by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Sep 30, 2025 | Uncategorized
Senior centers open many doors for those who frequent them, doors that connect older adults to social interaction, physical activities, educational programs and other essential services. They also offer a window for New Jersey’s leaders, a window into the...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Sep 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
Most local libraries have a children’s librarian, but what about a staff member who specializes in older adult services? Most partner with local schools but how many think to actively collaborate with their local senior centers or over-55 living communities? The role...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Aug 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Our Alliance is Expanding Its Geographic Reach and Mission Ten years ago, a group of community organizers, aging services providers, philanthropic leaders, academics and older-adult advocates gathered at a conference to brainstorm ways to ignite an age-friendly...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Jun 25, 2025 | Uncategorized
A common flaw in many “how-to” guides is devoting too much time and space on the “why’ instead of the “how.” The Municipal Toolkit for Building an Age-Friendly Community written and published this spring by the leaders of Age-Friendly Ridgewood doesn’t make that...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
Age-friendly progress requires buy-in from the highest levels of state government. That’s why the organizations back-boning the Age-Friendly North Jersey alliance are also among the leaders of a new public relations campaign to make population aging a priority issue...
by Age-Friendly North Jersey | May 6, 2025 | Uncategorized
Age-friendly work aims to empower older adults to advocate for themselves. In today’s tumultuous times – with the news of potential cuts to federally funded programs changing weekly and sometimes daily – it can be challenging to keep up with the latest developments,...
