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
An Age-Friendly New Jersey Needs an Age-Friendly Economy
March 5, 2026 @ 10:16 am
Making New Jersey an age-friendly state is not just the work of government. Businesses, employers, developers and others in the private sector must be invested in the goal of creating an age-friendly economy in which everyone can thrive. Rooting out ageist hiring...
Goodbye and Thanks to a Pioneering Age-Friendly Advocate
March 5, 2026 @ 10:16 am
One of the founders of the Age-Friendly NJ alliance – Renie Rich Carniol – retired from her longtime post as director of the Grotta Fund for Older Adults last month, leaving behind a legacy of progress on aging issues at the local and state levels. Carniol...
A Year of Monumental Advances for Aging Advocates
March 5, 2026 @ 10:16 am
The age-friendly movement in New Jersey deepened and widened in 2025, so much so that our alliance is starting the New Year with a new name, greater statewide impact, stronger advocacy partnerships and an expanded role in mentoring new community leaders. Our...
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