Age-Friendly Blog

In its advocacy work, The New Jersey Foundation for Aging routinely seeks to widen the lens that society trains on the lives and livelihoods of older adults, and the organization’s annual conference this year succeeded in doing just that, opening attendees’ eyes to the ways in which ageism is so widely normalized and internalized

The loss of property tax reimbursements is just one potential blow to efforts to ensure low- and moderate-income older adults can afford to keep living independently in their own homes and apartments during this crisis. With federal and state renter protections potentially expiring, there are growing worries about widespread evictions in coming months

These four towns - with their varied landscapes, histories and systems of government - are alike in two important ways: Their populations are aging, and their government and civic leaders recognize the importance of using an age-friendly lens to plan for the future. With the addition of these four new community initiatives, the network now encompasses 16 communities in five counties – Bergen, Essex, Morris, Passaic and Union – which together have a population of more than a half million people

Age-Friendly leaders have tapped into community partnerships built over the past few years, trying to formulate new strategies for keeping older adults physically and emotionally healthy in the wake of suspended social service programs, cancelled recreational activities, interrupted transportation services, and growing food insecurity

One of our alliance members, Age Friendly Ridgewood, has been working with residents and village leaders on developing an age-friendly vision for the community. A Feb. 27 article in northjersey.com outlined the important and forward-looking planning strategies...

An OpEd written by Julia Stoumbos, director of aging-in-place programs for The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation and co-facilitator of North Jersey alliance of Age-Friendly Communities, was published Feb. 15 on nj.com. Here's an excerpt: Too many New Jerseyans of...

An OpEd written by Julia Stoumbos, director of aging-in-place programs for The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation and co-facilitator of the North Jersey Alliance of Age-Friendly Communities, was published Jan. 30 on the NJ Spotlight news site: Here's an excerpt: In...

Many of the recent studies on social isolation show that it is increasing among all age groups. That’s happening in part because social media and digital communications are too often replacing face-to-face interaction, which is something that becomes a more essential ingredient of good health when people get older. A comprehensive study like this could offer more useful strategies to those who spend their days trying to serve isolated and homebound populations

New Jersey – few will be surprised to hear - ranks among the country’s more expensive places for older adults to live. More than half of those over 65 and living alone in the Garden State - and nearly a quarter of elder couples - are classified as “economically insecure,” meaning they lack enough income for life’s basics

For the first time in nearly a decade, New Jersey’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund has been fully funded. That was the good news that Staci Berger, president of the Housing and Community Development Network of New Jersey, recently delivered to age-friendly community leaders. Starting in 2020, an estimated $60 million will be available