Great Places at Any Age

Age-Friendly North Jersey is a growing alliance of advocates and change-makers dedicated to making the communities where we live, work, and play better for longer, healthier, and more equitable lives

Age Friendly Success Stories

A Year of Age-Friendly Successes and Strides in New Jersey

A Year of Age-Friendly Successes and Strides in New Jersey

January 7, 2025 @ 2:29 pm

A new year is a time to take stock of how far you’ve come and what's ahead. Our Age-Friendly North Jersey alliance greets 2025 with a newly designed website, new community members, expanded partnerships at the regional and state level and new and encouraging signs of...

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Communication, Coalitions Propel Age-Friendly Englewood

Communication, Coalitions Propel Age-Friendly Englewood

January 7, 2025 @ 2:29 pm

A good community cause needs a good community ambassador, and Age-Friendly Englewood has one in its coordinator Janet Sharma. From filling an information vacuum with a community newsletter that reaches thousands to building a community network with nearly 70...

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Building Age-Friendly Community Ties One Repair at A Time

Building Age-Friendly Community Ties One Repair at A Time

January 7, 2025 @ 2:29 pm

On a recent Saturday afternoon, dozens of residents filed into a community center in South Orange with lamps, bicycles, stereos, jewelry, guitars, clothing, small furniture and assorted household bric-a-brac, all in various states of disrepair. Tables lined the...

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Upcoming Events

Age-Friendly Community Outcomes within the Waters of Systems Change

Age-Friendly Community Outcomes within the Waters of Systems Change

January 16 @ 10:00 am

Speakers: Emily A. Greenfield & Natalie E. Pope, Rutgers School of Social Work, Hub for Aging Collaboration (socialwork.rutgers.edu/aging) Description: Demonstrating the outcomes of age-friendly community (AFC) initiatives is important for sustaining resources to...