Goodbye and Thanks to a Pioneering Age-Friendly Advocate

One of the founders of the Age-Friendly NJ alliance – Renie Rich Carniol – retired from her longtime post as director of the Grotta Fund for Older Adults last month, leaving behind a legacy of progress on aging issues at the local and state levels.   Carniol was...

A Year of Monumental Advances for Aging Advocates

The age-friendly movement in New Jersey deepened and widened in 2025, so much so that our alliance is starting the New Year with a new name, greater statewide impact, stronger advocacy partnerships and an expanded role in mentoring new community leaders.  Our...

Age-Friendly Ridgewood’s New Guide Offers Helpful Tools

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...