Age-Friendly Blog
This blog reports on New Jersey’s expanding age-friendly movement and examines new trends and programs to improve the housing, transportation, health and social connectivity needs of older adults and the overall livability of communities in the Garden State.
New Campaign Hopes to Get Candidates for Governor Focused on Aging Topics
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...
Teaching about Transportation Options is Vital to Age-Friendly Work
Giving up driving in a car-centric state like New Jersey is a tricky undertaking – and not just for older adults surrendering the keys - but also for the family caregivers, aging services providers and local officials trying to steer them to alternatives. “People...
A Year of Age-Friendly Successes and Strides in New Jersey
A new year is a time to take stock of how far you’ve come and what’s ahead. Our Age-Friendly North Jersey alliance greets 2025 with a newly designed website, new community members, expanded partnerships at the regional and state level and new and encouraging signs...
Building Age-Friendly Community Ties One Repair at A Time
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...
New Age-Friendly Community Center Opening in Teaneck
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 this month of a new community center that will serve as a hub of new age-friendly...
Aging Insights Episode Looks at Age-Friendly Movement in NJ
Stoumbos describes the age-friendly movement in New Jersey as “a sort of mindset and structure that applies to communities and helps people to be able to age throughout the lifespan in a place that supports different levels of needs
New Resource Lists Transit Routes to COVID-19 Vaccine Sites
As New Jersey increases the pace of vaccinations and adds more vaccination sites, NJ TIP will update its list of travel tips about every two weeks
Vaccine Woes Should Inform Future Response Plans, Experts Say
“There’s no returning back to the old normal,” Milly Silva, executive vice president of 1199 SEIU, said in a virtual roundtable hosted Jan. 28 by NJ Spotlight News.
Age-Friendly Leaders Reflect on Progress in Challenging Year
Unable to meet in person and share holiday treats with one another, network leaders instead “gifted’ each other with the valuable insights and illuminating experiences they gained in 2020
Advancing Age-Friendly Means Bringing Generations Together
“Mixing it up is the new cool.” said Donna Butts, executive director of Generations United, a Washington D.C. advocacy group that promotes programs and policies to connect people of different ages. “Getting generations together is the way to go, and the best way that we can build strong communities and make sure people are engaged