Mac users: Increase text size by holding command and +. Decrease text size by holding command and -.The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and communities to consider the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities:
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JCHS Launches ‘Housing an Aging Society’ Program
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (JCHS) has recently launched the Housing an Aging Society (HAS) Program. Building on research conducted on housing and aging over the past eight years, the program will examine the diverse needs of US households headed by someone older than 65, a group that will make up about a third of all US households by 2038. Continue reading
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Mass Housing Partnership, Mass Humanities, AARP Community Challenge
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to review and consider the following funding support opportunities: Continue reading
Issue Brief from RRF Foundation Focuses on Supporting Access to Affordable and Quality Housing
The RRF Foundation for Aging (RRF), with a mission to improve the quality of life for older people, released an issue brief on housing as part of a series on their grant-making activities. Continue reading
Communities Can Apply for Housing Choice Designation to Receive Prioritization with State-Based Grant Programs
A Housing Choice Designation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rewards communities that are producing new housing and have adopted best practices to promote sustainable housing development.
Communities that achieve the Housing Choice Community designation have exclusive access to apply for the Housing Choice Grant Program and receive bonus points or other considerations to certain state grant programs. Continue reading
Joint Center for Housing Studies “America’s Rental Housing 2022” Report Includes Data Findings on Older Renters
Rental housing demand came roaring back in the second year of the pandemic, reducing
vacancy rates and driving up rents, according to America’s Rental Housing 2022, a new report released by the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. The report includes a range of data points and findings regarding older adults. Continue reading
Joint Center for Housing Studies Highlights Housing Insecurity Among Older Renters of Color
The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University (JCHS) took “Household Pulse Survey” results from census data conducted on a weekly or biweekly basis since April 2020, which offers a detailed view of how households across the country have been impacted by the pandemic.
JCHS found disparities by race and ethnicity that became more pronounced among older renter households.
Age-and Dementia Friendly Springfield Release Study on Healthy Aging with a Criminal Record
Led by the Public Health Institute of Western Mass., with an expert advisory group and supported by the Tufts Health Plan Foundation and the Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds, a new study reveals the barriers to housing and healthy aging for older adults with a criminal history.
The research builds off the Springfield Age Friendly City housing assessment in 2019, which found that older Black men in Springfield had a shared experience of not being able to secure affordable housing because of CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) checks. Continue reading
HHS and HUD Announce Expanded Partnership, New Housing and Services Resource Center
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced the expansion of a partnership established earlier this year to improve access to affordable, accessible housing and the critical services that make community living possible.
The partners also announced the launch of a national Housing and Services Resource Center (HSRC) as the hub of this coordinated federal effort. Continue reading
AARP Announces Results of 2021 Home and Community Preferences Survey alongside ADU Resource
A national poll of nearly 3,000 people in the U.S. conducted in June finds most older adults adjusted their lifestyles to maintain their health and community connectedness. The 2021 Home and Community Survey conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for AARP, provides a range of other preferences and views form adults of all ages with a focus on older people. Continue reading