The Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities along with members of the Housing Advisory Council will host multiple listening sessions around the Commonwealth to hear more from our local communities and to provide input for the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s first five-year strategic statewide housing plan. While there are representatives of the Housing Advisory Council that are leaders in advancing affordable housing options for older adults – and people of all ages – the Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative encourages stakeholders and community partners working to promote th ..read more

Little Brothers-Friends of the Elderly, Tech Goes Home and the Municipal Digital Equity Planning Program from MBI are all featured in the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s State Digital Equity Implementation Manual, which will support states, territories, and DC implement the digital equity plans and create sustainable, robust statewide digital inclusion ecosystems. It’s a comprehensive guide to turning the state digital equity plans into action and it includes and is a follow-up to their State Digital Equity Plan Toolkit to build a state digital equity plan. Each chapter includes informat ..read more

Major demographic changes in the United States are leading to an increasingly multicultural and multigenerational society. By 2030, the percentages of adults aged 65 and older and children under age 18 will be roughly the same, with ethnic and racial minorities constituting the majority of the youth population. Within these shifts lies an unprecedented opportunity to reimagine how individuals of all ages and cultures can integrate into a cohesive sociopolitical and economic framework for the benefit of all. Informed by leaders comprising the Milken Institute Future of Aging Advisory Board ..read more

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following events by partners in our network that support inclusive age- and dementia friendly communities: Mass eHealth Institute (MeHI), Medicaid Challenge: Revolutionizing Home-Based Care, April 30th from 12:00 – 1:00 pm (webinar) Join the Massachusetts eHealth Institute virtually on Tuesday, 4/30 from 12 – 1PM for the Final Pitch Event for the Medicaid Challenge: Revolutionizing Home-Based Care. Hear from three innovative digital health companies with solutions to support community-dwelling older adults with behaviora ..read more

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) announced the five-week public comment period for “Beyond Mobility,” the Massachusetts 2050 Transportation Plan. The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is encouraging its stakeholder network, including communities working to become more age- and dementia friendly, to offer thoughts on Beyond Mobility by using an online survey tool, which can be found at www.mass.gov/beyond-mobility. Beyond Mobility will result in a blueprint for guiding transportation decision making and investments in Massachusetts in a way that ad ..read more

The Point32Health Foundation announced 20 grants totaling more than $2 million to nonprofit organizations advancing equity in aging and social and racial justice initiatives. The new Foundation investments support public policy and system changes to eliminate barriers, promote inclusion and support community-centered solutions. “These grants are informed by conversations with community organizations because they are in the best position to understand community assets and the underlying factors that affect health,” said Nora Moreno Cargie, president of Point32Health Foundation and vice presiden ..read more

In 2023, one in every five (20%) fatal motor vehicle crashes in Massachusetts involved a person walking getting hit by the driver of a car. Forty cities and towns experienced at least one fatal pedestrian crash over the course of the year, with eight municipalities seeing multiple crashes. More than half (54%) of the deaths occurred in environmental justice communities. These insights come from Fatal Pedestrian Crashes in MA (2023) WalkMassachusetts’ third annual report tracking pedestrian deaths from motor vehicles around the Commonwealth. Along with calculating the number of pedest ..read more

The Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative is pleased to promote the following funding opportunities that help support inclusive age-and dementia friendly communities: FY25 SIG Field Demonstration Project Grants, bidders conference on April 24 at 10 am (virtual) Massachusetts Councils on Aging (MCOA) is pleased to announce grant opportunities for Field Demonstration Projects (FDP) for the FY25 Council on Aging direct grants cycle. MCOA intends to award state Service Incentive Grant (SIG) funds, contingent upon final approval by the Governor of the state budget. These funds will ..read more

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) has released a new notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to continue developing and implementing innovative local models of non-medical volunteer assistance and support to family caregivers, older adults, and adults with disabilities in order to maintain their independence. This funding opportunity comes through the Volunteer Community Care Corps (C3) program, which was first funded in 2019 to foster innovative local models across the country to establish, enhance, or grow model programs in which volunteers perform non-medical tasks, provide compan ..read more

Creating Community Gardens for People of All Ages is a 32-page publication by AARP Livable Communities with 8 80 Cities that can help elected officials, government staff, nonprofit organizations and neighbors in all sorts of places build and sustain community gardens as inclusive, intergenerational outdoor spaces. A community garden can improve the health of residents, foster economic development, combat social isolation, relieve food insecurity, improve public safety, encourage inclusion and enhance community connectedness. By encouraging physical activity, civic engagement ..read more