Lifeline Awareness Week and Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Promoted by Mass. Dept. of Telecom and Cable

by James Fuccione | Sep 24, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Department of Telecommunications and Cable (MDTC) is recognizing Lifeline Awareness Week by sharing important information about two federal benefit programs that are available to help keep households connected to affordable telecommunications...

Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Community Compact IT Grant, America Walks

by James Fuccione | Aug 26, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly to consider the following funding opportunities: Community Compact IT Grant Program: Open Sept 15th-Oct. 15 Recently, MHAC shared the availability of...

Emergency Broadband Benefit Program Available to Older Adults

by James Fuccione | Jul 14, 2021 | News and Updates

As of July 4th, over 34,000 Massachusetts households have enrolled in the Emergency Broadband Benefit (EBB) Program to help families and households struggling to afford internet service during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative...

MHAC Advances Digital Equity Efforts Through Advocacy Letter

by James Fuccione | Feb 24, 2021 | News and Updates

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative (MHAC) continues to promote the concept that technology is a social determinant of health and that older adults need to be included in policy discussions aimed at addressing the digital divide. Both of those points were...

Mass. Attorney General’s Office Releases Report and Call to Action on Racial Justice and Equity in Health

by James Fuccione | Nov 18, 2020 | News and Updates

Informed by data and stakeholder interviews, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office released a report, “Building Toward Racial Justice and Equity in Health: A Call to Action,” meant to lay out ways stakeholders should come together to address...