Summit establishes Silver Summit Senior Citizens Committee

Summit NJ

18 October, 2020

9:10 PM

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SUMMIT, NJ — At a meeting over the summer, the Summit Common Council established a Silver Summit Senior Citizens Advisory Committee with the mission to coordinate volunteers and organizations. It will establish a social safety net for Summit senior citizens to help direct senior residents to available resources provided by non-profits and the city, county, state, and federal governments. The committee will encourage communication among organizations to enhance collaboration and to eliminate gaps and duplicative efforts among organizations to ensure the needs of seniors are being met. "Common Council created the Silver Summit Senior Citizens Advisory Committee to increase awareness of the many resources available to older adults for basic needs such as health care, food, housing and transportation," explained Council President Marjorie Fox. "Establishing a safety net for senior citizens will ensure that they can live as part of the Summit community as long as possible with independence, dignity and choice. I look forward to working with committee members to help achieve these goals." The Silver Summit Senior Citizens Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members serving a one-year term: Mayor Two Common Councilmembers Two senior citizens from the community-at-large Department of Community Programs Director or Designee It will also include one representative from each of the following organizations: GRACE Housing Authority SAGE Eldercare Society Helping our Infirm and Elderly (SHIELD of Summit) Summit Area YMCA Summit Interfaith Council The Connection For more information on the Silver Summit Senior Citizens Advisory Committee, visit the city of Summit website. Got news? Email [email protected]. To be the first to get news alerts with breaking stories in Summit, or to get a free local newsletter each morning, sign up for Patch breaking news alerts or daily newsletters.