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Celebrating the Age-Friendly Communities Movement in New Jersey
The Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration and New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well held an exciting event highlighting the age-friendly communities movement in New Jersey. This event included insights from leading age-friendly champions in the state reflecting on the foundations and exciting new developments for progress in the Garden State.
View the recording here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wpuGQBDbEo
See slides below:
Aging Well West Orange Presentation NJAAW
Lifelong Strong New Jersey Campaign: Visit the campaign’s website to get connected!
Local Age-Friendly Initiatives Featured at the Event:
NJ Department of Human Services Age-Friendly Grants Program:
- Recent press release about the program (including grantees)
- NJDHS Division of Aging Services “Age-Friendly Resources” page
Research on Age-Friendly Community Practice:
- Age-Friendly Communities Research at the Rutgers Hub for Aging Collaboration
- A recent articleabout how age-friendly work in New Jersey illustrates systems change on aging
Multisector Plan for Aging in New Jersey:
- Learn about State Multisector Plans for Aging
- Learn about New Jersey’s work in developing a Multisector Plan for Aging (as a current participant in the Multi-Sector Plan for Aging Learning Collaborative )
Other Resources Shared During the Event:
- Aging in Supportive Housing Guide: A Resource for Municipalities and Advocates in New Jersey (Supportive Housing Association of New Jersey)
- Toolkit for launching local “Exploring Careers in Aging Internship Program” from Age-Friendly Teaneck
- Recording from a prior Age-Friendly North Jersey virtual meeting about community-police partnerships on aging
- Municipal Toolkit for Building Age-Friendly Communities (from Age-Friendly Ridgewood)
- Findings from a Recent Survey of Older Adults in New Jersey (from NJAAW)
- Factsheet on Medicaid and Its Role for Older Adults in New Jersey (from AARP)
- Begen Roundtable (organized by age-friendly leaders in Bergen County)
- Map of afforable senior housing communities in New Jersey (from Rutgers)
- Follow Allison Barkoff on LinkedIn (professor and former ACL Director)