by James Fuccione | Sep 11, 2019 | News and Updates
The Innovative Stable Housing Initiative (ISHI) is a pilot project funded by Boston Medical Center, Boston Children’s Hospital, and Brigham and Women’s Hospital as part of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Determination of Need Community Health...
by James Fuccione | Sep 4, 2019 | Conferences, News and Updates
Back in June, AARP hosted a Rural Livability Conference, which touched on a range of issues from housing and transportation to broadband access and extreme weather preparedness. In their latest Livable Communities newsletter, AARP announced that they have made the...
by James Fuccione | Aug 7, 2019 | News and Updates
Health care organizations recognize social determinants of health and their influence on community well-being and health care costs, but a trio of Boston teaching hospitals are teaming up to go beyond recognition to offer focused funding support to one key social...
by James Fuccione | Jul 17, 2019 | News and Updates, Programs
The Innovative Stable Housing Initiative (ISHI) requests ideas from the Boston community (including individual or groups of residents, coalitions, or organizations) regarding what housing policies and systems should be changed and how. This Inquiry of Ideas (IOI)...
by James Fuccione | Jul 3, 2019 | Data and Reports, News and Updates
The desire to remain in our homes and communities as we age is nearly universal, and good ideas have no borders. As the world’s population gets permanently older, there is a growing need for safe, supportive housing and housing-related services and arrangements to...