by Stephen Suplita | May 14, 2020 | News and Updates
In a letter to the state’s Reopening Advisory Board, the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative urged the group to include and consider older adults as it creates recommendations and strategies to reopen the economy. Governor Baker announced the creation of...
by Stephen Suplita | May 7, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
On April 28, Governor Baker announced the formation of the Reopening Advisory Board, which will be Co-Chaired by Lt. Governor Karyn Polito and Housing and Economic Development Secretary Mike Kennealy. The Board includes representatives from the business community,...
by James Fuccione | Apr 1, 2020 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
MHAC is continuing to collect and share updates on COVID-19 from state government, federal agencies like the Centers for Disease Control, and other key stakeholders. These updates are to help and inform a wide range of individuals and partners, including communities...
by James Fuccione | Feb 26, 2020 | News and Updates
AARP is reporting on the Internal Revenue Service’s new “U.S. Tax Return for Seniors,” which could make filing season a bit less taxing for eligible older taxpayers. According to AARP’s newsletter article originally posted here, older adults born before...
by James Fuccione | Feb 19, 2020 | News and Updates
In 2017 the City of Boston launched their intergenerational homeshare pilot, a collaboration between the Mayor’s Housing Innovation Lab, the Age Strong Commission, and Nesterly, a local start up aiming to match older adults with spare rooms with graduate students....