum of...
by James Fuccione | Apr 3, 2019 | Systems and Best Practices
Two Massachusetts communities won Gold-level National Planning Achievement Awards from the American Planning Association. Boston won for its “Climate Ready Boston Report,” and Stoneham won for its Transportation Advocacy Committee. The Massachusetts...
by James Fuccione | Mar 26, 2019 | News and Updates
Through the generous sponsorship of the MIT AgeLab and AARP, OMEGA is proud to offer three $1000 college scholarships to recognize and reward the efforts that young adults are making to create multigenerational connections. High school juniors and seniors living in...
by James Fuccione | Mar 20, 2019 | News and Updates
The deadline for the 2019 Community Challenge grant program from AARP is less than a month away. The grant program, which is now in its third year, is part of AARP’s nationwide Livable Communities initiative, looks to fund “quick-action” projects that spark change in...