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2025–26 · City-wide

Community liaisons checking on seniors' care

Train community liaisons to check on seniors and disabled residents, especially BIPOC, to make sure they receive the insurance-covered care they are promised.

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The resident's idea, as submitted

The idea

CareCheck Collective empowers trained community liaisons to check on Boston’s seniors and disabled residents, ensuring they receive proper insurance-covered care. It prioritizes BIPOC equity, fosters trust, and transforms oversight into neighbor-driv

Who it helps and why

CareCheck Collective centers BIPOC seniors and disabled residents, ensuring insurance providers deliver promised care. It transforms oversight into grassroots advocacy—bridging systemic gaps with culturally aware, community-driven check-ins. By shifting care accountability to trusted neighbors, it restores dignity, amplifies voice, and makes equity a living, local practice.

Details

Cycle
2025–26
Submitted
July 23, 2025
Neighborhood
City-wide
Portal category
Human Services
How it was submitted
Individual submission
Submission language
English

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The same need in other cycles

City-wide ideas in Older adult support from the other cycles, up to 3 from each.