by James Fuccione | Jun 19, 2019 | News and Updates
The Rural Housing Preservation Grant Program provides grants to sponsoring organizations for the repair or rehabilitation of housing owned or occupied by low- and very-low-income rural citizens. USDA will award a total of $15,888,420 in Housing Preservation Grant...
by James Fuccione | Jun 12, 2019 | News and Updates
A new website and free tool kit publication from AARP Foundation and The Hartford features home maintenance and safety solutions. Among the offerings: an interactive home assessment tool and a directory of local resources for finding help with needs ranging from...
by James Fuccione | Jun 3, 2019 | Data and Reports
Over the past 15 years, despite many changes in local zoning, it remains difficult if not impossible to build multi-family housing in cities and towns across Metro Boston, according to a detailed study on development released this week. Due to a combination of local...
by James Fuccione | May 9, 2019 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices
Age-Friendly Communities interested in bringing intergenerational programming into senior housing now have a new toolkit from the LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston and Generations United. The Connecting Generations in Senior Housing: A Program Implementation...
by James Fuccione | May 8, 2019 | Systems and Best Practices
The latest newsletter from AARP Livable Communities is all about Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), which provide more options for housing and potential solutions for Age-Friendly Communities looking to address the “housing” domain. Here is a list of the...