Community Outreach

Our outreach through podcasts and blogs bring news and ideas to our community

And Why Not?

Last week, we filled a bus with elders and staff and headed off to Coney Island.  Granted, our location in Northern New Jersey makes a trip to Coney Island less

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United in Grief

Just a few weeks ago, we joined together to make challah with elders on both of our campuses.  Many had never made challah before and we walked through both the

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Facing the Haters

My world of work is a continuum of older adult services, located in northern New Jersey.  We care for people who need us, we reach out into the community to

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Defeating Ageism

When something becomes an “ism,” it is because it is recognized as a form of oppression. Think of racism, sexism, classism and you’ll see the application of these three simple

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Olympic Dreams

I am the first to say that I am not much of a television watcher. If you ask me “Have you seen. . .?’ the answer is invariably no. I

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Capturing the Past

For Mother’s Day this year, one of our very thoughtful children gave me a gift that surprised me.  It was the gift of a story project that is a year-long

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