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Lifelong Strong New Jersey is an advocacy campaign to prioritize policies that ensure New Jerseyans can thrive in the Garden State as we age.

Like all age groups, older New Jerseyans are important contributors to the state’s economy, infrastructure, and communities. As demographics rapidly change, we ask that the next Governor recognize our increasingly older population and include aging as an important consideration in all policy discussions, so that New Jersey can become an even better place to age well.

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Students Bridge the Digital Divide Through Tech Training

Second-year students in Seton Hall’s Master of Occupational Therapy (M.S.O.T.) program recently partnered with community-dwelling older adults in northern New Jersey to improve digital literacy and promote independence and participation in meaningful daily activities. The event took place over two collaborative sessions that addressed the challenges many older adults face in

Ciattarelli has big lead, Dem field more unsettled in Rutgers gubernatorial poll

Ciattarelli earns the support of 42% of Republican-leaning voters, far ahead of his chief opponent, radio host Bill Spadea, who gets 12%. State Sen. Jon Bramnick (R-Westfield), the field’s only explicitly anti-Trump Republican, gets 4%; Justin Barbera, a little-known contractor, gets 3%; and former Englewood Cliffs Mayor Mario Kranjac

Seniors need help with putting food on the table?

Seniors need help with putting food on the table? The Raritan Valley YMCA (www.raritanvalleyymca.org) has teamed up with the Middlesex County Office of Aging & Disabled Services at 732-745-3295 to increase public awareness of services and opportunities for county seniors, the disabled, and their care givers. For general health

Andy Kim won’t make endorsement in Democratic primary for governor

Asked earlier today at a senior roundtable he was hosting alongside Newark Mayor Ras Baraka – one of his party’s gubernatorial hopefuls – whether he would make an endorsement in the Democratic primary for governor, Kim said no. In a statement provided to the New Jersey Globe, Kim spokesperson Anthony DeAngelo

Kim says he’ll stay out of Dem gov primary

Kim appeared at a roundtable in Newark focused on senior benefits with Ras Baraka, the mayor of the city, on Thursday. Baraka is one of the six Democrats running to succeed term-limited Gov. Phil Murphy, but Baraka appeared in his official capacity, not as a candidate. Still, the audience

N.J. voters support some broad goals of RFK Jr.’s health platform, poll finds

A Stockton University poll found bipartisan majorities in New Jersey support banning certain food additives or dyes, increasing restrictions on pesticides, and banning processed foods from public school lunches. Respondents were less likely to express a lack of confidence in vaccines. 93% of Democrats, 54% of Republicans, and 63%

New Jersey’s Seniors Can’t Afford More Medicaid Cuts

The aging of our population is no secret, but many don’t consider how the funding we invest today determines the future of care.  Within five years, all baby boomers will be age 65 or older, and the population of people aged 80 and over in New Jersey is projected to

Financial Relief Seniors: Middlesex Co. Promotes New Stay NJ Property Tax Program

The County has launched a comprehensive public service announcement campaign highlighting the program’s benefits and eligibility requirements. For convenient access and helpful resources, the County has created a dedicated webpage at middlesexcountynj.gov/taxrelief. This initiative aims to help older residents remain in New Jersey by easing property tax burdens and

Caregiver Coalition

The Raritan Valley YMCA (www.raritanvalleyymca.org) has teamed up with the Middlesex County Office of Aging & Disabled Services at 732-745-3295 to increase public awareness of services and opportunities for county seniors, the disabled, and their care givers. For general health information and area wide programs and services for senior

United By Leaders in New Jersey Aging Policy

New Jersey Advocates for Aging Well
Fair Share Support Services
Rutgers School of Social Work
Grotta Fund for Older Adults
Parker || we make aging part of life
The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation
New Jersey Future