Tag Archives: intergenerational programs

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: MIT OMEGA Scholarships Applications Due 3/31

March 26, 2019News and Updatesgrants, intergenerational programs, transportationJames Fuccione

Through the generous sponsorship of the MIT AgeLab and AARP, OMEGA is proud to offer three $1000 college scholarships to recognize and reward the efforts that young adults are making to create multigenerational connections. Continue reading →

Boston Home-Sharing Network Featured in AARP Newsletter

March 13, 2019News and Updateshousing, intergenerational programsJames Fuccione

Boston-based home-sharing website Nesterly already landed a feature article in AARP’s annual “Where We Live” publication that displays examples of livability and Age-Friendly work from across the country. Continue reading →

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Bridges Together Intergenerational Program

March 6, 2019News and Updates, Programsintergenerational programsJames Fuccione

Bridges Together, Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to providing training and tools on the art & science of intergenerational engagement, announced their grant opportunity.

Teachers, librarians, staff from senior centers, senior housing and human service agencies and others are invited to apply for a grant to receive free training on the award-winning BRIDGES Intergenerational (IG) Program Curriculum so that they can implement BRIDGES in their own communities during the Spring, 2019. Continue reading →

Age-Friendly Universities Launch Webinar Series

January 23, 2019News and Updates, ProgramsAccess/Equity/Inclusion, ageism, intergenerational programsJames Fuccione

Age-Friendly Universities (AFU) are an opportunity to address ageism by making campuses more inclusive of older adults and offering mentoring that benefits young and old, but the designation also provides a chance to collaborate with communities seeking to become Age-Friendly themselves. Continue reading →

Bridges Together Announces Call for Fran Pratt Award Nominees

August 14, 2018News and Updatesintergenerational programsJames Fuccione

Bridges Together is announcing the opening of a call for entries for the 2018 Fran Pratt Award. This award is dedicated to individuals who are creating and maintaining opportunities for our older adults and young people to engage with each other in meaningful ways and foster a culture of age-integration. Continue reading →

Nesterly Home-Sharing Platform Expanding Beyond Boston

June 20, 2018News and Updates, Systems and Best Practicesage-friendly communities, elder economic security, housing, intergenerational programsJames Fuccione

Nesterly, an inter-generational online matching service for older adults and college students is expanding their service for home-sharing and looking for local partners.

After a successful pilot with the City of Boston, Nesterly is expanding their service to the greater Boston area to include communities like Medford, Somerville, Newton and others. Specifically, Nesterly is looking to identify “hosts” to create listings for spare rooms using their simple signup process and match with an already strong number of students that have created profiles. Continue reading →

AARP Revives Community Challenge Grant Program

March 21, 2018News and Updates, Programs, Systems and Best Practicesage-friendly communities, community design, dementia friendly, grants, intergenerational programsJames Fuccione

Recognizing that it takes time to build great communities, but also that quick action can spark longer-term progress, AARP launched the AARP Community Challenge to fund projects that build momentum for change in communities to improve livability for all local residents.

In 2017, the AARP Community Challenge awarded 88 grants, including several in Massachusetts.

2018 TIMELINE

March 21: Launch of the 2018 AARP Community Challenge
May 16: Applications are due by 5 pm ET
June 25: Winning applicants will be notified by email by this date
November 5: All projects must be completed
December 3: After Action Reports due

Grant applications must be submitted online by using the link below.

However, we recommend that you first watch this short video, read all of the information noted below and download the following PDF attachments, especially the application questionnaire, which is provided so you can prepare your answers offline and then copy and paste your text into our web-based application.

When you’re ready to complete the online application APPLY HERE

Questions can be emailed to CommunityChallenge@AARP.org

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MIT AgeLab, AARP Accepting Scholarship Apps for Inter-generational Activity

February 16, 2018News and Updatesintergenerational programsJames Fuccione

The MIT AgeLab and AARP are accepting applications from high school juniors and seniors in New England for the 2017-2018 OMEGA scholarship meant for students who are actively working to create connections between teens and older adults in your community. Continue reading →

Boston Globe: Children of today build cities for tomorrow

January 25, 2018News and Updatescommunity design, intergenerational programsJames Fuccione

The Future City annual competition for middle school students begins with the question: how can we make the world a better place? Each year, a theme provides competing students with more focused direction and for 2018, the theme is “The Age-Friendly City.”

The Boston Globe covered the Massachusetts regional competition, which was held at the State Transportation Building in Boston. Continue reading →