Shaping Elizabeth’s coalition partner Lifelong Elizabeth, an age-friendly community initiative sponsored by Jewish Family Service of Central New Jersey and funded through the Grotta Fund for Senior Care, kicked off Older Adult Month with its annual “Senior Safety Days.” The...
Ocean County has one of the highest senior populations in the state of New Jersey, and Toms River is in the heart of Ocean County. In the beginning phases of our NJHI: Building a Culture of Health in NJ –...
Transportation was identified as a key theme in the Blueprint for Action for Bound Brook and South Bound Brook. As discussed in an earlier blog post, we worked with graduate students at Rutgers’ Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and...
As spring jumps into summer, so does the Healthier Perth Amboy Culture of Health team. With the arrival of warm weather comes the opportunities to bring to life what we have been working on, such as supporting community gardens, new...
Groundwork Elizabeth’s Next Generation Community Leaders Youth team is currently engaging and receiving guidance from trained community-based experts in anticipation of implementing a four-week program in the City of Elizabeth, which targets an often overlooked and fragile population—its senior citizens....