Age Friendly North Jersey

Age-Friendly North Jersey Meeting on Age-Friendly Advocacy in Local Government
2022-11-30 08:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Zoom
Panel conversation with peer leaders in municipal age-friendly advocacy:

Cristina Cutrone, Deputy Mayor, Borough of Fair Lawn
Karen Hartshorn Hilton, Trustee, Village of South Orange
Barry Lewis, Township Manager, Township of Livingston
Moderated by Althea Pestine-Stevens, Rutgers University School of Social Work

Engaging Historically Marginalized Older Adults in Age-Friendly Communities: AFNJ June 2022 Meeting
2022-06-08 08:00 - 17:00
Our June 8, 2022 alliance meeting on “Engaging Historically Marginalized Older Adults in Age-Friendly Communities” had two enlightening presentations by Drs. Laurent Reyes and Melanie Plasencia, followed by a lively Q & A session. Some key takeaways included:
• The importance of recruiting people with historically marginalized identities as leaders;
• Designing events that include elements of cultural importance; and
• Recognizing the leadership already occurring in communities.

Developing Communications Strategies: AFNJ New Leaders Meeting
2021-12-08 08:00 - 17:00
Featuring RoseAnn Ciarlante from Westwood; Carmen Morale, Tracy Carroll, and Cathy Rowe from South Orange and Maplewood, and Darleen Reveille from Garfield. Panelists from three communities who have been doing age-friendly work for at least 5 years share the diverse and widespread ways in which they connect, share information, and spread awareness with community members, organizational partners, elected officials, and more. Speakers provide tips for new leaders starting their age-friendly community work and lessons that they learned along the way.

AFNJ Meeting on Communications for Sustainability, November 17, 2021
2021-11-17 08:00 - 2021-11-18 17:00
Our Alliance has some new ways to share information and connect with each other! Drs. Emily Greenfield and Althea Pestine-Stevens from Rutgers School of Social Work present new communications platforms intended to help us stay more connected and informed as local initiatives continue to evolve. Included in this discussion are an eNewsletter, Padlet bulletin board, Listserv, and Website/blog. Use this link to access the activity worksheets: https://docs.google.com/presentation/….
