Nonprofits Receive $900,000 in Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

by James Fuccione | Dec 2, 2020 | News and Updates

Tufts Health Plan Foundation today announced 64 community organizations will share $900,000 to help in on-going COVID-19 response efforts. The nonprofit organizations focus on urgent needs in communities, especially those disproportionately affected by the virus. The...

BCBS of Mass. Announces New Racial Equity & Justice Grants

by James Fuccione | Dec 1, 2020 | News and Updates

The 2020 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Racial Equity and Justice Grant continues the work and energy of their company-wide Service Week in September to build a more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient future by supporting not-for-profit organizations...

Mass. Attorney General’s Office Releases Report and Call to Action on Racial Justice and Equity in Health

by James Fuccione | Nov 18, 2020 | News and Updates

Informed by data and stakeholder interviews, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office released a report, “Building Toward Racial Justice and Equity in Health: A Call to Action,” meant to lay out ways stakeholders should come together to address...

Disparities in Economic Security Among Older Adults Highlighted by UMass-Boston

by James Fuccione | Nov 18, 2020 | Data and Reports

Dramatically higher percentages of Black, Latino and Asian older adults live on incomes that don’t meet their cost of living, even with Social Security, according to research by Jan Mutchler, PhD of UMass-Boston’s Gerontology Institute. The article highlighting...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MassDOT Shared Winter Streets and Spaces

by James Fuccione | Nov 11, 2020 | News and Updates

The latest round of Mass. Department of Transportation’s (MassDOT) Shared Winter Streets and Spaces features new project categories that award bonus points for proposals that include older adults. Through the Shared Streets and Spaces Grant Program, MassDOT...