by James Fuccione | Jul 31, 2024 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced it has received a $360,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Innovative Coordinated Access & Mobility (ICAM) Program to undertake a two-year statewide mobility management pilot. ...
by James Fuccione | Jul 31, 2024 | News and Updates
In a recent announcement at Chelsea City Hall, Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll and Secretary of Housing and Livable Communities Ed Augustus were joined by members of the Legislature and municipal leaders from across the state to award $39...
by James Fuccione | Jul 17, 2024 | News and Updates
The Executive Office of Elder Affairs and a range of community partners have held listening sessions for the Age- and Dementia-Friendly Massachusetts Action Plan Refresh in Salem, Lawrence, Springfield and on Cape Cod with more coming up in Greenfield and the...
by James Fuccione | Jul 17, 2024 | Data and Reports
In a recent blog post, the American Alliance of Museums promotes ways that museums can help strengthen age-friendly communities as places of social connection, employment, mental and physical engagement and combatting ageism. The article also notes that museum...
by James Fuccione | Jul 3, 2024 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative submitted comments to the state legislature’s Joint Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight in support of Senate Bill 2797, An Act to rename the Executive Office of Elder Affairs to the Executive...