by James Fuccione | Aug 29, 2019 | News and Updates, Programs
This September, the National Institute of Senior Centers (NISC) is demonstrating how senior centers are integral parts of aging well. Senior centers are a key asset for individuals to age healthily, and also for communities to properly support older adults. NISC and...
by James Fuccione | Aug 22, 2019 | News and Updates
The Municipal Advocate magazine, published and distributed by the Massachusetts Municipal Association (MMA) to thousands of municipal and state officials across the Commonwealth, features the Age- and Dementia Friendly community movement in its latest edition. The...
by James Fuccione | Aug 21, 2019 | News and Updates
The Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (the Funds) are committed to disrupting and removing barriers to health – structural and institutional racism, poverty, and deep power imbalances – through community-centered policy, systems, and environmental...
by James Fuccione | Aug 21, 2019 | Conferences
There is never a shortage of events and activities for promoting and supporting healthy aging in Massachusetts! Here are a few opportunities across the state coming up in September: Dementia Friendly Massachusetts “Idea Exchanges” Dementia Friendly...
by James Fuccione | Aug 14, 2019 | News and Updates
Any city or town that is a member of the Massachusetts Municipal Association may apply for the MMA’s Kenneth Pickard Municipal Innovation Award, which recognizes municipalities that have developed unique and creative projects and programs to increase the effectiveness...