Hartford Foundation Offers Insights, Framework on how Public Health can Support Age Friendly Movement

by James Fuccione | Feb 26, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

Using lessons and examples from across the country, the John A. Hartford Foundation published a newsletter article on “Collaborating to Make Public Health Age-Friendly.” A framework for public health departments, developed by the Hartford Foundation in...

Nominate a 2020 ‘Trailblazer in Aging’ by March 4

by James Fuccione | Feb 26, 2020 | News and Updates

The National Council on Aging (NCOA) is accepting nominations for the 2020 Trailblazer in Aging Awards. There are several award categories listed below. Last year’s winners included the Healthy Living Center of Excellence (HLCE) in the “innovator”...

Dementia Friendly America Features Webinar on Age-and Dementia Friendly Alignment

by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates

Recently, Dementia Friendly America hosted an hour-long webinar that featured the MA Age-Dementia Friendly Integration Tool Kit. Pam MacLeod from the Executive Office of Elder Affairs and Patty Sullivan from Dementia Friendly Mass. and the Mass. Councils on Aging...

City of Boston, Nesterly Campaigning to Expand Intergenerational Homesharing Program

by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates

In 2017 the City of Boston launched their intergenerational homeshare pilot, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab, the Age Strong Commission, and Nesterly, a local start up aiming to match older adults with spare rooms with graduate students....

AARP Offers Examples To Spark Ideas and Applications to Community Challenge Grant Program

by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates, Stories from the Field

The 2020 AARP Community Challenge Grant opportunity is open and plenty of examples are being shared as part of the push to solicit applications that help cities and towns become more age-friendly. In their latest newsletter, the AARP Livable Communities Team released...