Great Places at Any Age
Age-Friendly New 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 State Grant Program Seeks to Promote Senior Wellness and Inclusion
September 1 @ 3:42 am
New Jersey’s leaders are trying to remedy rising rates of social isolation by investing nearly $4 million in programs that promote connections and community ties among residents most at-risk for this growing health scourge. The money was awarded to 18 nonprofit...
Ocean County Leading the Way on Multisector Planning for Aging
September 1 @ 3:42 am
Ocean County has become the first governmental body in New Jersey to adopt a comprehensive plan on population aging, a fitting and crucial achievement for a county that is home to the state’s largest concentration of retirement communities. The Age-Friendly Ocean...
Proposed Task Force Could Help NJ Prepare for Population Aging
September 1 @ 3:42 am
Population aging presents both challenges and opportunities, and it’s time for New Jersey to start planning in earnest for the fast-approaching day when adults over 60 will outnumber children in the Garden State. A bill recently introduced in the New Jersey...
Upcoming Events
NJ Age Friendly Summit
September 16 @ 9:30 am
Join Us for an In-Person Networking Event for Age Friendly Communities & Friends! Come with your current concerns, challenges and solutions in the age-friendly journey and leave with actionable plans for moving your age-friendly efforts forward, plus a chance to...
Bergen Roundtable
September 23 @ 10:00 am
Join us for a presentation on key findings from Bergen County's 2026 Age Friendly Community Needs Assessment. During the assessment period earlier this year, the County conducted multiple focus group sessions, interviewed key community stakeholders, and gathered over...