Older Americans Month is Coming

May is Older Americans Month. This year's theme from the Administration on Community Living is "Aging Unbound."

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Age-Friendly North Jersey Invited to the White House

Julia Stoumbos from The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, along with other leaders in community-engaged work, were invited to share their perspectives at the "Communities in Action: Building a Better New Jersey" event at the White House on March 29. According to Julia:

"It was a good opportunity to talk about the community-level changes our alliance and other organizations have been working toward and to hear from leadership at the federal government level, as well as local elected officials and community leaders, working to improve people’s everyday lives. Our state has strong advocates for social justice and equitable economic opportunities who advised the administration on the policy changes that could enhance their work, and by extension, enhance the ability of all New Jerseyans to affordably age in supportive community settings."

Age-Friendly North Jersey Members Testify at the New Jersey Age-Friendly Advisory Council's

Blueprint Listening Sessions

We are proud of the many Age-Friendly North Jersey members who provided written and oral testimony to inform the state's Age-Friendly Blueprint. Each testifier shared the accomplishments of their age-friendly efforts and the needs of the particular services areas and populations they work with, and we coalesced around the need for systematic investment in communities to be the leaders of age-friendly work.

The Hub for Aging Collaboration at Rutgers School of Social Work Begins Formal Launch

The Hub for Aging Collaboration at Rutgers had its first formal launch event at the Careers in Aging Week Network and Lunch Event on March 29. Thanks to the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI-RU) for hosting in their beautiful building!

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• Mackenzie Scott has launched a Yield Giving Open Call for funding for mid-sized community-focused nonprofits. Register to apply by May 5; applications are due June 12. Learn more.

• Justice in Aging is hiring a Director of Operations. Learn more.

• Register for New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well's 2023 Annual Conference in New Brunswick on June 9. More information.*

• The 2023 NJ Planning and Redevelopment conference will be on June 21-22 (remote) and June 23 (in-person in New Brunswick). More information.*

• The New Jersey Public Health Association's annual conference is on April 21 in Trenton at Mercer County College Conference Center. More information.*

• LeadingAge New Jersey and Delaware's 2023 annual meeting will be on June 20-22 in Atlantic City. More information.*

• Generations United is hosting the 22nd Global Intergenerational Conference in Washington, D.C. on June 26-28. More information.

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• The video recording from our March 21 co-hosted program on Accessibility in Virtual Programming is available. Watch here.

• April is Earth Month! Learn from this Mather Institute report about the ways older adults are "going green." Read here.

• Spring is in the air! AARP has published a toolkit on creating and maintaining community gardens for sustainable, inclusive, and intergenerational communities. Read here.