Dear Friends,

After 10 years, it is time to say goodbye to Hunterdon County. My transition in life, resembles marmalade, both bitter and sweet. Saying goodbye, is always bittersweet because we leave behind relationships and organizations that we have nurtured over the years and yet there is also the excitement of a new adventure unfolding.

I am not quite ready to retire and am left with an uneasy feeling of what comes next for me. However, I am grabbing onto this new adventure with both hands and a feeling of excitement, and a sense of awe, that life always offers us new opportunities, and we must choose the lens through which we look.

I extend my deepest gratitude to my co-workers and wish them the absolute best in the coming months as they transition to a new director. I know that the staff will continue to provide consistent quality outcomes for our clients and to develop new and exciting programming for our senior center participants.

It has been a pleasure to provide services to the community and to watch the center grow, steadily. 

I wish you well,

Laine Nauman

Director

Hunterdon County Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans' Services

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In The Spotlight

Senior Center Special Events in May

(Pre-registration is required for all specials: 908-788-1359)

o Tech Talks Session 1: Click here for flyer

o Tech Talks Session 2: Click here for flyer

o Hat Making Fashion Show: Click here for flyer

o Master Gardeners Talk: Click here for flyer

o Bingo: Click Here for flyer

o Music Performance: Click here for flyer

o Low Vision Education Support Group: Click here for flyer

o Dine and Chat: Click here for flyer.

o Revolutionary War Lecture: Click here for flyer

o Monthly Movies: Click here for flyer

For our monthly Senior Health and Fitness Calendar of classes click here

For our monthly Senior Programs for Active Engagement Calendar click here

For our monthly Senior Health and Wellness Lecture Series click here

Tech Help at the Senior Center



We have wonderful volunteers at the Senior Center to help with your Tech needs! Bring your laptop, tablet or phone to get assistance on your personal devices.

Please call 908-788-1359 to make an appointment for Mondays or Thursdays between 1:00 and 2:30 PM.

Dementia Caregivers Support Group

Specially Designed for Families and Caregivers: At the Senior Center

on the first Thursday of each month from 4:15-5:15 PM.

First meeting is on June 1, 2023



To register, call or text Christian at 484-655-0536

If you are caring for someone with dementia, who is caring for you? You are not alone. This informational, supportive group, brought to you by Arden Courts ProMedica Memory Care Community in Easton, will help you to learn more about the disease. It will also give you a better understanding of the person you care for and their feelings of the changes dementia has made on their daily lives. Support groups can also help you:

• Learn practical caregiving information

• Get mutual support

• Learn about your local community resources

• Find solutions to challenging behavior

Facilitated by: Christian Gilligan, PCHA, MBA, CDP Arden Courts ProMedica Memory Care Advisor. Kindly text your name to 484-655-0536 to RSVP for each session.

Needs Assessment and Public Hearing

Each year, the Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans’ Services reviews goals and objectives in determining priority needs for the older adults in our community. We then ensure that those needs are met through an array of easily accessible programs and services. A part of this process is conducting a needs assessment and holding a public hearing. 

Please assist us by completing the needs assessment.

Here is the link to the form "2023 Needs Assessment": https://forms.office.com/g/gedRM80KzQ

Or pick up an assessment from the Senior Center.



The information for the public hearing is listed below.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

County of Hunterdon, Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans Services: 2023-24 Area Plan Update

On Thursday, June 15^th, 2023 at 10:00 A.M. the County of Hunterdon Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans’ Services will conduct a public hearing to present information and solicit comments on the 2023-24 Area Plan Contract. The hearing will be held virtually on Zoom and in-person at the County Senior Center, 4 Gauntt Place, Flemington, NJ 08822.

Zoom Details: Meeting ID: 881 1440 8981

Meeting Passcode: 044996

The New Jersey Division on Aging Services requires all Area Agencies on Aging to submit annual updates to the four-year Area Plans which address programs and services mandated by the Older Americans Act. The Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans Services is the Area Agency on Aging for Hunterdon County.

Members of the public are invited to attend the hearing and provide testimony on any issue of concern to older adults including, but not limited to, the following programs funded through Federal and State grants administered by the Division of Senior, Disabilities and Veterans Services: adult day care, care management, the Mr. Fix-It program, the Senior Citizens Emergency Program, home repairs and modifications, telephone reassurance, friendly visitor, volunteer shopper, senior center programming, Adult Protective Services, caregiver support groups, information and assistance, in-home services, legal services, home delivered nutrition, congregate nutrition, the Link transportation services, options counseling, nutrition education and nutrition counseling.

Prior registration is not required.  



If you have questions, please contact Alycia Wolf awolf@co.hunterdon.nj.us or           

Laine Nauman lnauman@co.hunterdon.nj.us or phone 908-788-1361. 

Senior Art Show

Get Ready Senior Artists!

Clean your brushes, dust off your paints and enter your artwork, sculptures or woodcarvings in the 49^th Annual Hunterdon County Senior Citizens Art Show.

Important dates

o Registration packets will be available after April 1^st. 

o Registration is May 5^th, 2023, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

o Artwork can be viewed on Fridays after 12:30 PM starting May 19^th. Please call ahead to confirm if you can view the artwork.

o We invite you to our Art Gallery Special Reception on May 19^th or June 23^rd from 1:30 PM-4:00 PM. Enjoy music and light refreshments while strolling through our Senior Center Art Gallery!

For eligibility, classification, dimensions, categories, display rules and all information contact Pia at 908-788-1361

or email

prey@co.hunterdon.nj.us

Senior Art Show Special Reception

We invite you to our Art Gallery Special Reception on

May 19^th from 1:30 PM-4:00 PM.

Enjoy live music and light refreshments while strolling through our

Senior Center Art Gallery!

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Questions or comments: Email us at seniorcenter@co.hunterdon.nj.us