Tufts Health Plan Foundation Media Coverage 

December

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| December 17, 2021 |50 Community Organizations Receive Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation (no link available)
• EurekAlert!| December 14, 2021 |Reframing Aging Initiative Launches New Website
• Providence Business News| December 13, 2021 |Jacquelyn Voghel | R.I. Nonprofits Awarded $100K in Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants
• MassNonprofitNews| December 9, 2021 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Gives $100K to Mass. Nonprofits
• Healthy Acadia| December 8, 2021 | 50 Community Organizations Receive Tufts Health Plan Foundation Momentum Fund Grants
• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| December 8, 2021 | 50 Community Organizations Receive Tufts Health Plan Foundation Momentum Fund Grants
• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| December 8, 2021 | 50 Community Organizations Receive Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation
• 50 Community Organizations Receive Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation: $500,000 Supports Nonprofits in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire
• Middletown Press | December 2, 2021 | Marla Pantano | Opinion: Make it Easier to Age in CT

November

• Amherst Bulletin | November 1, 2021 | Scott Merzbach| Hadley Seeks Age and Dementia Friendly Status

October

• Boston Business Journal| October 27, 2021 | Aixa Beauchamp, Evelyn Barahona | Viewpoint: How the Latino Community Can Boost the Mass. Economy (subscription required)
• The Corporate Citizen| October 19, 2021 | Career Path: Henocson Mulatre
• State House News Service| October 18, 2021 | More Than 500 Come Together for Annual El Mundo Hispanic Heritage Breakfast
• Conservation Law Foundation| October 14, 2021 | Stop and Compare Opens New Market with Funding Boost
• Mass Insider| October 14, 2021 | Stop and Compare Opens New Market with Funding Boost
• The Salem News| October 8, 2021 | Column: City Expands Salem Skipper Service Hours
• Framingham Source| October 6, 2021 | AARP Accepts City of Framingham Into Its Age-Friendly Network
• Fifty Plus Advocate| October 1, 2021 | Massachusetts is Reimagining Aging in its Communities

September

• Boston Globe| September 13, 2021 | Tim Driver, Jody Shue, Alice Bonner | Why Employers Should Recruit and Retain Older Adults (subscription required)
• Framingham Source| September 8, 2021 | Framingham Applies To AARP For Age-Friendly Designation
• The Salem News| September 2, 2021 | Column: Five Years of Salem for All Ages
• Providence Business News| September 1, 2021 | HousingWorks RI Using Grants to Develop 10-year Plan for Senior Housing

August

• HealthCare News| August 25, 2021 | Initiative Aims to Tackle Climate Change, Health as Equity Issues
• What's Up Newport | August 25, 2021 | HousingWorks RI: Addressing Housing Needs and Challenges for Older Rhode Islanders a Focus for Local Funders
• CommonWealth| August 24, 2021 | #111 Bus Now Getting Attention from the MBTA
• Patch | August 23, 2021 | Roger Williams University: HousingWorks RI To Address Housing Needs And Challenges For Older Rhode Islanders A Focus For Local Funders
• Rogers Williams University | August 19, 2021 | HousingWorks RI to Address Housing Needs and Challenges for Older Rhode Islanders a Focus for Local Funders
• Boston Globe | August 16, 2021 | Angela Yang | Finding An Affordable Apartment in Boston May Get a Little Easier (subscription required)
• Boston Business Journal | August 5, 2021 | BBJ Names 2021 Top Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships (subscription required)
• Gloucester Daily Times| August 3, 2021 | Taylor Ann Bradford | SeniorCare Wins $130K to Promote Healthy Aging

July

• NBC Connecticut | July 29, 2021 | CT LIVE!: Building An Age-Friendly Connecticut
• NBC Telemundo | July 29, 2021 | Construyendo un Connecticut Amigable Con Las Personas Mayores
• Jewish Boston | July 20, 2021 | Thank You to the Tufts Health Plan Foundation
• Town of Dedham| July 15, 2021 | Livable Dedham and Parks and Rec Commission Partnership Brings Fitness Park to Gonzalez Field
• MassNonprofitNews | July 9, 2021 | Tufts Health Plan Grants $1.6M to 12 Massachusetts Nonprofits
• WWLP.com | July 9, 2021 | Public Health Institute in Springfield Awarded 2-year grant to Help Former Offenders
• Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts | July 8, 2021 | Media Alert: Public Health Institute of Western MA Receives $160,000 Grant for Live Well Springfield Climate Justice Initiative
• Portland Press Herald | July 8, 2021 | Cultural Competence is a Key Component to Maine’s Public Health Policy and COVID Vaccine Outreach
• Greenfield Recorder | July 7, 2021 |Zach DeLuca | Nine Area Towns Admitted to AARP’s ‘Age-Friendly’ Community Network
• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | July 7, 2021 | Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative Receives Two-Year $175,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation
• Worcester Telegram | July 4, 2021 | Isabel Gonzalez-Webster and Kaska Yawo | Gonzalez-Webster, Yawo: 'Strong Foundation' Built for Worcester’s Black and Brown Communities to Access COVID-19 Vaccines
• Boston Globe | July 4, 2021 |Elizabeth Preston| Feeling Lonely? You’re Not Alone.(subscription required)

June

• New Hampshire Union Leader | June 24, 2021 |Josie Albertson-Grove| How to Encourage More COVID Vaccinations? First, Understand What Keeps People from Getting the Shots (subscription required)
• Trumball Times | June 21, 2021 |Julia Perkins | The Report is Meant to Help Communities Become Age-Friendly, which Experts Say Benefits Everyone
• Darien Times | June 20, 2021 |Julia Perkins | New Report on Seniors Meant to be 'Launching Pad' to 'Age-Friendly' Communities in Connecticut
• Stamford Advocate | June 18, 2021 |Julia Perkins | Report Could Help State Support Age-Friendly Communities
• News-Times | June 18, 2021 |Julia Perkins | Report to Help State Support Age-Friendly Communities
• The Conway Daily Sun | June 17, 2021 | N.H. Legal Assistance Publishes Consumer Guide to Assisted Living Facilities
• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | June 2, 2021 | Massachusetts Submits Age-Friendly Year Two Progress Report and Celebrates Older Americans Month
• HealthCare News | June 1, 2021 | Massachusetts Submits Year Two Age-Friendly Progress Report
• State House News Service | June 1, 2021 | Massachusetts Submits Age-Friendly Year Two Progress Report and Celebrates Older Americans Month

May

• The Hartford Courant | May 23, 2021 | Closing the gap; Racial inequities among coronavirus vaccination rates will slow Connecticut's recovery. Here's how we can fix that.
• Bangor Daily News | May 19, 2021 | Racial Disparities in Health Care System All Too Familiar to Native Communities
• Boston Globe | May 7, 2021 |Jon Chesto | Boston Business Leaders Launch Campaign to Raise $10 Million for Latino Equity Fund (subscription required)

April

• Boston Globe| March 22, 2021 | Amy Schectman and Elise Selinger | Aging in community (subscription required)
• Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship | April 26, 2021 | Member Companies in the News
• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | April 7, 2021 Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation, Boston Digital Equity Fund, Fallon Health, AARP Community Challenge
• Concord Monitor | Bobbie D. Bagley | April 1, 2021 | My Turn: Lessons Learned in the Vaccination of Communities of Color

March

• Boston Globe | March 22, 2021 |Elizabeth Dugan | How Massachusetts Can Become a Living Laboratory for Aging (subscription required)
• Merrimack Valley Magazine | March 19, 2021 |Lily Hartman | New Project Explores Healthy Aging in the Lowell Community
• Grantmakers In Aging | March 19, 2021 | COVID-19 Vaccination Support
• Waltham News Tribune | March 11, 2021 | Waltham Connections in Partnership with Tech Goes Home: Welcome to the Digital Age
• Health Affairs | March 2, 2021 | Long-Term Care Efforts Supported By Foundations

February

• Philanthropy Massachusetts | February 19, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Foundations Providing $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color
• Sun Journal | February 18, 2021 | Harvard Pilgrim [Health Care Foundation], Tufts Health [Plan Foundation] Donate to Somali Bantu Community Association
• YourArlington.com | February 14, 2021 | For Meals on Wheels' Clients, Love is in the Cards
• WMUR | February 13, 2021 | Nashua Working to Vaccinate Populations Heavily Impacted by COVID
• MassNonprofitNews | February 10, 2021 | Harvard Pilgrim [Health Care]-Tufts Health [Plan] Grant $350K to 13 Nonprofits
• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | February 10, 2021 Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Foundations Give $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color
• ONE Neighborhood Builders | February 10, 2021 |ONE Neighborhood Builders Receives $20,000 to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color
• Jamaica Plain News | February 8, 2021 |Strong Women, Strong Girls Boston Receives Thousands From Tufts Health Plan Foundation and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation
• State House News Service | February 8, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Foundations Providing $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color
• United Way RI | February 7, 2021 |RI Agencies Receive Funding for Vaccine Education for Communities of Color
• RI News Today | February 7, 2021 |9 RI Agencies Receive Funding for Vaccine Education for Communities of Color
• WWLP.com | February 5, 2021 |Health Plan Foundations Awarding $1M for Vaccine Education
• Philanthropy Massachusetts | February 5, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan Foundations Give $1 Million to Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education in Communities of Color
• The Conway Daily Sun | February 4, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care And Tufts Health Plan Foundations Providing $1 Million To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education In Communities Of Color
• Yahoo Finance | February 4, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care And Tufts Health Plan Foundations Providing $1 Million To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education In Communities Of Color
• Woburn Daily Times | February 4, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care And Tufts Health Plan Foundations Providing $1 Million To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education In Communities Of Color
• Age-Friendly Rhode Island | February 4, 2021 |Harvard Pilgrim Health Care And Tufts Health Plan Foundations Give $1 Million To Expand COVID-19 Vaccine Education In Communities Of Color

January

• Philanthropy Massachusetts | January 22, 2021 |Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Celebrate MLK: Time to do the Work
• The Republican | January 21, 2021 |Dementia Working Group Seeks Input from Public
• GIH Bulletin | January 19, 2021 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation (Watertown, MA)
• WWLP.com | January 14, 2021 |Way Finders Receives Grant to Provide Community Improvements for Older Adults in Springfield
• The Patriot Ledger | January 11, 2021 |Opinion/Column: Saving Lives by Attacking COVID-19 with Flexibility and Creativity
• Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship | January 7, 2021 |Improving Health and Wellness in Diverse Communities
• Aging Matters | January 5, 2021 |Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Planning New Unified Foundation
• Aging Matters | January 5, 2021 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports Healthy Aging
• PR Newswire | January 4, 2021 |Tufts Health Plan and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Officially Come Together
• Belchertown Council on Aging | January 2021 |Belchertown Conducting Age- and Dementia-Friendly Community Assessment

December

• Conway Daily Sun| December 29, 2020 | Marianne Jackson |Gibson Center Can Help You Get Connected to the Internet

• NewsTimes| December 26, 2020 |'Holiday Comfort': 650 Meals Distributed to Danbury Seniors

• Endowment for Health| December 23, 2020 | Foundation Awards More Than $1.3 Million to 10 Community Organizations

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| December 22, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards More Than $1.3 Million to 10 Community Organizations

• Patch| December 22, 2020 | End Hunger Connecticut! Receives $130K Grant From Tufts [Health Plan Foundation]

• MassNonprofitNews| December 18, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $670K to Six Nonprofits

• PR Newswire| December 17, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards More Than $1.3 Million to 10 Community Organizations

• Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship| December 17, 2020 | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Report, 2021: Tufts Health Plan: Improving Health and Wellness in Diverse Communities

• Watertown Tab| December 17, 2020 | Unity Breakfast 2021 Set for MLK Day

• Philanthropy News Digest| December 16, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Invites Applications for Collaboration, Community Engagement Projects

• The Reminder| December 15, 2020 | Agawam Council on Aging Looks to Create Age- and Dementia-Friendly Community

• Partnership for Strong Communities| December 15, 2020 | Partnership for Strong Communities Receives Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Providence Journal| December 8, 2020 | G. Wayne Miller | As Rhode Island Ages, Inequities Continue, Economic Status Worsens for Some Older People

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| December 8, 2020 | 2020 Rhode Island Healthy Aging Data Report Shows Older Population is Growing and More Diverse

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| December 8, 2020 | The 2020 Rhode Island Healthy Aging Data Report

• PR Newswire| December 8, 2020 |2020 Rhode Island Healthy Aging Data Report Shows Older Population is Growing and More Diverse

• Salem Patch| December 1, 2020 | Salem For All Ages

November

• Age-Friendly Innovation Exchange Newsletter| November 26, 2020 | Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report

• Providence Business News| November 24, 2020 | James Bessette | R.I. Nonprofits Receive $185K from Tufts Health Plan Foundation for COVID-19 Support

• Conway Daily Sun| November 19, 2020 |Nonprofits Receive $900,000 in Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| November 20, 2020 | Nonprofits Receive $900,000 in Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

• Mass Nonprofit News| November 20, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $340K to 22 Nonprofits

• PR Newswire| November 19, 2020 |Nonprofits Receive $900,000 in Funding from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to Address COVID-19 Pandemic

• News Times| November 19, 2020 | Holiday Meals to be Donated to Danbury Seniors

• ONE Neighborhood Builders| November 18, 2020 | How Tufts Health Plan Has Supported Rhode Islanders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Grantmakers in Health| November 2020 | Philanthropy @ Work: Tufts Health Plan Foundation: November 2020

• The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation| November 11, 2020 | How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging

• Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship| November 7, 2020 | Movers, Shakers & Impact Makers

• The Patriot Ledger| November 6, 2020 | Community Response during COVID-19 at Center of New Report

• Endowment for Health| November 4, 2020 | Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report

October

• Boston Globe| October 30, 2020 | Thomas Farragher | From Father to Son, Lessons in Life are Paying Medical Science Dividends

• PR Newswire| October 30, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Leaders Taking the 'Purple Hair Challenge' in Support of the Alzheimer's Association

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| October 30, 2020 | Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report

• New Hampshire Latino News| October 28, 2020 |Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report

• PR Newswire| October 28, 2020 |Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report

• 3BL Media | October 28, 2020 How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island | October 28, 2020 New Report Showcases Community Innovations During COVID-19 to Support Healthy Aging

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | October 28, 2020 Community Innovations During COVID-19 Response at Center of New Report

• FSG | October 27, 2020 | How Innovative Community Responses to COVID-19 Support Healthy Aging

• Salem Patch| October 20, 2020 |Salem For All Ages

• The Conway Daily Sun| October 7, 2020 |Library Connection: New Hampshire Humanities to present 'Racial Struggles in the Northeast' on Oct. 8

• Connecticut Community Care| October 2, 2020 |Connecticut Community Care (CCC) Receives $150,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

September

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| September 30, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation, Boston Age Strong Commission Receive Golden Shoe Award from WalkBoston

• Jewish Boston| September 30, 2020 |Unsung Heroes Behind JFS Charitable Pandemic Emergency Response Services

• Journal of the American Geriatrics Society| September 30, 2020 |When It Comes to Older Adults, Language Matters and Is Changing: American Geriatrics Society Update on Reframing Aging Style Changes

• The Latino Legacy Fund| September 29, 2020 |The Latino Legacy Fund: Adapting and Reflecting

• Boston Globe| September 24, 2020 |In Low-Income Olneyville, a Free Wi-Fi Program Could Be a Game-Changer for Families

• Wicked Local Watertown| September 24, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Donates School Supplies

• PR Newswire| September 18, 2020 |Back-to-School Season Gets a Boost from Tufts Health Plan

• Data Haven| September 16, 2020 | New DataHaven Survey Provides Reliable Information to Help Connecticut Communities Understand the Impacts of COVID-19

• The Sun| September 13, 2020 | Target: Easing Life for Seniors in Lowell

• UMass Lowell| September 8, 2020 | $300K Grant to Support Age-Friendly Lowell Initiative

• Channel 12/WPRI.com| September 2, 2020 | Virtual Community Center Creates Social Opportunities in Midst of Pandemic

August

• Boston Business Journal| August 13, 2020 | BBJ Names 2020 Top Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| August 14, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social Justice

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| August 13, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social Justice

• The Boston Foundation| August 11, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social Justice

• Yahoo| August 11, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social Justice

• PR Newswire| August 11, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Pledges $1 Million to Support Racial and Social Justice

• Mass Nonprofit News| August 7, 2020 |Mass. Funders Oppose Plan to Cut Short 2020 Census Count

July

• Mass.gov| July 24, 2020 |ReiMAgine Aging Progress Report: Planning Together to Create an Age-Friendly Future for Massachusetts

• Cranston Herald| July 23, 2020 | News at the Cranston Enrichment Center

• New Hampshire Business Review| July 17, 2020 | Tufts [Health Plan] Foundation Adds $900K in COVID Response Funding

• Boston Business Journal| July 16, 2020 | BBJ Names Most Charitable Companies in Massachusetts

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| July 10, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus

• Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School| July 8, 2020 | Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School Receives $110,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Grantmakers In Aging| July 7, 2020 | New Grants from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Gloucester Times| July 7, 2020 |Taylor Ann Bradford |Open Door Awarded $865K for Medically Tailored Groceries Pilot

• Wicked Local Cambridge| July 6, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan [Foundation] Approves Additional Funding for Local Organizations

• Providence Business News | Elizabeth Graham | July 5, 2020 | ONE Neighborhood Builders Awarded $100K Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• BusinessWest.com| July 2, 2020 | PVPC Receives Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation for Age-Friendly Initiative

• Western Mass Economic Development Council| July 2, 2020 | PVPC Receives Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation for Age-Friendly Initiative

• Health Care News| July 2, 2020 | PVPC Receives Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation for Age-Friendly Initiative

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| July 1, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus

June

• Mass Nonprofit News| June 30, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $970K to 7 Nonprofits

• The New England Council| June 30, 2020 |NEC Members Contribute to COVID-19 Crisis Response

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| June 29, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus

• Goodwin Community Health| June 29, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board Approves Additional Funding for Organizations Responding to Coronavirus

• The Eagle-Tribune| June 28, 2020 | Business Briefcase: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Distributes Funds

• Wicked Local Watertown| June 23, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Named Among ‘Most Community-minded Companies’

• PND by Candid| June 19, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Invites Applications for Policy and Advocacy

• New Britian Herald| Catherine Shen| June 17, 2020 | It's planting season! New Britain ROOTS Promoting Community Health through Local Foods

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| June 12, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Recognized as one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States

• Wicked Local Plymouth| June 10, 2020 | Plymouth Organizations Receive SouthCoast Emergency Response Fund Grants

• Woburn Daily Times| June 10, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Recognized as one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| June 10, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Recognized as one of the 50 Most Community-Minded Companies in the United States

May

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island| May 29, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports 10 Organizations Responding to Inequities as Part of COVID-19 ResponseImpact

• Mass Nonprofit News| May 29, 2020 | Boston, Essex Co., Tufts Health Foundations Grant More Aid

• Wicked Local Watertown| May 26, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Launches Employee Relief Fund

• Taunton Daily Gazette| May 26, 2020 |Local Nonprofits Boosted by $360,000 in Grants from Community Foundation

• Providence Business News| Alexa Gagzo |May 26, 2020 |Stepping Up: Tufts Health Plan Launches Employee Relief Fund

• Taunton Daily Gazette| May 23, 2020 |Community Foundation Grants Help with Taunton Area Food Security

• The New England Council| May 23, 2020 |NEC Members Contribute to COVID-19 Crisis Response

• Endowment for Health| May 20, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Third Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| May 19, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Third Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact $170,000 supports 10 community organizations responding to inequities in communities

• BusinessWest.com| May 19, 2020 |Go Fresh Mobile Farmer’s Market Pivots to Emergency Food Distribution

• Yahoo| May 19, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Third Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Laconia Daily Sun| May 16, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Third Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• United Way Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley| May 15, 2020 |United Way COVID-19 Family Support Fund Distributes $4 Million to 158 Organizations Assisting Individuals and Families Impacted by the Crisis

• The Dimock Center| May 14, 2020 |Thank you for Supporting our Dimock Center Emergency Fund

• Wicked Local Newton| May 13, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan [Foundation] Tufts Health Plan Grants $10K to Carroll Center

• St. Francis House| May 11, 2020 |Reflecting on our Corporate and Community Partners

• Mass Nonprofit News| May 5, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $40K to Mass. Nonprofits

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| May 4, 2020 | Five Community Organizations Receive Grants through Tufts Health Plan Employee Groups

April

• Providence Business News| James Bessette | April 28, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $45K to 3 Local Nonprofits

• Wicked Local Waltham| April 28, 2020 |The Boston Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund Grantmaking Tops $1.7M

• Boston Business Journal| Andrew Dreyfus and John R. Regan| April 26, 2020 | Regan, Dreyfus Op-Ed: Businesses Are Working Together for the Public Good

• Business NH Magazine| Anne Saunders| April 22, 2020 | Designing Accessible Communities

• The Gerontology Institute Blog, UMass Boston| April 21, 2020 | How Healthy Aging Data Report Can Contribute to Fight Against COVID-19 in Massachusetts

• The Boston Foundation| April 21, 2020 | Boston Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund Grantmaking Tops $1.7 Million

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| April 20, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Health Payer Intelligence| April 20, 2020 | $5.1M Grant Addresses Social Determinants of Health in Seniors

• Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship| April 17, 2020 | Corporate Citizenship Responses to COVID-19

• New Hampshire Alliance for Healthy Aging| April 16, 2020 | Look for the Helpers

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island| April 15, 2020 | GCRI Member Funding Updates: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Endowment for Health| April 15, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Yahoo| April 14, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| April 14, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Mass Nonprofit News| April 14, 2020 | Boston, Essex Co., Tufts Health Foundations Grant More Aid

• Laconia Daily Sun| April 14, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| April 14, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Second Wave of Funding to Address Coronavirus Impact

• Grantmakers In Health| Eileen Salinsky and Kate Treanor | April 7, 2020 |No Time for ‘Business As Usual’: Health Philanthropy Responds to the COVID-19 Pandemic

• Boston Globe| Jon Chesto | April 2, 2020 |Mass. Health Insurers Offer Help During Coronavirus Crisis

• Wicked Local Needham| April 1, 2020 |TBF [The Boston Foundation] Announces First Round of Grants from COVID-19 Response Fund

• Endowment for Health| April 1, 2020 | 21 Organizations to Receive First $500,000 of $1 Million Committed by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

March

• Patient Engagement HIT| Sara Heath | March 31, 2020 |Health Orgs Target Social Determinants of Health from COVID-19

• Northshore Magazine| March 30, 2020 |United Way COVID-19 Family Support Fund Distributes $378,000

• Association of Health Insurance Plans| March 30, 2020 | Health Insurance Providers Respond to Coronavirus (COVID-19)

• Portsmouth Press| March 29, 2020 | 21 Organizations to Receive First $500K of $1M Committed by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Watertown News| March 27, 2020 |Two Watertown Groups Get COVID-19 Grants from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Watertown Patch| March 27, 2020 |21 Organizations to Receive First $500K of $1M Committed by Tufts

• Mass Nonprofit Network| March 27, 2020 | Coronavirus and Massachusetts Nonprofits:Philanthropic and Government Relief

• MassNonprofitNews| March 27, 2020 | More Funds Flowing to Mass. Nonprofits for Crisis Relief

• Providence Business News| James Bessette | March 26, 2020 |3 R.I. Nonprofits Receive $125K from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Laconia Daily Sun| March 26, 2020 | 21 Organizations to Receive First $500K of $1M Committed by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Watertown Patch| March 26, 2020 | 21 Organizations to Receive First $500,000 of $1 Million Committed by Tufts [Health Plan Foundation]

• FSG| Joelle Cook |March 26, 2020 | Pandemics and Perpetuity

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| March 26, 2020 | 21 Organizations to Receive First $500,000 of $1 Million Committed by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• The Lowell Sun| March 24, 2020 | Meals on Wheels, Other Nonprofits Adjust to Continue Serving Seniors

• Grantmakers In Aging| March 24, 2020 | COVID-19: Philanthropy Responds

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island| March 23, 2020 | Rhode Island COVID-19 Response Fund Activated

• Portsmouth Press| March 21, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $1 Million to Address COVID-19

• Health Payer Intelligence| March 20, 2020 | How Payers Invest in Coronavirus Social Determinants of Health

• MassNonprofitNews| March 20, 2020 | More Resources to Help Mass. Nonprofits Respond to Crisis

• The Westerly Sun| March 20, 2020 | COVID-19 Response Fund Grants to be Awarded Soon to R.I. Nonprofits

• South Coast Today| Colin A. Young | March 20, 2020 | Distancing Creates Additional Obstacle for Seniors

• Boston Business Journal| Hilary Burns| March 19, 2020 | A Resource Guide for Mass. Businesses During Coronavirus Outbreak

• Providence Business News| March 19, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $1M to Address COVID-19

• Insurance News Net| March 19, 2020 |Tufts Health Plan Foundation to Contribute $1M to Fight COVID-19

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| March 19, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $1 Million to Address COVID-19

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| March 19, 2020 | Disaster and Emergency Relief Resources

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| March 19, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $1 Million to Address COVID-19

• Wicked Local Beverly| Colin A. Young | March 19, 2020 | CORONAVIRUS: Social Distancing Creates Additional Obstacle for Seniors

• Tauton Daily Gazette| Colin A. Young | March 18, 2020 | Distancing Creates Additional Obstacle for Seniors

• Bristol Observer| March 11, 2020 | Bread for Life to Hold Dementia-Friendly Memory Café

• LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMasss Boston| March 3, 2020 | Research Team Maps the Well-Being of Older Adults

February

• GIA - Aging Matters| February 4, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Publishes 2019 Annual Report Reframing Aging

January

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| January 31, 2020 | Welcome New Members

• Massachusetts Public Health Association| January 30, 2020 | Event Highlights Need for Better Transportation Options

• The Southington Observer|Sheridan Roy| January 23, 2020 | LiveWell Leads Drive for Dementia-Friendly Living in Southington

• The Republican| Damaris Pérez-Pizarro | January 12, 2020 | Cuidadores Unidos Recibe Subvención para Apoyar con Servicios a Cuidadores Hispanoparlantes

• GIA - Aging Matters| January 8, 2020 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1m to nine CBOs

• The Salem News| January 3, 2020 | Column: Aging strong in Salem

December

• Daily Hampshire Gazette| Luis Fieldman |December 31, 2019 | Supporting the Underserved: Spanish Language Dementia Support Group Gets Financial Boost

• Cranston Herald| Daniel Kittredge |December 30, 2019 | Dementia-Friendly Community

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| December 23, 2019 | Age-Friendly Rhode Island Receives $360,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| December 23 2019 | Providence Joins the AAP Livable Community Network

• Connecticut Philanthropy Digest| December 20, 2019 | $250K Goes to Thirteen CT Nonprofits Focused on Health Equity

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| December 20, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Nine Community Organizations

• Town Times| December 19, 2019 | Momentum Fund Grants $10k

• Grantmakers In Aging| December 19, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan [Foundation] Announces $1M in Healthy Aging Grants

• MassMobility| December 18, 2019 | Foundations Partner to Promote Age-Friendly Transportation

• Endowment for Health| December 18, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1 Million to Nine Community Organizations

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island| December 17, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Three-Year Grant to Age Friendly R.I.

• New Hampshire Union Leader| December 15, 2019 | Seniors News: Grant to Help Adult Day Center Launch a Dementia-Friendly Community Resource Center

• Danbury's Hamlet Hub| December 11, 2019 | Age Well Ambassadors Program to Launch in Greater Danbury

• The Conway Daily Sun| December 11, 2019 | Adult Day Center Receives Momentum Fund Grant

• Watertown Tab| December 6, 2019 | Watertown Transportation Initiative for Seniors to Pilot New Program

• The Salem News| December 5, 2019 | Column: Helping Salem Get Around

• Grantmakers In Aging| December 5, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $400,000 in Momentum Fund Mini-Grants

• MassNonprofitNews| December 2, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Gives $100K to 10 [Mass.] Nonprofits

November

• Greenfield Recorder | November 28, 2019 | [Franklin County] Workshop to Explore Age-Friendly Communities

• Endowment for Health News Roundup| November 26, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Mini-grants Build on Local Momentum

• Rhode Island for Community and Justice | November 26, 2019 | Grateful for Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant

• GoLocalProv.com| November 25, 2019 | Ten R.I. Organizations Receive $10K Grants from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Watertown Tab| November 25, 2019 | New Report Identifies Seniors’ Transportation Needs

• Springfield Republican| Anne-Gerard Flynn |November 24, 2019 | WesternMass ElderCare Grant to Help Spanish-speaking Caregivers for Those with Dementia

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island| November 23, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Mini-Grants Support Community-led Healthy Aging Work

• MassMobility| November 20, 2019 | New Transportation Service Promotes Nutrition for Low-income Seniors on Cape Ann

• Boston Women's Workforce Council| November 19, 2019 | 2019 Latina Equal Pay Day: A Conversation with Nora Moreno Cargie

• Connecticut Council for Philanthropy| November 19, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Contributes $250,000 to Thirteen Connecticut Non-profits

• Grantmakers In Aging| November 19, 2019 | Explore Boston's #AgeStrong Campaign

• Cranston Herald| Daniel Kittredge |November 7, 2019 | `Golden Age' of Research Highlighted at Alzheimer's `Finding Hope` Panel

• Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut| November 5, 2019 | Agency on Aging of South Central Connecticut Receives $10,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• New Haven Register| Julia Perkins | November 1, 2019 | Grant to Combat Danbury Food Insecurity, More

• Providence Journal| G. Wayne Miller | November 1, 2019 | Providence Village Looks to Expand Elder Services Statewide

October

• Next Avenue| October 31, 2019 | Is Springfield, Mass. the Best Place in America to Grow Old?

• Connecticut Community Care| October 30, 2019 | Connecticut Community Care Receives $25,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Herald News| October 28, 2019 | Fall River COA Officials Pledge to Make City More Welcoming of People with Dementia

• Wicked Local Cohasset| October 27, 2019 | Cohasset Recognized for Work to Become Dementia-Friendly

• Daily News Tribune| October 26, 2019 | Arc of Massachusetts Waltham Awarded $5K Grant

• Daily Item| Bella diGrazia | October 25, 2019 | Swampscott All Ages Group to Host Community Event Sunday

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| October 25, 2019 | Five Area Organizations Each Receive $5,000 in Funding Through Innovative Grantmaking Initiative at Tufts Health Plan

• Northborough Patch| Samantha Mercado | October 23, 2019 | Northborough Recognized For Dementia-Friendly Initiatives

• Seacoast Online| October 22, 2019 | Seacoast Family Promise Awarded $25K Grant

• MassNonprofitNews| October 22, 2019 | Employees Recommend Grants for Three Massachusetts Nonprofits

• Healthcare News| October 21, 2019 | International Leader in Age-friendly Movement to Speak in Springfield Oct. 28

• Yahoo Finance| October 16, 2019 | Five Area Organizations Receive $5,000 in Funding through Innovative Grantmaking Initiative

• New York CityBizList| October 16, 2019 | Five Area Organizations Receive $5,000 in Funding through Innovative Grantmaking Initiative

• Philadelphia CityBizList| October 16, 2019 | Five Area Organizations Receive $5,000 in Funding through Innovative Grantmaking Initiative

• Business West| October 15, 2019 | Square One Receives $25,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Healthcare News| October 15, 2019 | Square One Receives $25,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• NH Center for Nonprofits| October 10, 2019 | CATCH Receives $25,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Concord Patch| Erin Schaick | October 9, 2019 | CATCH Receives $25,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Greater Concord Chamber of Commerce| October 9, 2019 | CATCH Receives $25,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• MassNonprofitNews| October 6, 2019 | Mass. Nonprofits Get $310K to Bolster Health, Entrepreneurship

• Honoring Choices Massachusetts| October 4, 2019 | Thank You to Our Generous Grantors

• Boston Business Journal| Steven P. Rosenthal and Jo Ann Simons |October 3, 2019 | Viewpoint: As Giving Season Approaches, A Thought on Charity

• St. Francis House| Christina Scott | October 2, 2019 | St. Francis House Receives Wellness Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Cranston Herald| Daniel Kittredge |October 2, 2019 | Cranston Becomes Second R.I. City to Join AARP's Age-Friendly Network

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| October 1, 2019 | Newport recognized as an Age-Friendly Community

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| October 1, 2019 | Cranston Joins Newport in the Global Movement Of Age-Friendly States And Communities

September

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| September 26, 2019 | 40 for 40: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Contributes $1 Million Dollars to Over 40 New England Non-Profits to Mark Tufts Health Plan's 40th Anniversary

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| September 26, 2019 | 40 for 40: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Contributes $1 Million Dollars to Over 40 New England Non-Profits to Mark Tufts Health Plan's 40th Anniversary

• New Hampshire Business Review| September 25, 2019 | 10 NH Nonprofits Awarded Tufts Health [Plan] Foundation Grants

• Boston Globe| Robert Weisman | September 24, 2019 | In a Pioneering Campaign, Boston’s New Age Strong Commission Takes on Ageism

• Providence Business News| September 24, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards 10 R.I. Nonprofits a Combined $250K

• InsuranceNewsNet| September 24, 2019 | 40 for 40: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Contributes $1 Million Dollars to Over 40 New England Non-Profits to Mark Tufts Health Plan's 40th Anniversary

• The Gardner News| Doneen Durling |September 23, 2019 | Effort in Winchendon Aims to Boost Access to Healthy Options and Alleviate ‘Food Desert’

• Wicked Local Cohasset| September 20, 2019 | Cohasset Wants to Guarantee it Will Be “Age Friendly”

• Boston Patch| September 20, 2019 | Celebration Of Age-Friendly Bench Program

• Watertown News| September 19, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Appoints Four New Board Members

• GIA News| September 19, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Four New Board Members

• The Somerville News Weekly| September 17, 2019 | Somerville Seniors Celebrate Healthcare Wins at State House Bill-Signing Ceremony

• Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations| September 12, 2019 | Three Members Honored with "Partners of the Year" Awards

• Boston Business Journal| Jim Morrison | September 5, 2019 | Partners of the Year: Tufts Health, 2Life Combine Efforts to Help Elderly

• Boston Business Journal| September 5, 2019 | These Are the 25 Most Charitable Companies in Mass. for 2019

August

• Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations| August 26, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Momentum Fund Mini-Grants

• Massachusetts Councils on Aging| August 20, 2019 | Hard to get support for aging issues?

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| August 15, 2019 | Reframing Aging Training Announced by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Wicked Local Watertown| August 13, 2019 | Watertown for All Ages Reaches Out with New Website

• Wicked Local Malden| August 13, 2019 | Malden YMCA Receives Grant from Tufts Health Plan [Foundation]

• The Briston Observer| August 5, 2019 | Grant Available for Health, Wellness Nonprofits

• Aging Matters| August 5, 2019 | Forward Momentum

July

• Malden Patch| Lindsay Smythe | July 23, 2019 | Grant from Tufts Health Plan [Foundation]

• MassNonprofitNews| July 25, 2019 | Grants up to $10K Available to Massachusetts Nonprofits

• Telegram & Gazette| Craig S. Semon | July 21, 2019 | Sensitive to Ageism, Senior Centers Grapple with What to Call Themselves

• Philanthropy News Digest| July 20, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Invites Applications for Healthy Aging

• Cranston Herald| Meri R. Kennedy | July 17, 2019 | Cranston Welcomes New Memory Café

• Cranston Herald| Meri R. Kennedy | July 17, 2019 | Cranston Chatter: Dementia Friendly Community Series

• The Reminder| July 11, 2019 | Public Health Institute of Western Massachusetts Awarded Grant

• Grantmakers In Aging| July 11, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million

• Cranston Herald| Meri R. Kennedy | July 10, 2019 | Cranston Chatter: Dementia Friendly Community Series

• MassMobility| July 10, 2019 | Public Health Coalition Wins Grant for Transportation Initiative

• The Gardner News| Doneen Durling | July 9, 2019 | Grant to Help Winchendon Fight Nutrition Problem among Older Residents

• Gloucester Daily Times| Tracy Arabian | July 4, 2019 | SENIOR LOOKOUT: Age and Dementia Friendly Cape Ann, Part Three

June

• Wicked Local Franklin| June 28, 2019 | Horace Mann Receives Grant from Tufts Health [Plan Foundation]

• Jamaica Plain News| Marissa Sullivan | June 28, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Employees Volunteer at Community Servings in Jamaica Plain

• Milford Daily News| June 28, 2019 | Horace Mann Receives Grant from Tufts Health [Plan Foundation]

• Massachusetts Business Roundtable| June 28, 2019 | Roundtable Member Tufts Health Plan Employees Served Communities across New England during 11th Annual Volunteer Day

• Gloucester Daily Times| Tracy Arabian | June 27, 2019 | SENIOR LOOKOUT: Age and Dementia Friendly Cape Ann, Part Two

• MassMobility| June 27, 2019 | PVTA Wins National Grant to Pilot Healthcare Transportation Initiative

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| June 27, 2019 | Age-Friendly Funding Alert: Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces 2019 Momentum Fund

• Worcester Business Journal| June 26, 2019 | Franklin Agency Gets $60K for Care Initiatives

• Cranston Herald| Meri R. Kennedy | June 26, 2019 | Cranston Chatter: Dementia Friendly Community Series

• iBerkshires.com| Andy McKeever| June 26, 2019 | Age-Friendly Berkshires Highlights Successes, Launches Video

• Providence Business News| June 25, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $315K to R.I. Organizations to Boost Health of Older Communities

• Warwick Beacon| John Howell | June 25, 2019 | Breaking Barriers of 'Ageism'

• Rhode Island Parent Information Network| June 24, 2019 | RIPIN Receives Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supporting Evidence-Based Programs

• Watertown News| June 24, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million in Grants

• Wicked Local Randolph| June 21, 2019 | Randolph a Home to Regional Transporation Pilot Program

• Gloucester Daily Times| Tracy Arabian | June 21, 2019 | SENIOR LOOKOUT: Creating an Age & Dementia Friendly Cape Ann

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| June 21, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million: 15 Investments Support Community Priorities for Healthy Living and Older People

• Endowment for Health News Roundup| June 21, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million

• Cranston Herald| Daniel Kittredge |June 20, 2019 | City, Alzheimer's Association Celebrate Partnership

• SeacoastOnline.com| June 18, 2019 | COAST, Alliance for Transportation Receive $43K Grant

• Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging| June 18, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| June 18, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Nearly $1.9 Million to Support Healthy Aging

• Cision| June 18, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Employees Serving Communities Across New England for Company's Annual Volunteer Day

• MassLive.com| Dennis Hohenberger| June 13, 2019 | PVPC holds Holyoke Listening Session for Age-Friendly Communities Initiative

• Springfield Republican| Elizabeth Román | June 12, 2019 | 'Age-Friendly' Towns Focus of Forum Today

• MassLive.com| June 11, 2019 | Age-Friendly Listening Session in Holyoke to Focus on Transportation, Human Service Resources, Housing

• Rhode Island College| June 5, 2019 | Is Rhode Island Prepared for a Rapidly Aging Population?

• The Somerville Times| June 2, 2019 | Mitigating Elder Abuse through Mental Health Awareness

May

• UMass Lowell| May 17, 2019 | UMass Grad Working to Improve Senior Life in Lawrence

• The Eagle-Tribune| May 17, 2019 | UMass Grad Working to Improve Senior Life in Lawrence

• Monadnock Ledger-Transcript| May 10, 2019 | Age-Focused Community Meetings Coming to Jaffrey, Antrim

• Monadnock Ledger-Transcript| May 9, 2019 | Focus Groups for ‘Age-Friendly' Communities'

• The Keene Sentinel| Liora Engel-Smith | May 8, 2019 | Ideas Wanted for Making Local Communities Friendly to All Age Groups

• WWLP.com| Kristen Linnartz | May 7, 2019 | Massachusetts Among Top 10 Healthiest States for People Over 60

• The Keene Sentinel| Liora Engel-Smith | May 4, 2019 | Programs Aim to Help Area Seniors Age on Own Terms

• Providence Journal| May 3, 2019 | Health Matters in R.I.: Week of May 5

April

• Valley News| Nora Doyle-Burr | April 27, 2019 | Report Shows Not All N.H. Towns Aging the Same

• New Hampshire Business Review| Bob Charest | April 26, 2019 | Healthy Aging in New Hampshire: New Website Breaks Down How Well We’re Doing by ZIP Code

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| April 26, 2019 | RFP Highlight: Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Cranston Herald| April 24, 2019 | Making Cranston Dementia Friendly: Understanding the Dementia Journey

• Health Care News| April 23, 2019 | Seminar to Tackle Factors That Influence Healthy Aging in the Community

• Concord Monitor| Gerri Vaughan | April 22, 2019 | My Turn: Healthier and Happier Aging in New Hampshire

• Fairhaven Neighborhood News| Beth David | April 4,2019 | Selectboard Supports Age-Friendly Community Effort

• The Laconia Daily Sun| Michael Mortensen | April 4, 2019 | Report on Aging Population May Help Guide Local Care

• Foster's Daily Democrat| Karen Dandurant | April 4, 2019 | How does your community rank for senior health?

• Philanthropy Massachusetts| April 4, 2019 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Funded First-Ever New Hampshire Healthy Aging Data Report

• The Eagle-Tribune| Bob Charest | April 3, 2019 | What Your Zip Code Tells You About How Well You Will Age Where You Live in NH

• Cranston Herald| April 3, 2019 | Making Cranston Dementia Friendly: Understanding the Dementia Journey

• Grantmakers In Aging| April 3, 2019 | New Hampshire Health Aging Data Report Released

• New Hampshire Public Radio| Jason Moon | April 2, 2019 | New Report Offers Detailed Stats on the Health of Aging Adults in N.H.

• InDepthNH| Bob Charest | April 2, 2019 | What Your Zip Code Tells You About How Well You Will Age Where You Live in NH

• The Gerontology Institute Blog| April 2, 2019 | Gerontology Institute Research Team Completes Report on Healthy Aging in New Hampshire

March

• Cranston Herald| Daniel Kittredge | March 27, 2019 | Initiative Strives to Foster Awareness, Understanding of Memory-Loss Issues

• Senior Scope| March 2019 | Age-Friendly Advocates Offer Updates, Events

• The Standard Times| Aimee Chiavaroli | March 25, 2019 | Aging Gracefully

• SouthCoast Today| Aimee Chiavaroli | March 24, 2019 | New Bedford Advocates Say Helping the Older Population Helps the Community

• Brattleboro Reformer| Bob Audette | March 24, 2019 | Group Looks for Public Input on Age-Related Issues

• NewportRI.com| Sean Flynn | March 21, 2019 | Is Newport an age-friendly city?

• Belmont Citizen Herald| Joanna Tzouvelis | March 18, 2019 | Belmont Enters AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities

• 2Life Communities| March 16, 2019 | A Word with Nora Moreno Cargie, President of Tufts Health Foundation

• The Keene Sentinel| March 14, 2019 | Silver Linings: Planning for an Aging Population Starts with Assessing Needs Now

• WBOC.com| March 8, 2019 | Bridges Together Announces Grant Opportunity for Free Training on Award-Winning BRIDGES Program

• Boston Globe| Robert Weisman | March 7, 2019 | Who Are You Calling Senior? For Older Folks, Some Terms Are Fast Becoming Radioactive

• Providence Business News| Rob Borkowski| March 4, 2019 | McKee Calls for Renewed, Director-led State Plan to Address Alzheimer’s

February

• RI.gov| February 28, 2019 | Lt. Gov. McKee Unveils Updated State Plan to Address Alzheimer's, Rallies General Assembly Support

• Latino Public Radio| February 26, 2019 | McKee to Unveil Updated State Alzheimer's Plan

• WPRI.com| February 26, 2019 | Lt. Governor McKee Reveals RI's Updated Plan to Address Alzheimer's

• Warwick Beacon| Herb Weiss | February 26, 2019 | McKee to Unveil Updated State Alzheimer's Plan

• The Keene Sentinel| Liora Engel-Smith | February 21, 2019 | Advisory Commission Looks To Broaden Region's Appeal Amid Aging Population

• LGBT Aging Project| Lisa Krinsky | February 19, 2019 | Newsletter

• Springfield Republican| Elizabeth Román | February 19, 2019 | Pioneer Valley Planning Commission Teams Up with Chicopee, Holyoke, South Hadley on Livability Study

• The Daily News| Tracy Arabian | February 18, 2019 | West Newbury Community Center in Doubt After Committee Members Resign

• Gloucester Daily Times| Tracy Arabian | February 14, 2019 | SENIOR LOOKOUT: Making the World a Better Place for Those with Dementia

• The Cape Cod Chronicle| Debra Lawless | February 13, 2019 | Survey, Study Aims To Make Cape 'Age-Friendly' Region

• GoLocalProv.com| February 10, 2019 | McKee to Unveil Updated State Alzheimer’s Plan

• WickedLocal North of Boston| February 5, 2019 | Dementia Friendly Topsfield Working to Expand Reach

• LGBT Aging Project| Lisa Krinsky | February, 2019 | The LGBT Aging Project is Excited to Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of LGBT Elders of Color: Flashback Sunday

January

• Health Affairs| Ken Genewick | January 31, 2019 | Building A New Conversation About Caregiving

• CommonWealth| Sarah Betancourt | January 29, 2019 | Seniors Making the Case for Expansion of Medicare Program

• Springfield Republican| January 28, 2019 | Way Finders Earns Tufts [Health Plan Foundation] Grant

• AARP International| Gov. Charlie Baker | January 23, 2019 | Guiding Massachusetts Toward an Age-Friendly Future

• Eagle Times| January 23, 2019 | New Hampshire Legal Assistance Receives $180,000 Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Inside Philanthropy| Caitlin Reilly | January 22, 2019 | Why a Foundation Wants to Help Low-Income Seniors Stay Put as They Age

• Sampan| January 16, 2019 | Mayor Walsh Announces Launch of the Age Strong Commission

• MassMobility| January 15, 2019 | Tufts [Health Plan Foundation] Grantees Pursue Transportation Advocacy

• Bay State Banner| Sandra Larson| January 10, 2019 | Part of an Age-Friendly City: Advocacy Training for Elders

• Watertown Tab| Angela Thoma| January 4, 2019 | A Watertown Family’s Mission to Bring a Little Piece of Home to U.S. Troops

• Cranston Herald| Meri R. Kennedy| January 4, 2019 | Center Receives Community Awareness Grant

• The Salem News| Patricia Zaido| January 3, 2019 | Column: Salem for All Ages

• Massachusetts Business Roundtable| January 2, 2019 | Spirit of Giving at Heart of Corporate Citizenship at Tufts Health Plan

December

• Kaiser Health News| December 20, 2018 | Boston Globe: Depression Shadows Old Age for Nearly a Third of Massachusetts Residents

• Grantmakers In Aging| December 20, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to 11 Organizations

• Boston Globe| Robert Weisman | December 19, 2018 | Depression, Ranging in Severity, Shadows Old Age for Nearly a Third of Mass. Seniors

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | December 19, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.2 Million to 11 Community Organizations

• Mass Nonprofit News| December 18, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $970K to 9 Nonprofits

• The Gloucester Daily Times| Michael Cronin | December 14, 2018 | $20K to Help Answer How to Aid Aging on Cape Ann

• The Berkshire Edge| December 10, 2018 | Villages in the Berkshires Receives Grant

• The Berkshire Eagle| December 12, 2018 | Pittsfield: Independent Living Information Session

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| December 10, 2018 | New Report Highlights Factors that Influence Healthy Aging in Massachusetts

• WBUR CommonHealth| Miriam Wasser and Hannah Chanatry | December 10, 2018 | Report Finds A 'Mixed Bag' Of Health Outcomes For Mass. Seniors

• The Gerontology Institute Blog| Steven Syre | December 10, 2018 | Gerontology Institute Team Delivers Comprehensive Report on Healthy Aging in Massachusetts

November

• SouthCoast Today| Aimee Chiavaroli | November 29, 2018 | Dementia-friendly Community Means ‘Treating People with Kindness’

• Laconia Daily Sun| November 27, 2018 | Partnership for Public Health Gets Grant to Promote Village Concept in Lakes Region

• What's Up Newport| Ryan Belmore | November 20, 2018 | PACE Organization of Rhode Awarded $10,000 Grant, Will Use it to Improve Care and Access for Vulnerable Older Adults

• Forbes| Richard Eisenberg | November 20, 2018 | The Burgeoning Trend of Age-Friendly States

• Providence Business News| Rob Borkowski | November 19, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $100K in 10 Grants to R.I. Organizations

• The Keene Sentinel| Liora Engel-Smith | November 17, 2018 | Keene Agency Proposes Program to Help Identify Seniors Who Need Support

• The Sun Chronicle| Jim Hand | November 7, 2018 | YMCA, North Attleboro Middle School Teaching Girls Self-Esteem, Leadership

October

• MassNonprofitNews| October 30, 2018 | Five Nonprofits Get Grants Aimed at Strengthening Communities

• Watertown News| October 27, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Grants $25K to Local Groups, Including One Sending Care Packages to Troops

September

• Berkshire Eagle|Tony Dobrowolski| September 26, 2018 | Finding Work after 50: Interest High at Inaugural Job Fair in Pittsfield

• University of Massachusetts Lowell| September 18, 2018 | UML Researchers Partner with City of Lawrence on Age-Friendly Initiative

• GuideStar: Blog| Julie Rosen | September 12, 2018 | Serving, Learning, and Leading: Lessons from Three Health Plan Foundation Presidents

August

• Salem.com| August 15, 2018 | City of Salem Completes Shuttle Feasibility Study

• New Hampshire Union Leader| Roberta Baker | August 8, 2018 | Northern N.H. Towns Make Pledge to Become ‘Age Friendly’

• NHPR| Peter Biello and Leila Goldstein | August 7, 2018 | AARP Adds 10 N.H. Towns to Network of Age Friendly Communities

• Boston 25 News| Bob Dumas | August 6, 2018 | Boston Initiative Aims to Create an Age-Friendly City with Help from Local Businesses

• Inside Philanthropy| August 4, 2018 | Seniors as an Asset: A Funder's Push for Age-Friendly Communities in the Northeast

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| August 1, 2018 | Lieutenant Governor’s Office And Alzheimer’s Association Collaborate To Launch Community Town Hall Series Addressing Alzheimer’s Disease

July

• Portsmouth Press| July 29, 2018 | Lt. Governor McKee Launches Town Hall Meeting Series

• Pawtucket Times| July 27, 2018 | Farmers and Friends at Forand

• RhodeIsland.gov| July 25, 2018 | McKee Launches Town Hall Meeting Series on Addressing Alzheimer's

• Providence Business News| Rob Borkowski |July 23, 2018 | Five Questions With: Roberta B. Merkle [of St. Elizabeth's Community]

• The Valley Patriot| July 23, 2018 | Mill City Grows’ Mobile Market Brings Farm Fresh Food to Lowell 5 Days a Week

• Mass Mobility| July 2018 | Grants Promote Age-Friendly Communities

• The Keene Sentinel| July 20, 2018 | Organizations Get Grant to Help Region Ride Out Silver Tsunami

• MassNonprofit News| July 16, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $1.3M to 11 Nonprofits [in Massachusetts]

• Providence Business News| Rob Borkowski |July 16, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $232K to R.I. Organizations to Boost Health Elder Communities

• Cape Cod Today| July 16, 2018 | Tai Chi for Health at Cape Cod Museum of Art

• Grantmakers In Aging| July 11, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Grants for Age-Friendly Communities

• Sampan| July 11, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $80,000 to Ethos to Expand Programs for LGBT Seniors

• Dorchester Reporter| July 11, 2018 | Charlotte Golar-Richie Joins Tufts Health Plan Board of Directors

• Daily New Hampshire Gazette| July 10, 2018 | With Home-Care Needs Rising, Professional Caregivers Find Themselves Overworked and Underpaid

• GoLocalProv| Herb Weiss | July 8, 2018 | Splaine Consulting Gears Up to Update State’s Alzheimer’s Plan

• Boston Globe| Milton J. Valencia | July 6, 2018 | City Launches Age and Dementia-Friendly Pilot Program for Local Businesses

• AARP| Cindy Campbell | July 6, 2018 | Mayor Walsh, Elderly Commission Launch Age and Dementia-Friendly Business Designation on Year 1 Milestone of Action Plan

• Lowell Sun| July 5, 2018 | Tufts [Health Plan Foundation] Grant for Mill City Grows

• City of Boston| July 5, 2018 | Age and Dementia-Friendly Business Designation Launched

• Dedham Transcript| July 4, 2018 | Livable Dedham Receives Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island| July 3, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports Efforts to Make Communities Better for All Ages Through $1.8 million in Grants

• New Hampshire Union Leader| Travis R. Morin | July 1, 2018 | Two NH Towns Receive Coveted Distinction from AARP

June

• The Gerontology Institute Blog| Steven Syre | June 28, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards UMass Boston New Grant to Support Age-Friendly Boston Initiative

• SunCoast Today| Aimee Chiavaroli | June 27, 2018 | Coastline Receives $245K to Help Community be ‘Age-Friendly’

• The Vineyard Gazette| Landry Harlan | June 25, 2018 | VTA Pilots Transport for Seniors to Medical Appointments on Cape

• Narragansett Times| Kendra Gravelle | June 24, 2018 | R.I. Works to Create Age-Friendly Communities

• The East Greenwich Pendulum| Kendra Gravelle | June 23, 2018 | Community Dinner Events Made to Create ‘Age-Friendly RI’

• Providence Journal| Kevin G. Andrade | June 16, 2018 | Intergenerational Farmers Market Project Bridges Gap Between the Ages

• Age-Friendly Rhode Island| June 15, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Supports Efforts to Make Communities Better for All Ages

• Inside Philanthropy| Alyssa Ochs | June 7, 2018 | Spreading it Around: How a Health Funder is Using Small Grants to Sustain Momentum

• The Berkshire Eagle| June 1, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Offering Mini-Grant Program

May

• MassNonprofitNews| May 29, 2018 | New Grant Program Will Award $100K to Mass. Nonprofits

• Worcester Telegram| May 25, 2018 | Westboro Dementia-Friendly Practice Seen As Model

• Grantmakers In Aging| May 25, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation: $250K to Age-Friendly Massachusetts

• Associated Grant Makers| May 25, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces New Mini-Grant Opportunities

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative| May 24, 2018 | Momentum Fund Open to Advance Age- and Dementia Friendly Community Movement

• The Gerontology Institute Blog| May 22, 2018 | Boston Residents Graduate as First Class of New Senior Civic Academy

• Massachusetts Councils on Aging| May 18, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces New Mini-Grant Opportunities

• Sampan| May 18, 2018 | Mayor Walsh and Elderly Commission Announce the First Senior Civic Academy Graduating Class

• Boston.gov| May 18, 2018 | First Senior Civic Academy Cohort Graduates

• Grantmakers In Aging| May 10, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Fdn: $250K to Age-Friendly Massachusetts

• B'Nai B'rith Housing| May 10, 2018 | State Releases ‘Aging in Massachusetts’ Initial Report

April

• Associated Grant Makers| April 27, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Commits $250,000 to Support Age-Friendly Efforts in MA

• Home Health Care Jobs| April 23, 2018 | New Report Finds Home Health Workers Want to Leave Jobs Despite High Satisfaction

• Greater Newburyport Village| April 20, 2018 | Tufts [Health Plan] Foundation Supports Age-Friendly Massachusetts

• The Berkshire Eagle| Larry Parnass | April 18, 2018 | Berkshires Called Leader of 'Age-Friendly' Movement

• iBerkshires| Andy McKeever | April 17, 2018 | Action Plan Developed to Make Berkshires Age-Friendly

• SouthCoast Today| April 17, 2018 | Massachusetts, Like Dartmouth, Officially Becomes AARP ‘Age-Friendly’

• AARP | April 12, 2018 | AARP Welcomes Massachusetts into the AARP Network of “Age-Friendly States” with presentation to Governor Charlie Baker

• Wicked Local Weymouth | Sue Scheible | April 12, 2018 | Tufts [Health Plan] Foundation Funds Age-Friendly Communities

• The Patriot Ledger | Sue Scheible | April 12, 2018 | The Tufts Health Plan Foundation Is Investing $250,000 Over the Next Five Years To Accelerate Massachusetts’ Age-Friendly Efforts

• Mass.gov | April 11, 2018 | Baker-Polito Administration Releases Council on Aging’s Blueprint to Promote Healthy Aging in Massachusetts

• The Berkshire Eagle | April 3, 2018 | Our Opinion: Program for Seniors Has Benefits for All

• The Berkshire Eagle | Larry Parnass | April 2, 2018 | 'Age Friendly Berkshires' Campaign Preps for Rising Tide of Elders

March

• Gloucester Times | Tracy Arabian | March 29, 2018 | Senior Lookout: An Intimate Look at Musician's Fight with Alzheimer's

• Fifty Plus Advocate | Alice Bonner | March 28, 2018 | Making Life Better for People with Dementia and Their Caregivers

• Home Health Care News | Amy Baxter | March 28, 2018 | Home Care Workers Want to Leave Jobs Despite High Satisfaction

• Office of Strategic Initiatives, State of New Hampshire | March 25, 2018 | Becoming Age-Friendly in Southern New Hampshire

• Patriot Ledger | Sue Scheible | March 23, 2018 | Where will home care aides come from when you need them?

• MassLive.com | March 15, 2018 | High Turnover Plagues Low-Paid Massachusetts Home Care Industry

• Warwick Beacon |March 13, 2018 | Efforts to Revise State Alzheimer's Plan Are in Full Swing

• The Berkshire Edge | Emily Edelman | March 11, 2018 | Age Friendly Berkshires to Celebrate Action Plan

• Johnston Sunrise | March 6, 2018 | Feinstein gives $500K for RIC scholarships

February

• Rhode Island College | February 28, 2018 | Rhode Island College Receives $500,000 Gift from the Feinstein Foundation

• iAdvance Senior Care | February 27, 2018 | Rhode Island Government Currently Revising Alzheimer's Plans

• Go Local Providence | Herb Weiss | February 26, 2018 | Efforts to Revise State Alzheimer’s Plan in Full Swing

• U.S. News and World Report | AP | February 25, 2018 | State Plan to Help People with Alzheimer’s Will Be Updated

• The Seattle Times | AP | February 25, 2018 | State Plan to Help People with Alzheimer’s Will Be Updated

• Social Work Pulse | February 24, 2018 | Grant from Tufts Health Plan Foundation to invest in Healthy Living for All Seasons

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | February 22, 2018 | Salem for All Ages Releases ‘Year One’ Report

• RI.gov | February 22, 2018 | Lt. Governor McKee, Alzheimer's Association Secure $30K to Update State Plan on Alzheimer's

• Fifty Plus Advocate | February 22, 2018 | Governor Baker’s Annual Speech and Budget Reveals Strong Aging Agenda for Massachusetts

• Salem Wicked Local | William J. Dowd | February 8, 2018 | Public Input for Salem Shuttle Sought

• The Boston Foundation | February 4, 2018 | Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico Raises More Than $3 Million

January

• Salem.com | January 31, 2018 | Salem Shuttle Study Public Comment Meeting

• The Westfield News | January 24, 2018 | Governor Baker Declares that Massachusetts Will Become “Age-Friendly State”

• Worcester Telegram | January 21, 2018 | Towns, Businesses Urged to Become Dementia Friendly

• Home Care Aide Council | January 19, 2018 | What You Need to Know: On The Federal Front

• MassLive | January 19, 2018 | Easthampton Non-Profit to Lead 'Dementia-Friendly Massachusetts' Initiative

• Associated Grant Makers | January 19, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.1 Million to Advance Policies and Practices Supporting Healthy Aging

• Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging | January 23, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards More Than $300,000 TO Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging

• Massachusetts Councils on Aging | January 16, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards More Than $300,000 to Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging

• Philanthropy News Digest | January 15, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Seeks Letters of Inquiry for Healthy Aging Advocacy Projects

• Boston Public Health Commission | January 5, 2018 | Accomplishments: Let's Get Healthy, Boston! Newsletter

• Healthy Waltham | January 5, 2018 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $100,240 to Healthy Waltham for Waltham Connections for Healthy Aging

• iBerkshires.com | January 3, 2018 |Feeling Friendly: Age Friendly Berkshires Officially Launched New Website

December

• Boston Globe | December 31, 2017 | A Look at the Year that Might Be in Business: Age-Friendly Communities Gain Momentum

• Gloucester Times | December 29, 2017 | SENIOR LOOKOUT: Are You an Older Adult with Developmental Disabilities?

• Southern Rhode Island Newspapers | December 29, 2017 | Diabetes Rates on the Rise among Latino Communities

• Cape Ann Community | December 27, 2017 | SeniorCare Presents “Mimi & Dona” Documentary

• Watertown News | December 25, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Over $1 Million in Grants

• Mass NonProfit News | December 22, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Gives $612K to Five Mass. Nonprofits

• The Berkshire Edge | December 22, 2017 | Emily Edelman | Business Briefs: Age Friendly Berkshires Launches New Website

• Giving Compass | December 21, 2017 | What We Have and What We Need for Age-Friendly Cities

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | December 20, 2017 | With Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant, MCOA Continues the Work of Dementia Friendly Massachusetts

• The Boston Foundation | December 18, 2017 | Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico Makes More Than $1 Million in Grants

• WCAI | December 12, 2017 | Brian Morris | What Do You Call a Senior Center Without 'Senior'?

• Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association | December 11, 2017 | A Renewed Focus on Dementia Care in Massachusetts

• The Vineyard Gazette | December 11, 2017 | Louisa Hufstader | Healthy Aging Joins Forces with Community Services, MVC

• MV Times | December 8, 2017 | Jack Shea | State Official: ‘Your Program is a Model’

• Philanthropy News Digest | December 6, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Accepting Applications to Community Leadership Fund

November

• Pawtucket Times | November 30, 2017 | George Brennan | November is 'National Diabetes Month'

• MV Times | November 30, 2017 | George Brennan | Martha’s Vineyard Is Setting Standard for Elder Care

• Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission | November 27, 2017 | Becoming Age-Friendly in Southern New Hampshire

• Philanthropy News Digest | November 10, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Seeks LOIs for Health System Improvement Projects

• Inside Philanthropy | November 7, 2017 | Philip Rojc | Response Time: A Case Study in Community Funding for Puerto Rico

October

• Inside Philanthropy | October 31, 2017 | Philip Rojc | Finding a Better Frame: How a Funders Group Looks at Aging

• Providence Journal | October 30, 2017 | Lt. Governor Daniel J. McKee | My Turn: Daniel J. McKee: R.I. Prepares for An Aging Population

• Watertown News | October 27, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Receives Award for Embracing Diversity

• Associated Grant Makers | October 27, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Wins the 2017 Grantmakers in Aging Diversity Award

• Mass.gov | October 25, 2017 | Governor's Council on Aging Members

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | October 24, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Wins the 2017 Grantmakers in Aging Diversity Award

• Dementia-Friendly Massachusetts | October 23, 2017 | Creating Welcoming Communities: A Statewide Conversation to Share Models and Tools for Expanding Age- and Dementia-Friendly Communities

• Grantmakers In Aging | October 23, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Wins 2017 Grantmakers In Aging Diversity Award

• Saint Elizabeth Community | October 20, 2017 | Tufts Grant Awarded to Saint Elizabeth Community for SASH® Program Registration of Participants Underway

• Salem News | October 19, 2017 | Letter: Driscoll is Committed to Salem's Seniors

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island | October 18, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Recognized by Grantmakers in Aging, Releases Annual Report

• The Huntington News | October 18, 2017 | Walsh Announces Fund to Support Puerto Rico after Hurricane

• Associated Grantmakers Members InfoNet | October 16, 2017 | Updated Resource List for Hurricane Victims in Puerto Rico and California Wildfires

• Watertown News | October 14, 2017 | Community Partners Talk About Tufts Health Plan in Company’s Annual Report

• AARP | October 5, 2017 | Age- and Dementia-Friendly Together on the Massachusetts Coast

• Honoring Choices | October 5, 2017 | Honoring Choices Ambassador Program: Peer-to-Peer Discussions to Improve Healthy Living

• The Boston Foundation | October 3, 2017 | First Grants from Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico To Be Decided This Week

• Wicked Local Roslindale | October 1, 2017 | Mayor Walsh Announces ‘Massachusetts United For Puerto Rico’ Fund

September

• WCVB | September 29, 2017 | Boston Leaders, Charities Create Fund to Help Puerto Rico

• Massachusetts Municipal Association | September 29, 2017 | Mayor Walsh, Boston Foundation Launch Fund to Assist Puerto Rico

• City of Boston | September 29, 2017 | Massachusetts United for Puerto Rico Fund Created

• Massachusetts Nurses Association | September 27, 2017 | Honoring Choices - Ambassador Program

• Jewish Community Housing for the Elderly | September 15, 2017 | Volunteers Mobilize to Combat Loneliness

• National Academy of Social Insurance | September 14, 2017 | Event: Boston Area Discussion Forum and Reception

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island | September 6, 2017 | GCRI Members Support Harvey Relief Efforts

• Boston University School of Social Work | September 5, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards Over $130,000 to CADER at Boston University

August

• Boston Business Journal | August 31, 2017 | Lydia Greene | ​Viewpoint: New Approaches Needed to Address Workforce Challenges

• MassLive | August 30, 2017 | $99,988 Grant Awarded to Springfield to Promote Senior Health

• LeadingAge | August 22, 2017 | How to Create Dementia-Friendly Communities

• Associated Grantmakers Members InfoNet | August 18, 2017 | Lydia Greene Joins Tufts Health Plan Foundation Board

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island | August 16, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Invests $1.7 Million to Support Age-Friendly Communities

• City of Boston | August 9, 2017 | City Partners with AARP for Age-Friendly Forum

• Sampan | August 9, 2017 | Mayor Martin J. Walsh and the Elderly Commission Partner with AARP for Age-Friendly Forum

• Watertown News | August 8, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Vice President Named to Tufts Foundation Board

• Wicked Local Watertown | August 8, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Releases Dementia-Friendly Activities Report

• McCormack Speaks | August 5, 2017 | Report Focuses on Services, Needs For Elders and Those Living With Dementia

• Associated Grantmakers Members InfoNet | August 4, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Releases Report on Dementia-Friendly Activities Across the Commonwealth

• Business Insider | August 2, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Releases Report On Dementia-Friendly Activities Across The Commonwealth

• Watertown News | August 2, 2017 | Report on Resources Available for Seniors, Those with Dementia Released

• PR Newswire | August 2, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Releases Report On Dementia-Friendly Activities Across The Commonwealth

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | August 1, 2017 | New Report Guides Efforts to Build Age- and Dementia Friendly Communities

July

• Providence Business News | July 31, 2017 | Rob Borkowski | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant Enables RIPIN to Expand Services

• Inside Philanthropy | July 30, 2017 | Alyssa Ochs | A Health Foundation That’s Supporting the Age-Friendly Movement in New England

• Becker's Hospital Review | July 25, 2017 | Alia Paavola | Enterprise Community Partners receives $50k from Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Enterprise Community Partners | July 24, 2017 | Boston-area CDCs to be Better Equipped to Support Seniors Thanks to Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Boston Globe | July 22, 2017 | Cristela Guerra | Learning to Help Those Who Hoard

• Merrimack Valley Magazine | July 16, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $15,000 to Mill City Grows

• The Dedham Times | July 14, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards More Than $50,000 to Friends of Dedham Council on Aging

• Lowell Sun | July 11, 2017 | Tufts [Health Plan] Teams with Mill City Grows

• MassNonprofitNews | July 8, 2017 | Alzheimer's Association Massachusetts/New Hampshire Gets $240K

• Mission Hill Gazette | July 7, 2017 | Mayor Martin J. Walsh | Op-Ed: How We’re Making Boston an Age-Friendly City

• The Boston Sun | July 6, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Volunteer Day

• Jamaica Plain News | July 2, 2017 | Jack Kay | Tufts Health Plan Employees Volunteer at Community Servings in JP to Help Boston’s Homebound and Chronically Ill

June

• Worcester Telegram | June 30, 2017 | Volunteer Day: Tufts Health Plan employees pitch in at Worcester County Food Bank

• Boston Globe | June 29, 2017 | Salem to Consider Operating City Shuttle

• NH Business Review | June 28, 2017 | People and Property: NH Real Estate and Construction News Roundup

• Wednesday Report | June 28, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $1.1M to 15 Massachusetts Nonprofits

• Watertown News | June 27, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards More Than $1.7 Million in Grants

• Londonderry News | June 27, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Donates to SNHPC Foundation

• The Gerontology Institute Blog: University of Massachusetts Boston | June 26, 2017 | Steven Syre | UMass Boston Research Team Wins Grant for New Healthy Aging Reports

• Watertown News | June 25, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Employees Volunteer to Help Out the Watertown Boys and Girls Club

• Salem Patch | June 23, 2017 | Taylor Rapalyea | Friends Of The Salem Council On Aging Awarded $30K Grant

• Associated Grantmakers Members InfoNet | June 23, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Invests $1.7 Million to Support Age-Friendly Communities

• MassNonprofitNews | June 22, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $1.1M to 15 [Mass] Nonprofits

• PR Newswire | June 20, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Employees Demonstrate Their Commitment To The Community At Ninth Annual Volunteer Day

• Salem.com | June 19, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $30,000 to Friends of the Salem Council on Aging

• East Boston Times-Free Press | June 9, 2017 | Mayor Martin J. Walsh | How We’re Making Boston an Age-Friendly City

• NorthEndWaterfront.com | June 7, 2017 | Mayor Martin J. Walsh | Mayor’s Column: How We’re Making Boston an Age-Friendly City

• New Hampshire Union Leader | June 5, 2017 | Gretchen M. Grosky | Generations Agree: Communities Need to do More to be Age-Friendly

• Bridges Together | June 5, 2017 | Funding Available for a Bridges Program: Join Our Informational Webinar on June 8 for More Info

• Mission Hill Gazette | June 2, 2017 | Emily Resnevic | Boston Striving to be an Age-Friendly City

• Providence Business News | June 1, 2017 | Phillip González Named Senior Program Officer at Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Retirement Living Sourcebook | June 1, 2017 | 2017 America's Best Intergenerational Community and National Finalists

May

• Associated Grantmakers Members InfoNet | May 25, 2017 | Phillip González Joins Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• Boston Herald | May 24, 2017 | Kathleen McKiernan | Program Aimed to Help Seniors Live Smarter

• WAMC Northeast Public Radio | May 19, 2017 | JD Allen | Transportation Gaps For An Aging Population In The Berkshires

• Londonderry News | May 18, 2017 | SNHPC Invites You to its Region-Wide Becoming Age-Friendly Forum!

• Barr Foundation | May 8, 2017 | Michael Kodransky | Twelve Designs Reimagine the Boston Bus Stop

• Mission Hill Gazette | May 5, 2017 | Emily Resnevic | Mission Hill Resident Named to Council to Improve Aging

• Boston Business Journal | May 5, 2017 | Nora Moreno Cargie and Jennifer Raymond |Viewpoint: Governor’s Aging Council Addresses a Vital Need

• Boston Globe | May 4, 2017 | Shelby Grebbin | Bright Ideas for a Graying Population: Jan Mutchler of UMass Boston Is Leading the Movement to Make the City More Conducive to Healthy Aging

• CBS Boston | May 3, 2017 | Kim Tunnicliffe |WBZ Cares: Operation ABLE Helps Mid-Lifers Get Back to Work

April

• Newton Tab | April 28, 2017 | Marian Leah Knapp | Aging in Places: Transforming to Truly Age-Friendly

• Associated Grantmakers Members InfoNet | April 26, 2017 | Governor Baker names Moreno Cargie to Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts

• VTDigger | April 20, 2017 | New England Summit on Workforce & Aging to Explore Why Gray is the New Green

• 97.9 WHAV | April 13, 2017 | Madeleine List | Gov. Baker Names DiStefano, Grape to Study Panel on Aging

• Massachusetts Department of Health and Human Services | April 12, 2017 | Baker-Polito Administration Establishes Council to Address Aging in Massachusetts

• Cape Cod Times | April 9, 2017 | Madeleine List | Youth, Seniors Build Community

March

• Healthy Waltham | March 10, 2017 | In the Spotlight

• Aging and Disability Business Institute | March 3, 2017 | Madeleine List | Finding Champions: Five Key Steps to Advance Your Cause

February

• New Hampshire Public Radio | February 6, 2017 | The Exchange | N.H. Communities Seek to Become "Age Friendly" For Both Seniors and Millennials

• Healthy Waltham | February 2, 2017 |Waltham Connections for Healthier Aging

• The Corporate Citizen | Winter 2017 | From the Corner Office

January

• Grantmakers Council of Rhode Island | January 30, 2017 | Tufts Health Plan Announces New Investments of $1.1 Million

• Wicked Local Cape Cod | January 26, 2017 | Conor Powers-Smith | Yarmouth Model U.N. Nets Bailey Invite to Real Thing

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | January 19, 2017 | First Director Hired for Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative

• Providence Business News | January 6, 2017 | RIC Foundation’s Age-Friendly Campaign Receives $121K Grant

• Massachusetts Public Health Association | January 6, 2017 | MPHA Awarded Three New Grants to Support our Work for Health Equity

• Market Wired | January 5, 2017 | New Report Highlights Statewide Strategies and Federal Resources to Meet the Needs of the Massachusetts Healthcare Workforce

• Waltham Patch | January 3, 2017 | Healthy Waltham Receives $62K Grant from Tufts Foundation

• MassMobility | January 2017 | Age-Friendly Berkshires Wins National Grant

December

• Wicked Local Waltham/Waltham News Tribune | December 30, 2016 | Healthy Waltham Receives Grant

• MASS Nonprofit News | December 28, 2016 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $980K to 10 Massachusetts Nonprofits

• Massachusetts Association of Councils on Aging | December 20, 2016 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces New Investments of $1.1 Million

• Health Resources in Action | December 12, 2016 | Kathleen McCabe, MPA | HRiA Co-hosts First Statewide Health Impact Assessment Conference

• UMASS Med Now | December 2, 2016 | Jennifer Rosinski | UMMS Partners on Dementia Friendly Massachusetts Initiative

• Providence Business News | December 2, 2016 | Emily Gowdey-Backus | Demand for Elder Services Growing in Rhode Island

November

• Commonwealth Medicine | November 21, 2016 | Dementia Friendly Activities Spreading Across Massachusetts

• Jobs For the Future | November 17, 2016 | Scott Helman | Increasing the Share of Federal Funding for Massachusetts

• Aging Issues | November 11, 2016 | Tufts Foundation Grant To Promote Age-Friendly Communities

• Community Catalyst | November 2, 2016 | Leena Sharma, Rosa Palacios | Asking the Right Questions to Foster Happy, Healthy, and Independent Aging

• Boston Globe Magazine | November 1, 2016 | Scott Helman | Where the TV Shows Get it Wrong on Hoarding

October

• Public News Service | October 31, 2016 | Mike Clifford | 14 NH Towns, Cities Have Opportunities to Become More Livable

• Wicked Local Yarmouth | October 22, 2016 | Conor Powers-Smith |Yarmouth Seniors, D-Y Teens Combine for Model UN

• WCVB | October 19, 2016 | Wake Up Call: Walk to End Alzheimer's

• Providence Journal | October 13, 2016 | Lynn Arditi | R.I. Seniors' Report Card: Chronic Health Problems Plague State's Elderly

• The Bay State Banner | October 13, 2016 | Jule Pattison-Gordon |Overcoming Obstacles to Healthy eating

September

• University of Southern California | September 27, 2016 |New Report Underscores Urgent Need to Support Millions of Struggling Caregivers

• Wicked Local Cape Cod | September 26, 2016 | Conor Powers-Smith |Yarmouth Age-Friendly Initiative Could Go Cape-Wide

• SouthCoast Today | September 25, 2016 |Overcoming Obstacles to Healthy Eating

August

• iBerkshires.com | August 27, 2016 | Roger Gutwillig |Age Friendly Berkshires: We're growing older, so let's make life better

• AARP Massachusetts | August 11, 2016 | Carol Brooks Ball |AARP CEO Jo Ann Jenkins Welcomes Martha's Vineyard to AARP Network of Age-Friendly Communities

• iBerkshires.com | August 5, 2016 | Jack Guerino |Adams Adopts Age Friendly Berkshires Resolution

July

• The Cambridge Chronicle and Tab | July 15, 2016 | Grant Helps Fight Hoarding 'Horror Stories' in Cambridge

• Senior Digest News | July 8, 2016 | Lt. Governor McKee Commends Aging in Community Subcommittee on Release of Aging in Rhode Island Report

• Swissnex | July 7, 2016 | Sander de la Rambelje and Valerie Koller | Food for Thought – A Massachusetts Approach to Healthy Aging

• Providence Journal | July 6, 2016 | RI Groups Join in Program to Reduce Elder Costs for Improved Elder Care

June

• Londonderry Times | June 26, 2016 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Invests $45,000 to Promote Age-Friendly Communities in Southern NH

• Watertown News | June 25, 2016 | Charlie Breitrose | More Than 300 Tufts Health Plan Employees Help During Volunteer Day

• Changing Aging | June 21, 2016 | Meg LaPorte | Fighting Ageism, Millennial Style

• NorthEndWaterfront.com | June 20, 2016 | City Releases Age-Friendly Boston Initiative Report

• Boston Herald | June 16, 2016 | Priscilla Pointdujour |Tufts Health Plan Employees Help Beautify Dimock Center

• Watertown Tab | June 16, 2016 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Announces Community Health, Wellness Grants

• MASS Nonprofit News | June 16, 2016 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to 10 Massachusetts Nonprofits

• WHAV.com | June 16, 2016 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant Aids Elder Services

• AARP.com | June 16, 2016 | Age Friendly Boston: Report to the Community

• Age-Friendly Boston Report | June 15, 2016 | Age-Friendly Boston: Assessing Need and Charting a Course of Action

• Bridges Together | June 15, 2016 | Bridges Together Recipient of Grant From Tufts Health Plan Foundation

• National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare | June 6, 2016 | 10K Day Symposium: Medicare’s Future as 10,000 Americans Turn 65 Every Day

May

• Council News | May 13, 2016 | Lisa Gurgone | LTSS Report Highlights Direct Care Workforce

• El Planeta | May 10, 2016 | The 100 Most Powerful People for Massachusetts' Latinos

• Rural Intelligence | May 10, 2016 | Shawn Hartley Hancock | A Disruptive Tour Rolls Into The Berkshires

• The Northborough-Southborough Villager | May 9, 2016 | In MetroWest, Experts Take Community Approach to Living with Dementia

• Massachusetts Municipal Association | May 5, 2016 | Making Massachusetts “Dementia Friendly” Leadership Summit Convenes on May 9

• Executive Office of Elder Affairs | May 5, 2016 | Initiative Seeks to Make Berkshire County ‘Age-Friendly’

April

• Yarmouth Register | April 24, 2016 | Conor Powers-Smith | New Phase for Age-Friendly Yarmouth

• Rhode Island College | April 21, 2016 | RIC Conference on Building Age-Friendly Communities

• Changing Aging | April 14, 2016 | Meg LaPorte | Massachusetts: Where Age-Friendly Is All-Friendly

• Providence Journal | April 12, 2016 | Richard Salit | How to Make RI More Livable for Seniors Focus of RIC Conference

• West Roxbury Transcript | April 7, 2016 | Matthew M. Robare | Groups Aim to Make Boston an Age-Friendly City

March

• The Berkshire Eagle | March 20, 2016 | Jenn Smith | Age-Friendly Berkshires Initiative Aims to Enrich Life for Growing Senior Population

• iBerkshires.com | March 8, 2016 | Rebecca Dravis | Program Aims to Make Berkshires 'Age-Friendly'

February

• VTDigger.com | February 22, 2016 | First-in-the-Nation Multi-State Learning Collaborative to Host Regional Summit on Aging

• City of Boston | February 11, 2016 | Mayor Walsh Encourages People to Partner with the City to Improve Traffic Safety on Boston's Streets

January

• Massachusetts Healthy Aging Collaborative | January 30, 2016 | White House Releases Final Report from 2015 Conference on Aging

• The Berkshire Eagle | January 29, 2016 | Business Briefs: Age Friendly Berkshires Hires Program Manager

• Council News | January 4, 2016 | Lisa Gurgone | Council Awarded Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grant to Study Workforce

December

• SouthCoastToday.com | December 11, 2015 | Kathleen McKiernan | Coastline Elderly Receives $225,000 Grant to Increase Healthy Living Among Elders

November

• Jamaica Plain News | November 1, 2015 | Footlight Club Receives $5,000 Grant

August

• WBSM.com | August 27, 2015 | Dan McCready | Coastline And 4C Get Grant From Tufts Health Plan Foundation

July

• MASS Nonprofit News | July 11, 2015 | Tufts Health Plan Foundation Grants $1.7 Million to 21 Massachusetts Nonprofits

• CapeCop.com | July 14, 2015 | Yarmouth Receives Tufts Grant for Age-Friendly Community Study

• Eagle Tribune | July 8, 2015 | YWCA of Greater Lawrence Receives $145K for Latino Health Program