Age-Friendly Englewood hosted clergy of several faiths in July to brainstorm ways to help those who are isolated
in their homes. From left are Joyce Dudley, consultant; Rabbi Charles Friedman, Englewood Hospital Chaplain; Rev.
Richard Hong, First Presbyterian Church; Janet Sharma, Age-Friendly Englewood Coordinator, Sanetta Ponton,
Metropolitan Church; Bishop Walter McKoy, Church of Jesus Christ Apostolic; Shelly Wimpfheimer, Community
Chest; Rev. Elouise Hill-Challenger, Galilee United Methodist Church; Rev. Bill Allport, St. Paul’s Episcopal Church;
Syed Zaidi, Mehfil-e-Shahe Khorasan; and Rabbi Chaim Poupko, Congregation Ahavath Torah. The photo was taken
by JoEllen Knie, Assistant Coordinator of Age-Friendly Englewood.
Age-Friendly Englewood (A-FE) is a coalition
of more than 50 nonprofit organizations, houses
of worship, civic organizations and agencies of
City government working with elected officials
to help older adults age-in-place with dignity
and independence.
A city that is age-friendly is a better place for
people of all ages.
Age-Friendly Englewood is modeled on “Essen-
tial Features of Age-Friendly Cities” that was estab-
lished by the World Health Organization. Included
are the areas of Outdoor Spaces/Walkability; Trans-
portation, Housing, Social Participation, Respect
and Social Inclusion, Civic Participation, Health
and Community Services, and
Communication/Information.
Working with local organizations and individu-
als, A-FE has been addressing topics on the check-
list, such as hosting conferences on Housing
Options and Transportation Options, aggressively
promoting the myriad activities accessible to resi-
dents at little or no cost, and encouraging residents
to volunteer at nonprofits in Englewood or else-
where.
Age-Friendly Englewood is re-printing its Guide
to Senior Adult Services, 2,000 copies of which
were distributed this spring. The new version will
be available this fall at City Hall and the Englewood
Public Library, among other places.
The DPW’s annual calendar includes “age-
friendly” tips on Sunday blocks throughout the year.
To celebrate Older Americans Month in May,
and to demonstrate that older adults are dynamic
and fun-loving, A-FE sponsored a Doo-Wop show
at BergenPAC; this May A-FE is sponsoring
The Temptations and The Four Tops. Watch for
a special discount code to be announced this fall.
A-FE hosted consulting firm WSP to conduct a
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MyEnglewood
A new
batch
of Age-
Friendly
Englewood
Guide to
Senior
Adult
Services
will be
distributed
this fall.
“walkability study” in the central business district;
A-FE also conducted a grass-roots survey
enlisting from residents areas that need better
pedestrian safety.
Age-Friendly Englewood hosted clergy of all
faiths at a breakfast meeting this summer. The main
topic was how to address social isolation; several
ideas were proposed that will be followed up.
In the months ahead, Age-Friendly Englewood
will be researching senior discounts at the many
fitness studios and gyms in town, working with
schools and youth organizations to connect students
with their older neighbors to help with technology as
well as with recycling, raking and shoveling.
Age-Friendly Englewood is funded through a
grant from The Henry and Marilyn Taub Founda-
tion. The Community Chest of Englewood is the
project’s fiscal agent.
If you would like to receive Age-Friendly Engle-
wood e-newsletter and information about other rel-
evant activities and events, email
[email protected].
UBATs are
coming!
Age-Friendly Englewood is
spearheading a community
collaboration dubbed “UBAT”
– Utility Box Artistic Transfor-
mation.
The utility boxes targeted
for transformation control the
traffic lights on Palisade
Avenue. Locations are at
William Street, Nathaniel
Place, North Van Brunt (City
Hall), South Dean (Liberty
Travel) and Grand Avenue
(Starr Carpets).
Major funding for the
UBAT project is provided
through Age-Friendly Engle-
wood’s grant from The Henry
and Marilyn Taub Founda-
tion. The Community Foun-
dation of Northern New Jer-
sey is also a sponsor of the
project; other key partners are
the Chamber of Commerce,
Community Chest of Engle-
wood, One River Art School,
Jewel Spiegel, Jerry Chambers,
and local artists Irmari Nacht
and Kathy Rebek. Support is
being sought from local
schools and artists as well as
the newly-formed Special
Improvement District. Project
manager is Omar Lopez,
founder of Englewood Family
League LLC.
Age-Friendly Englewood is for people of all ages