Mike Festa

AARP Community Challenge Grant Program now accepting 2020 applications

The program funds quick-action projects that help make communities better for all ages; Application deadline is April 1, 2020   By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP...
Alain Valles is an expert on reverse mortgages.

Reverse mortgages – Top uses and recent changes

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director 781-724-6221/av@hhcp.org As Managing Director of the self-funded nonprofit charitable mortgage company, Helping Hands Community Partners, our...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

The ‘live in’ look

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes  My 13-year-old son suggested I write an article about cleanliness.  I wonder if it was an...
Mike Festa

2019 recap – The year in scams and fraud, and fighting back!

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts   From data breaches to DNA testing scams to robocall legislation, 2019 was an eventful year for fraudsters. Here...

Mathieu Newton Sotheby’s International Realty

How long you should live in your home before you sell? Are you considering upgrading, downsizing, relocating? Consider these factors when deciding if now is...

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

A tough choice for senior homeowners   By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director The rock ‘n roll band, The Clash, had a hit...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

New year, new me. Now what?

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes “Often when you think you're at the end of something, you're at the beginning of something...
Mike Festa

Thinking of volunteering in 2020? Think of AARP Massachusetts!

By Mike Festa, State Director, AARP Massachusetts   It’s a New Year and you have a lifetime of experience to offer. If you’re looking for a...

Reverse mortgages: ‘The Times They Are a Changin’

By Alain Valles, CRMP, CSA, MS, MBA, Nonprofit Managing Director For those Bob Dylan fans and casual listeners, the timeless anthem “The Times They Are...
Marianne Delorey of Colony Retirement Homes

For the love of food

By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D., Executive Director, Colony Retirement Homes “One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” ― Virginia Woolf The US...