Money saving tips Here are some great tips for saving money. We gathered these from various¬†sources, to learn more about each follow the¬†links provided or contact a trusted¬†financial advisor.¬† Find your pension To see if you or someone you know has an unclaimed pension-Search.pbgc.gov Free credit monitoring Creditsesame.com Catch-up If you are 50 or over […]
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Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 22-29, 2013
Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 22-29, 2013 The Falls Prevention Workgroup and Division of Aging Services are promoting the 5th Annual Falls Prevention Awareness Week, September 22-29, 2013. Governor Christie declared September 23-29, 2013 Falls Prevention Awareness week with events happening throughout the state. The fall prevention workgroup is comprised of PTs, EMS personnel, health […]
SCAM Update and Warning about Robocalls
There was recently an article in the AARP Bulletin on that had to do with the FTC (Federal Trade Commission) cracking down on new scams. This made us think we should do a blog update on scams and pass out some new warnings from the FTC. What‚Äôs new? Well, it seems scammers are now impersonating […]
Community Gardening and Its Impact on Seniors
¬†Community Gardening and Its Impact on Seniors In continued celebration of NJFA‚Äôs 15th Anniversary, we‚Äôd like to share with you a guest blog from a former grantee, The Camden City Garden Club, Inc. The Camden City Garden Club, Inc. (CCGC) operates several programs, which provide Camden residents of all ages access to fresh, locally-grown healthy […]
Affordable housing is more important than ever for low income seniors and low income families.
Affordable housing is more important than ever for low income seniors and low income families. A recent Appellate Division‚Äôs decision provides an important opportunity for municipalities to utilize much-needed housing trust funds to address the chronic shortage of affordable housing for low-income seniors across the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Many of these […]
Did you know? NJFA is celebrating our 15th Anniversary this year!
Did you know? Did you know that NJFA is celebrating our 15th Anniversary this year! Yes, NJFA was incorporated in 1998. It‚Äôs got us thinking, ‚Äúwhat have we accomplished in all that time?‚Äù Well, the answer is, quite a lot. And we‚Äôd like to tell you about it. When NJFA was established in 1998 it […]
Reverse Mortgage – Things to think over
Reverse Mortgage ‚Äì Things to think over In the Feb/Mar issue of Renaissance Magazine, NJFA featured an article about Reverse Mortgages. You can see the article (and the whole magazine) at www.njfoundationforaging.org/ren.html¬† In the article, NJFA Board Member, Robert Jaworski, who is also an Attorney at Reed Smith in Princeton, covers all the bases for […]
Go Direct
Go Direct NJFA has done a number of blogs about Go Direct, a campaign alerting those who receive Federal Benefits (such as Social Security) that they must sign up for Direct Deposit for those benefits by March 1, 2013 as US Treasury will no longer issue paper checks after that date. There are two options, […]
The Affects of Sandy for Seniors
The Affects of Sandy for Seniors NJFA has partnered with NCOA on a few occasions to share a common message or service. NCOA‚Äôs One Away campaign has been something that NJFA has tweeted or facebooked about because we understand that many seniors (and many families) are one illness, one accident, on job loss away from […]
Many Considerations Regarding Social Security Benefits, Who Knew?
Many Considerations Regarding Social Security Benefits, Who Knew? File and Suspend. Sounds like orders for a top secret spy. But no, it is a term used in the world of Social Security benefits. File and suspend means that someone can apply for their Social Security Retirement benefits but then suspend receiving their payments. Why? Well […]