by James Fuccione | Feb 3, 2021 | News and Updates
The Mass. Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages our network of communities and stakeholders to consider and promote the following funding opportunities. Mass Broadband Institute: Community Hotspot – rolling deadline Massachusetts Technology Collaborative...
by James Fuccione | Feb 3, 2021 | News and Updates
The RRF Foundation for Aging, which supports the Elder Economic Security Index from UMass-Boston, among other related projects, released an issue brief with data highlighting the importance of addressing economic security for older adults. Half of older people who...
by James Fuccione | Jan 27, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The AARP Livable Communities team, which builds resources to support age-friendly community efforts, has released a pair of resources to promote local policy improvements that can help older adults age in community and make public spaces more inclusive. Enabling...
by James Fuccione | Jan 27, 2021 | News and Updates
With the Shared Winter Streets and Spaces grant opportunity from MassDOT still in play, another resource has emerged to help communities create inclusive public spaces during the winter months. 8-80 Cities, an organization dedicated to creating equitable communities...
by James Fuccione | Jan 21, 2021 | News and Updates
In an effort to address issues around internet access and the digital divide, the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) released a map of local libraries offering internet access via wi-fi signals outside of their buildings. While some libraries require...