Massachusetts Residents Can Still Apply for Home Heating Assistance by April 30th to Help Cover Winter Costs

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....

Research Shows Positive Impact of Age-Friendly Community Efforts

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...

Attorney General Awards More Than $500,000 To Eight Organizations Supporting Eviction Record Sealing And Access To Stable Housing

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...

Senior Housing Commission Report Includes Recommendations Supporting Age-Friendly Efforts

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...

Governor Healey and MassHousing Launch Affordable ADU Financing for Massachusetts Residents

by James Fuccione | Mar 18, 2026 | News and Updates

The Healey-Driscoll Administration and MassHousing recently announced the launch of a new, statewide accessory dwelling unit (ADU) loan program for Massachusetts homeowners. The new ADU loan program, announced last December, will provide second mortgages of up to...