Creating a more
age-friendly Waltham.
Waltham Connections for Healthy Aging is a coalition of senior activists and agencies that are working to make Waltham an aging-friendly community, as well as a model for community involvement for seniors.
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Waltham Connections has its roots in a 2015-6 study led by Brandeis Professor Walter Leutz and his partner, Betsy. Our theme of “Connections" expresses our aim to connect seniors to one another and to a more age-friendly city.
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Connections has led a number of initiatives to create a more age-friendly and inclusive Waltham. We have focused on social participation, communication, nutrition, physical activity, lifelong learning, and civic participation.
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Grant Updates
Since inception in 2017 we have received core funding from the Tufts Health Plan Foundation. Other funders have included Jewish Family and Children’s Service, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Mt. Auburn Hospital, AARP Foundation, Brandeis University, Springwell/Title III, and McLean Hospital.
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Living longer. Living healthier.
Our Projects
Welcome to
the Digital Age
We are working to increase computer literacy and internet access for seniors through our bilingual classes.
Latinx and Ugandan Outreach Workers
In partnership with the Council on Aging and Africano Waltham, we
support Spanish-speaking and Ugandan outreach workers to enhance inclusion of these seniors.
Intergenerational Programs
We have organized Sages and Seekers activities connecting Waltham older adults with high-school and college youth.
