January 2020

Age-Friendly Englewood  is a community-wide project that is working 
to ensure that residents of Englewood can age-in-place 
in their homes and in the community with dignity and independence. 
Age-Friendly Englewood seeks to help the community 
become 
more livable for people of all ages, 
with particular attention 
to the rapidly growing number of older adults. 

An age-friendly community is one that is a great place 
to grow up and grow old.
Hooray!! Two More Years!!

Age Friendly Englewood has been awarded a grant of $175,000 from The Henry and Marilyn Taub Foundation to continue our work through October 2021. Activities pursued since the project started in 2016 will continue and several new projects will be launched. 

Each project is designed in collaboration with a partner organization in Englewood, and each will address  isolation, promote health and an active lifestyle, and bring people together across  differences of race, religion, ethnicity and age.

First up   is the inaugural  Second Sundays Concert  at the Englewood Library, this Sunday, January 12, from 5-6 PM.   It's free and open to the public, and features the extraordinary Calvin Hill, who has directed the popular  "Jazz Under the Stars" summer concerts.   Click here for details

Get Moving & Get Healthy!

It's so easy to stay indoors during the winter, but there's lots to do out in the world.  Check out the many available activities in the Calendar section below.

AARP has a  series of exercise modules you can do in your home.  They are easy and fun and will get you moving!

Englewood is blessed with a wide variety of gyms, yoga, pilates and other fitness facilities. Many offer discounts for older adults.  Here's a list.

Here's a program on Jan. 31 about developing Healthy Eating habits.  It's free and looks interesting!
Caregivers Corner

Here are some new years resolutions to alleviate the stress of being a caregiver.

Bergen County runs an in-home training program for caregivers.  Click here for information.

Resources to help caregivers . It's estimated that family caregivers spend approximately 20% of their income on expenses related to caring for their loved one(s).


Caregiver Support Groups 
Bergen Family Center
44 Armory Street, Englewood
January 15 and 22 - 12:30-2:30
Lunch is provided (free of charge)

Kaplen JCC on the Palisades
412 E. Clinton Ave., Tenafly
2nd Thursday of the month at 10:30 am
4th Tuesday of the month at 10:30 am

Seniors Skate Free!

Seniors (age 55+) skate FREE  every Tuesday and Friday from 12:00 noon - 2 PM at Mackay Park.  Skates are available for rent, or you can bring your own.   If you have skates that need sharpening, the staff at the rink can do that for for a small fee.

Here's the full schedule  for people of all ages at the John T. Wright Arena in Mackay Park, which is on Englewood Avenue at Armory Street.

May is Older Americans Month! 

And to celebrate, Age-Friendly Englewood is again sponsoring a Doo-Wop show on Saturday, May 16, at BergenPAC.  Put your  glad rags on, get out your disco boots and come join us!  Order tickets online at www.bergenpac.org   or buy at the Box Office.

Get a ten percent discount when you use the code "Boogie"
CALENDARS OF JANUARY ACTIVITIES

Don't let the winter weather keep you inside! 
There's a wealth of activities right here in (or near) Englewood, 
so wrap that scarf around your neck, put on your woolly socks and 
get on out! Many activities are available  at little  or no charge.

Alzheimers New Jersey offers numerous community education programs every month.    

Englewood Department of Parks & Recreation offers several programs throughout the year. 
 
Englewood Public Library has really ramped up its programs.  Check out their calendar - there truly is something for everyone of every age.

One of Englewood's best features is its  beautiful parks! Go ice skating at Mackay Park!  Here's the schedule. 

Flat Rock Brook Nature Center's 3+ miles of trails are open dawn to dusk daily throughout the year; the Center also hosts guided walks and a number of programs that highlight environmental and seasonal changes. A walk in the snow is blissful!
 
Kaplen JCC on the Palisades  offers a full-service day program with Kosher lunch and very low cost transportation plus a calendar jam-packed with activities, which are FREE.  

Palisades Interstate Park is huge and has numerous programs throughout the park every month.  Check out their many beautiful sites and activities!

SESCIL (South East Senior Center for Independent Living) offers a broad range of activities. You can attend your first activity at no charge; to join, and participate in as many activities as you wish, the cost is just $50 for a  FULL YEAR!
 
Senior Source in The Shops at Riverside (Riverside Square) offers activities free of charge weekday mornings through early afternoon.

Women's Rights Information Center offers programs mostly (but not always) for women of all ages.


Contact Information for Activities Listed Above

Alzheimers New Jersey
690 Kinderkamack Rd., #300
Oradell, NJ 07649
201-261-6009
Helpline: 888-280-6055

Arts for Life



Englewood Public Library 
31 Engle St.
Englewood, NJ 07631


Flat Rock Book
443 Van Nostrand Avenue Englewood, NJ 07631
201-567-1265
www.flatrockbrook.org
Englewood Parks & Rec.
130 W. Englewood Ave.
(The Gatehouse)
201-568-3472


Kaplen JCC on the Palisades 
 411 E Clinton Ave.
Tenafly, NJ 07670
SESCIL 
South East Senior Center for Independent Living
228 Grand Avenue
Englewood NJ 07631
201-569-4080
Senior Source
The Shops at Riverside
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-342- 0962


Palisades Interstate Park
201-768-1360

Women's Rights Information Center
108 W Palisade Ave
Englewood, NJ 07631




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Age-Friendly Englewood Coalition
Janet Sharma, Coordinator