Mac users: Increase text size by holding command and +. Decrease text size by holding command and -.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. Continue reading
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Boston Home-Sharing Network Featured in AARP Newsletter
Boston-based home-sharing website Nesterly already landed a feature article in AARP’s annual “Where We Live” publication that displays examples of livability and Age-Friendly work from across the country. Continue reading
Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Bridges Together Intergenerational Program
Bridges Together, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to providing training and tools on the art & science of intergenerational engagement, announced their grant opportunity.
Teachers, librarians, staff from senior centers, senior housing and human service agencies and others are invited to apply for a grant to receive free training on the award-winning BRIDGES Intergenerational (IG) Program Curriculum so that they can implement BRIDGES in their own communities during the Spring, 2019. Continue reading
MGA Endorses the Age-Friendly University (AFU) Initiative, Highlights Link to Communities
The Massachusetts Gerontology Association (MGA) is announcing its endorsement of the Age-Friendly University (AFU) initiative and the 10 AFU principles that reflect a pioneering international effort intended to highlight the role higher education can play in responding to the needs and interests of our aging population. Continue reading
Nesterly Home-Sharing Platform Expanding Beyond Boston
Nesterly, an inter-generational online matching service for older adults and college students is expanding their service for home-sharing and looking for local partners.
After a successful pilot with the City of Boston, Nesterly is expanding their service to the greater Boston area to include communities like Medford, Somerville, Newton and others. Specifically, Nesterly is looking to identify “hosts” to create listings for spare rooms using their simple signup process and match with an already strong number of students that have created profiles. Continue reading
Boston Globe: Children of today build cities for tomorrow
The Future City annual competition for middle school students begins with the question: how can we make the world a better place? Each year, a theme provides competing students with more focused direction and for 2018, the theme is “The Age-Friendly City.”
The Boston Globe covered the Massachusetts regional competition, which was held at the State Transportation Building in Boston. Continue reading
Study: Grandparents Help Shape Kids’ Views on Aging
Researchers from the University of Liege in Belgium found that ageism can be common in children, but kids who have a good relationship with their grandparents are less likely to become prejudiced against older adults. Continue reading
Communities Creating Intergenerational Leadership Teams
Many communities want to increase the number and nature of intergenerational initiatives, especially those making commitments to becoming more Age- and Dementia Friendly. Thanks to the Tufts Health Plan Foundation, Bridges Together is able to offer funding to communities wishing to partake in an opportunity to place older adults in school classrooms across the state. Continue reading
Yarmouth seniors, D-Y teens combine for model UN
Cross-posted from Wicked Local Yarmouth
By Conor Powers-Smith
A major emphasis of the World Health Organization’s Age-Friendly Communities initiative is bringing together people of all ages to share thoughts and perspectives. Yarmouth, the first town on the Cape to join the age-friendly network, held one such intergenerational event on Saturday, launching a model UN comprised of local seniors and students at D-Y High School. Continue reading
7 Steps to Healthy, Happy Aging
Cross-Posted from Sunrise Senior Living
By Julia Little
Growing old presents new challenges to staying healthy and in good spirits. By following these tips, seniors can minimize the risk of getting sick, less independent or unhappy in their golden years. Continue reading
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