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Are you fierce?

Are you fierce? We recently came across an interesting website, www.fiercewithage.com, the site is a call to action for boomers to not fear aging and to resist ageism. The founder of this site is Carol Orsborn, Ph.D. is an author and spiritual advisor. ¬†Dr. Orsborn believes that anti-aging messaging is destructive not only mentally, but […]

Learn more, connect with others and get involved.

Learn more, connect with others and get involved. ¬†Affordable housing, job availability, livable wages, food security these are all key pieces to living and aging well in NJ. A recent article in the Trenton Times highlights the struggle of the homeless in accessing services at three key organizations that provide shelter, food and many other […]

May is Older Americans Month

The theme for Older Americans Month this year is Never Too Old to Play to learn more about this theme and what it means please visit http://olderamericansmonth.org/ ¬†To find out what events might be taking place in your area, contact your County Office on Aging by visiting http://www.njfoundationforaging.org/services.html to find the websites and phone numbers […]

NJFA 14th Annual Conference- Hot Topics- June 14, 2012

NJFA is proud to be hosting our annual conference for the 14th year. We work hard every year to bring new and pertinent topics to the professionals who attend. And this year is no different. We will feature a session about hoarding that is going to look at the ethical and clinical aspects of the […]

Register Online! NJFA’s 14th Annual Conference

Register Online! NJFA‚Äôs 14th Annual Conference ¬†NJFA‚Äôs 14th Annual Conference, ‚ÄúAddressing the Needs of Diverse Populations‚Äù will be held on Thursday June 14th at the Crowne Plaza Monroe. ¬†And you can register online at https://secure.americanweb.net/njfoundationforaging/ ¬†In addition to our two keynote speakers, Linda Couch of the National Low Income Housing Coalition and Suzanne Braun Levine […]

Identity Theft- Next steps

Identity Theft ¬†We all know by now that we are supposed to carefully guard our social security number. You may have read some safety tips here on this blog or in Renaissance magazine. So, what do you do if your Social Security number is misused? ¬†The Social Security Administration protects your Social Security number and […]

NJFA 14th Annual Conference!

NJFA will hold its 14th Annual Conference on Thursday, June 14th at the Crowne Plaza Monroe. This year’s conference, titled, Addressing the Needs of Diverse Populations will feature two nationally recognized keynote speakers.