by James Fuccione | Jun 20, 2018 | News and Updates, Systems and Best Practices
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...
by James Fuccione | Mar 21, 2018 | News and Updates, Programs, Systems and Best Practices
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...
by James Fuccione | Feb 16, 2018 | News and Updates
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. The MIT...
by James Fuccione | Jan 25, 2018 | News and Updates
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...
by James Fuccione | Jan 17, 2018 | Data and Reports
Researchers from the University of Liege in Belgium found that ageism can be common in children, but kids who have a good relationship with their grandparents are less likely to become prejudiced against older adults. One of the major findings of this study revealed...
