New Materials Available for Older Americans Month

by James Fuccione | Apr 20, 2026 | News and Updates

This year’s Older Americans Month (OAM) theme, Champion Your Health, highlights prevention, wellness, and personal responsibility as cornerstones of healthy aging. It calls on individuals, families, caregivers, and communities to take action — managing health,...

Age-Friendly Funding Alerts: Local Consumer Program Grant, Municipal ADA Improvement Grant, Mass Cultural Council, Health Policy Commission PATHways Program

by James Fuccione | Apr 15, 2026 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities. 2026 Local Consumer Programs, Mass. Attorney General’s Office, deadline: May 1st The...

Point32Health Foundation Releases Annual Report

by James Fuccione | Apr 8, 2026 | Data and Reports

The philanthropic arm of Point32Health and its family of companies — including Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Tufts Health Plan and CarePartners of Connecticut — Point32Health Foundation released their annual report for 2025 that details the outcomes of Foundation...

Volunteer Opportunities for Older Adults Available Through ‘DCR Park Serve Day’

by James Fuccione | Apr 8, 2026 | News and Updates

This year, as Park Serve Day celebrates its 20th anniversary, DCR will have events taking place from April 25 to June 6 at properties across Massachusetts. A listing of events and registration forms are available on the DCR Park Serve Day webpage. Events are listed by...

Research Shows Positive Impact of Age-Friendly Community Efforts

by James Fuccione | Apr 1, 2026 | Data and Reports

Ten years of the AARP Livability Index platform and a base of 1,000-plus members of the national AARP age friendly network are now yielding important data. For a study released in August 2025, researchers Xue Zhang of Penn State University and Mildred Warner of...