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Resource Guide For Seniors

Support Groups

Alzheimer’s New Jersey Family Support Group

Free Alzheimer’s support group open to anyone. Meets the 3rd Thursday of every month from 1 – 2:30 PM. Provides families and caregivers with emotional support and education about Alzheimer’s and Dementia. No fee, but pre-registration is required.

Serving: New Jersey

Alzheimer’s Support Group

A support group for families and caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. Denville Group normally meets on the 3rd Monday of the month from 10a.m.-12p.m. For more information and pre-registration, please contact Siobhan Flynn-Higgins at the email and number provided.
Serving: New Jersey

Caregiver Call In Support Group, by VITAS & DOROT

Learn coping skills, relaxation, share stories Barbara Adams-Plyer for information, 973-994-4738

Serving: New Jersey

Caregiver Support Group

Caregiver support group held the first Wednesday of every month from 10am – 11am at First Presbyterian Church.
Serving:New Jersey

Caregiver Support Group at Arden Courts of West Orange

Memory Care Support Group for Caregivers. The program is held every third Saturday at 10am. Arden Courts of West Orange. 510 Prospect Avenue, West Orange, NJ. RSVP to Donna at 973-736-3100 ext. 205.
Serving: New Jersey

Caregiver Coalition at the Verona Community Center

Caregiver Coalition , which meets the 2nd Tuesday of every month from 9:30 – 11:00 AM at the Verona Community Center. Whether you are caring for a spouse, a parent, or any other loved one, you are welcome to join us.
Serving:New Jersey

Caregiver Support Group – Barnabas Health Hospice & Palliative Care Center

Barnabas Health Hospice hosts a free monthly caregiver workshop titled, Care for the Caregiver: A Time for You. The program is held the first Wednesday of every month from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Barnabas Health Hospice offices, located at 95 Old Short Hills Road in West Orange. Registration is not required. Attendees are encouraged to drop in any time during the 60-minute session.
Serving:West Orange

Caregiver’s Support Group

Are you the primary caregiver for a loved one who is ailing or failing? This is a facilitated, confidential, and free meeting where you can share your feelings and your wisdom in a comfortable setting. Meetings are held in the lounge across the hall from the AIM Hub. Located in the Salvation Army Building every fourth Tuesday of each month from 12:00 – 1:00 pm.
Serving: Essex County

GriefShare at Christ Church

GriefShare is a grief support group hosted by Christ Church (non-denomination) that helps those who are going through the grieving process from losing a loved one. GriefShare meets once a week on Monday evenings from 7:00pm – 9:00pm | East Campus (Montclair). Meetings are welcomed to everyone and each session is self-contained, so new members are encouraged to join at any time. There is a registration fee of $20, which includes a workbook. Current sessions are taking place from January 23 – April 13 2020.
Serving: Essex County

Crane’s Mill Continuing Care

Support group for Caregivers of People with Alzheimer’s.
Serving:West Caldwell

Bereavement Support Group at First Presbyterian Church

Grief support group for parents who have lost a child, meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 7:30pm.
Serving:New Jersey

National Caregiver Support Line for Veterans and their Caregivers

This serves as a primary resource/referral center to assist caregivers, veterans and others seeking caregiver information to help in the care of veterans.
Serving:New Jersey

Saint Catherine’s Bereavement Ministry

Grief Support Groups
Serving:New Jersey

United Way Caregivers Coalition

Widow and Widowers Connection

The Widow and Widowers Connection is a monthly support group which provides an open and positive atmosphere to help those who have lost spouses to navigate your “new normal.” The group also provides an opportunity to meet new friends who understand your loss, and to share experiences and resources for continuing support. Held on the 3rd Thursday of every month from 10am-12pm. For more information or to RSVP, please call or email.
Serving: New Jersey
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Lori Freudenberger-Nelson is a nonprofit professional with a passion for helping mission-driven organizations grow their impact through thoughtful fundraising and strong community relationships. She brings a diverse professional background that spans nonprofit leadership, law, and public service.

Before transitioning to the nonprofit sector, Lori practiced law and held roles at various law firms in New York City, where she worked in risk management and served as Manager of Legal Recruitment. She also served as a prosecutor at the Brooklyn District Attorney’s Office and at the New York City Law Department, Office of the Corporation Counsel. These experiences shaped her strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills and inform her collaborative approach to nonprofit development. She has worked closely with nonprofit boards, donors, and community leaders to strengthen donor engagement, support fundraising initiatives, and advance organizational growth.

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As a doctor who has devoted his medical career to caring for geriatric patients, let me tell you a story about a patient I knew.

Day after day, she sat alone in her apartment, half-tuned to the TV. Her children lived several states away. She could not drive. There were times when she didn’t speak to another human for days. Sometimes she went weeks without a hot meal. This lonely, isolated woman— and many others like her — broke my heart and are the reason why I decided in to form a non-profit in 2012 called Connections at Home.

Based upon my patients stories, I could see the need was dire to help these seniors and the need remains just as critical today.  Connections at Home New Jersey offers a dedicated team of social workers and specially adapted technology that  addresses food insecurity, housing instability and the devastating effects of social isolation, and has dramatically improved the lives of thousands of seniors and provided peace of mind to their  relatives and friends.

Dr. Thomas McCarrick