by James Fuccione | Sep 23, 2020 | Member Spotlight, News and Updates
engAGED: The National Resource Center for Engaging Older Adults is a national effort to increase social engagement among older adults. Administered by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging (n4a) with funding from the U.S. Administration for Community...
by James Fuccione | Sep 16, 2020 | Conferences
Join the Taskforce to End Loneliness and Build Community on Thursday, October 1st for a state-wide summit to disseminate information about raising public awareness, growing intergenerational opportunities and specific strategies to build community in a variety of...
by James Fuccione | Sep 9, 2020 | News and Updates
Armed with a $288,000 grant from the AARP Foundation, the UMass-Boston Gerontology Institute will build on the institute’s age-friendly work, particularly the Age Friendly Boston Initiative, and its expertise in economic security issues in later life. The project will...
by James Fuccione | Sep 9, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
This month, the Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts released its findings from Phase I of the Social Prescription Pilot Program, which launched in January 2020 in Springfield and Berkshire County. As part of the CultureRx Initiative, this pilot program...
by James Fuccione | Sep 3, 2020 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health needs your help supporting communities impacted by the COVID-19 emergency. Join this webinar to learn how you can help disseminate a survey so that findings can be used to shine a light on where help is needed most....
