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. Leaders of age-friendly community initiatives in Bergen, Essex, Morris, Somerset, Passaic, and Union counties regularly participate in our alliance, whose advocacy and coalition-building is steered by New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well, in collaboration with local philanthropies and the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration at the School of Social Work.
Age Friendly Success Stories
New Campaign to Get Candidates Focused on Aging Issues
June 6, 2025 @ 11:17 am
Age-friendly progress requires buy-in from the highest levels of state government. That’s why the organizations back-boning the Age-Friendly North Jersey alliance are also among the leaders of a new public relations campaign to make population aging a priority issue...
Local Age-Friendly Advocates Must be Well-Versed on the Impact that Many Federal Government Programs Have on Older Adults’ Lives
June 6, 2025 @ 11:17 am
Age-friendly work aims to empower older adults to advocate for themselves. In today’s tumultuous times – with the news of potential cuts to federally funded programs changing weekly and sometimes daily – it can be challenging to keep up with the latest developments,...
Teaching about Transportation is Vital to Age-Friendly Work
June 6, 2025 @ 11:17 am
Giving up driving in a car-centric state like New Jersey is a tricky undertaking – and not just for older adults surrendering the keys - but also for the family caregivers, aging services providers and local officials trying to steer them to alternatives. “People...
Upcoming Events
AFNJ Transportation Webinar – NJTIP @ Rutgers
June 16 @ 11:00 am
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to our in-person Transportation Symposium on April 3, we are inviting some of the speakers back to share their presentations with a wider audience. We know how important transportation is to older adults and age-friendly...
AFNJ Transportation Webinar – NJ Mature Drivers Resource Center
June 17 @ 11:00 am
Due to the overwhelmingly positive response to our in-person Transportation Symposium on April 3, we are inviting some of the speakers back to share their presentations with a wider audience. We know how important transportation is to older adults and age-friendly...