by James Fuccione | Feb 23, 2022 | News and Updates
As AARP continues to promote the Community Challenge Grant Program with an application deadline on March 22nd, the organization is also highlighting the creative past projects that have supported older adults. In its recent newsletter, AARP Livable Communities...
by James Fuccione | Feb 23, 2022 | News and Updates
A Housing Choice Designation from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts rewards communities that are producing new housing and have adopted best practices to promote sustainable housing development. Communities that achieve the Housing Choice Community designation have...
by James Fuccione | Feb 17, 2022 | News and Updates
As a community that committed to becoming more age-friendly early on, and with a broad, cross-sector coalition, the Salem for All Ages initiative has commonly been highlighted as an example for others. Recently, the city’s age-friendly work hit another milestone...
by James Fuccione | Feb 9, 2022 | News and Updates
Communities working to become age- and dementia friendly often identify needs or opportunities that can be addressed through advocacy on a local level. To help stakeholders influence and improve local government policy for healthy aging, the Massachusetts Healthy...
by James Fuccione | Feb 9, 2022 | News and Updates
The AARP Livable Communities team has updated their Walk Audit tool, which can help inform local decision-making by prioritizing areas in need of improvement and educating community members about the importance of street and sidewalk design. The tool kit publication...