by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Dec 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
A good community cause needs a good community ambassador, and Age-Friendly Englewood has one in its coordinator Janet Sharma. From filling an information vacuum with a community newsletter that reaches thousands to building a community network with nearly 70...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Nov 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
On a recent Saturday afternoon, dozens of residents filed into a community center in South Orange with lamps, bicycles, stereos, jewelry, guitars, clothing, small furniture and assorted household bric-a-brac, all in various states of disrepair. Tables lined the...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Oct 3, 2024 | Uncategorized
The goal of age-friendly community work is to achieve lasting impact. The leaders of Age-Friendly Teaneck are celebrating a concrete sign of community progress with the opening in October 2024 of a new community center that will serve as a hub of new age-friendly...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Sep 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Police departments might seem unlikely partners in an age-friendly coalition. Not so in the City of Garfield, where Sgt. Jeffrey Stewart, commander of the Garfield Police Department’s Community Affairs Division, has served as the project coordinator for Generations...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Aug 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
A campaign is underway to urge lawmakers to make New Jersey’s Medicaid program more equitable and enable more older adults and residents with disabilities to receive the care they need in less-restrictive and less-costly home and community settings. A robust group of...
by bandt27 | Jul 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
“Jobs that Care.” “Make a Difference.” Those are the headlines emblazoned on social media posts, radio ads and the sides of New Jersey buses, as part of a new marketing campaign highlighting the emotional rewards of working in what’s known as the “direct-care...
