New Jersey’s first Age-Friendly Virtual Fair was a one-of-kind showcase of the diverse work and partnerships underway within the movement to make the Garden State a better place to age well.

More than 260 people – including key government, community, business, non-profit and academic

leaders – participated in the Sept. 15 virtual conference. 

Read our blog post here to learn more, and

view session recordings here.

With thanks to the entire virtual fair planning team: Rutgers School of Social Work, New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well, The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation, and the Grotta Fund of the Jewish Community Foundation of Greater Metrowest NJ.

Friday, October 7, is Ageism Awareness Day! Access toolkits, multimedia publications, campaigns, events, and more on the Decade of Healthy Ageing Website.

Here is an action you can take today:

Zoom has added automatic closed captioning in breakout rooms! This important accessibility feature is not automatically enabled. Contact your Zoom account administrator to have this feature enabled, and share this good news with your networks.

Justice in Aging is hosting a three-part webinar on critical issues older adults experience upon re-entry post-incarceration. Register for webinars on October 6 (click here), October 12 (click here) and November 9 (link forthcoming).

Join Columbia University's Butler Aging Center for a virtual seminar on Healthy Longevity and Prosocial Aging. Featuring Dr. Laura L. Carstensen. Register here for this Zoom event, which is on October 10 at 1pm.

Let's Talk About Dementia and Culture! This symposium is hosted by Dementia Friends Massachussetts on November 15 from 1-4:30pm on Zoom.

Register Here.

CEUs available for social workers. More information available here.

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