New Aging Services Kiosk Will Come to Fanwood

FANWOOD, NJ — Union County’s new mobile Aging Service Kiosk (ASK) program is scheduled to visit Fanwood along with five other communities throughout Union County in November.

The free ASK information sessions are designed to provide residents with a convenient, friendly way to find out about services for seniors, and for their families and caregivers.

“The ASK program brings our experienced staff to different locations throughout the county where seniors can come for expert, reliable guidance about county support programs and services that are available to them,” said Freeholder Bette Jane Kowalski, liaison to the Human Services Advisory Council.

The new Aging Services Kiosk (ASK) free outreach program is designed to provide residents with information about aging services and programs such as home delivered meals, respite care, home care, and adult day care, as well as support services for caregivers. Assistance with completing applications and forms will also be available.

Open to all Union County residents, the ASK outreach program is scheduled to visit the following six municipalities in November:

• Wednesday, Nov. 9, 10 a.m. to noon: Linden Public Library, 31 E. Henry Street, Linden,
• Thursday, Nov. 10, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Westfield Community Center, 558 West Broad Street, Westfield,
• Monday, Nov. 14, 10 a.m. to noon: Clark Public Library, 303 Westfield Avenue, Clark,
• Wednesday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. to noon: Fanwood Public Library, 5 Forest Road Fanwood,
• Thursday, Nov. 17, 10 a.m. to noon: Berkeley Heights Public Library, 290 Plainfield Avenue, Berkeley Heights,
• Friday, Nov. 18, 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Mountainside Municipal Building, 1385 Route 22 East, Mountainside.

ASK is a program of the Division on Aging and Disability Resource Connection under the Union County Department of Human Services. The Division on Aging is an Area Agency on Aging established under the Older Americans Act as part of a national initiative to improve services for older adults since 1965. The division offers informational resources printed in both English and Spanish.

For more information about ASK and other programs and services of the Union County Division on Aging and Disability Resource Connection, call the division’s toll-free number: 1-888-280-8226, or visit the Union County government website at ucnj.org.

(Photo by Jim Lowney/County of Union: Union County Freeholders Bette Jane Kowalski and Vernell Wright attend the mobile Aging Service Kiosk (ASK) information event at the Westfield Community Center where Michele Robinson of the Union County Division on Aging explains county programs to Florence Wetzel and her mother Marion Wetzel.)

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