NJFuture Redevelopment Forum 13 Creative Housing Egan handout 3
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NJFA was established in 1998 with a mission to promote innovative approaches to enable older adults to live independently through grants, awareness campaigns, and policy influence. NJFA provides over $380,000 annually in grants serving over 25,000 people, holds conferences for aging professionals, and conducts research on issues impacting seniors like economic security, transportation, caregiving, and employment. This research is used to advocate for policies supporting dignified aging.
NJFuture Redevelopment Forum 13 Creative Housing Egan handout 3
- 1. New Jersey Foundation for Aging (NJFA) www.njfoundationforaging.org Aging Insights: www.Youtube.com/njfoundationforaging 609-421-0206 NJFA was established in 1998 with a mission to promote innovative approaches in the delivery of services that enable older adults to live in the community with independence and dignity through grant making to address unmet needs and through increasing societys awareness to influence public policy. NJFA serves more than 500,000 persons annually. Public-private partnerships to support aging issues and services in New Jersey Grant awards for innovative programs: $380,000 for 44 grants serving more than 25,000 persons Statewide professional development conferences 15th Annual Conference in June 12, 2013 Policy research and social action 5 in depth research and policy reports listed below Public awareness, multi-media PR and public education: Renaissance Magazine with 100,000 readers; Aging Insights, TV program with 400,000 viewers, now on NJFAs YouTube channel Social Networking: Website, with report & caregiver resources. Plus a Blog; Face book and Twitter Social Action and Policy Sessions & Research 2010 Stakeholder Sessions on the Reauthorization of the Older Americans Act, Proceedings * Elder Economics and Senior Hunger Session for policy makers in NJ in 2011 Affordable Housing Advocacy with Fight Poverty with Faith in 2012 Co-convener of the Anti Poverty Network of NJ since 2012 2012 NJ Elder Economic Index Update Project* a research Index Report that provides a county by county analysis of the actual living costs for seniors and county demographics including gender race and housing status of seniors living on the edge of poverty. A companion recommendation section looks at the ways seniors can close the widening gap between their income and expenses. These materials are tools for policy makers, aging advocates and others to develop policies to help seniors age with dignity by promoting their economic security through a multi-pronged approach that includes organizing, advocacy and research. This builds on the previous 2009 NJ Elder Index report. Safe Mobility at Any Age -stakeholder sessions in 2004-2005, report* was released in February 2005 Policy sessions were hosted with Voorhees Transportation Center at Rutgers University to bring together stakeholders from local, state and federal transportation planning organizations with representatives from community transportation, health and senior programs to focus on at-risk senior driver issues. Medical Transportation* (2002) Family Caregiving- Helping Caregivers to Care* (2003) Mature Workers As Untapped Resources, seminar & policy session (2000) Professional Development 15th Annual Professional Conference, June 12, 2013 Conference, Jamesburg, NJ. Sessions on skills building CEU program for 200 aging network professionals including psychologists, nurses, social workers, activities specialists, AAA, senior center & housing staff & community service staff at the municipal and county levels. NJ Elder Economic Summit and Regional Sessions, April through Sept 2011, linking credit/debt and foreclosure specialists with aging services. Online resources directory: foreclosure prevention, etc. available on NJFA website. * These reports are available on NJFAs website www.njfoundationforaging.org/issues.html To learn more about NJFA, visit www.njfoundationforaging.org, or call 609-421-0206