AARP Spotlights Age-Friendly Communities and Equity

by James Fuccione | Feb 10, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

Local leaders from across the country are demonstrating how equity approaches can be advanced and accelerated through their age-friendly work. AARP’s Livable Communities team has created a webpage, announced in their recent newsletter, that highlights some...

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Foundations Give $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color

by James Fuccione | Feb 10, 2021 | News and Updates

In their first joint community investment, the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation and Tufts Health Plan Foundation are giving $1 million to support vaccine education, awareness and outreach in communities of color. Just one month after Harvard Pilgrim Health Care...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Mass Broadband Institute, Citizens Institute for Rural Design, MassDOT, Mass Councils on Aging

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...

RRF Issue Brief on Economic Security of Older Adults Features UMass-Boston Projects

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...

AARP Adds New Resources on ADU Policies and Inclusive Zoning

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...