Lifeline Awareness Week and Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Promoted by Mass. Dept. of Telecom and Cable

by James Fuccione | Sep 24, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable (MDTC) is recognizing Lifeline Awareness Week by sharing important information about two federal benefit programs that are available to help keep households connected to affordable telecommunications...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Mass in Motion, AARP Foundation, Mass Cultural Council

by James Fuccione | Sep 15, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that can support inclusive age-and dementia friendly community efforts. Mass in Motion, Mass. Department of Public Health – LOI due October 18 The...

MACDC Creates ‘Guide to Reading a Hospital’s Community Benefits Report’

by James Fuccione | Sep 15, 2021 | Data and Reports, News and Updates

The Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations (MACDC) created a Guide To Reading A Hospital’s Community Benefits Report. Age and dementia friendly community coalitions are among the community-based partners that can use this guide, which is...

MHAC, EOEA, and Aging Service Access Points Restart ‘Senior Days’ Partnership with Registry of Motor Vehicles

by James Fuccione | Sep 8, 2021 | News and Updates

Following up on a successful partnership that engaged more than 1,700 older adults across the state in 2020, the “Senior Days” program that sets aside time for older adults to conduct business at their local RMV will once again host staff from aging...

Yale Study Finds ZIP Code is Tied to How Long Older Adults Remain Active

by James Fuccione | Aug 25, 2021 | Data and Reports

The age-friendly movement is already based largely around improving social determinants of health, but a recent Yale study provides more incentive for such changes. The study finds that a person’s ZIP code can also help predict how long older adults remain...