by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Aug 11, 2015
Read an AARP Future of Work@50+ essay by employment expert Paul Osterman of MIT to learn about recent trends in job quality and future challenges and opportunities facing workers, employers, and government. Source: AARP
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Feb 2, 2015 | Member Spotlight
Janet Seckel-Cerrotti is the Executive Director of FriendshipWorks, where she has been helping to match volunteers with socially isolated elders for 30 years. What is FriendshipWorks? FriendshipWorks is a nonprofit dedicated to helping elders in the Boston and...
by MA Healthy Aging Collaborative | Jan 30, 2015 | Stories from the Field
By Malka Young, LICSW, Director of Community Impacts, JFS of Metrowest The last time I saw the doctor; I drove into Boston, went through a maze of dark parking levels, backed into a narrow parking space, and traversed long corridors. I rushed, only to fill out my...
by Courtney Winger | Dec 16, 2013
At 67 years old, Mary Cunningham didn’t expect to have to give up driving, but health circumstances forced her to retire her keys. Nervous about the burden of finding a ride to daily medical appointments, Mary discovered ITNGreaterBoston, a service that matches...
by Courtney Winger | Dec 16, 2013
At a recent meeting, a usually shy volunteer member brought a note given to her by a student that expressed how much the student loved and would miss her when the school year ends. This note is now proudly hanging on her fridge as a daily reminder of her impact on a...
