<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:large"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">--------- Forwarded message ---------</span></div><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Gaston, Pamela</strong> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov">Pamela.Gaston@dhs.nj.gov</a>></span><br>Date: Thu, Jan 30, 2025 at 10:41 AM<br>Subject: State Plan on Aging Public Listening Session<br>To: CBVI Public-Email <<a href="mailto:CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov">CBVI.Public-Email@dhs.nj.gov</a>><br></div><br><br><div class="msg7442450269041031257">
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Department of Human Services’ Division of Aging Services will hold a listening session
to allow New Jersey residents to provide input into the state’s plans for services to older residents and their caregivers for 2025 – 2029. </span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The State Plans on Aging detail service needs, establish priorities, and outline how each
state plans to utilize federal Older Americans Act and state funding to accomplish its goals. Anyone interested in aging issues may attend the session. </span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Please share this information and the attached flyer with consumers, advocates, or other
stakeholders in the aging services network.</span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><u>State Plan on Aging 2025 – 2029 Public Listening Session</u></b></span></p>
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<b>February 12th at 2pm</b></span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">State Plan on Aging Public listening session,
<b>registration for members of the public to speak</b>: </span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://bit.ly/DoasListeningSession" id="m_-4139807237602099650OWAfc0cc531-2349-f6b8-b8b7-b45f370d58f9" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/DoasListeningSession</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">State Plan on Aging Public listening session, all are welcome to watch via YouTube streaming:
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="https://www.youtube.com/TheNJDHS" id="m_-4139807237602099650OWAaf2bec57-37b5-e9e9-c8a1-e3c195fc78ab" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/TheNJDHS</a></u></span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt"> </span></p>
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<p style="direction:ltr;margin:0in;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Written testimony can be submitted to
</span><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="mailto:DoAS.StatePlan@dhs.nj.gov" id="m_-4139807237602099650OWA5728aed6-489e-25f3-b026-8511c167f1c5" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">DoAS.StatePlan@dhs.nj.gov</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(59,56,56)">Division of Aging Services (DoAS)</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(59,56,56)">New Jersey Department of Human Services (DHS)</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(59,56,56)">State Plan on Aging 2025 - 2029</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing:0.3pt;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14pt;color:rgb(5,99,193)"><u><a href="mailto:DoAS.StatePlan@dhs.nj.gov" id="m_-4139807237602099650OWA7edd7412-2fd5-ba7c-1288-63fa01f24946" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" target="_blank">DoAS.StatePlan@dhs.nj.gov</a></u></span></p>
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