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
Our Alliance Seeks to Be a Resource for Lasting Age-Friendly Progress
October 6 @ 9:12 pm
Sustaining an age-friendly community initiative over many years can require as much dedication and determination as the initial work of starting one. Part of our alliance’s mission is to support local leaders in building a foundation for age-friendly community...
New Web Page Highlights the Work of the New Jersey Age-Friendly Grants Program
October 6 @ 9:12 pm
Some projects followed a blueprint. Others blazed a trail. The New Jersey Age-Friendly Grants Program officially concluded this summer, but much of the community, regional and statewide work it funded will continue in some fashion...
New State Grant Program Seeks to Promote Senior Wellness and Inclusion
October 6 @ 9:12 pm
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...
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