by James Fuccione | Apr 29, 2026 | Data and Reports
Research published in Social Science and Medicine (SSM) Population Health and promoted by the National Low-Income Housing Coalition shows a correlation between “housing distress” and increased risk in physical and psychological health problems. Housing...
by James Fuccione | Apr 8, 2026 | News and Updates
As the home heating season comes to a close, Massachusetts residents have until April 30 to apply for support from the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP). HEAP provides financial support to eligible households to pay a portion of their winter heating bills....
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...
by James Fuccione | Apr 1, 2026 | News and Updates
Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell awarded more than $500,000 in grant funding to eight organizations across the Commonwealth supporting the implementation of Massachusetts’s eviction sealing law. The awards grant funding to organizations that will provide eviction...
by James Fuccione | Mar 25, 2026 | News and Updates
The Affordable Homes Act, signed in 2024, created the Senior Housing Commission that was charged with considering how to better align housing, home care, and health care policies and programs to increase access and opportunity for residents to age in community. This...
