HUMAN SERVICES NEWSLETTER
JULY 8, 2024

SENIOR ART SHOW REGISTRATION IS OPEN!

Mercer County Executive Dan Benson, along with the Office on Aging and Division of Culture and Heritage, is pleased to present the 2024 Mercer County Senior Art Show from August 19 through September 9 at The Conference Center at Mercer located at Mercer County Community College.

Any Mercer County resident age 60 or older may submit one entry that has been completed in the past three years. Artwork must be the original work of the applicant and must not have been entered into a previous County show. The categories included in the 2024 Mercer County Senior Art Show are acrylic, craft, digital art, mixed media, oil, pastel, photography, print, sculpture, watercolor, and works on paper (drawing).

First-place winners automatically advance to the State’s New Jersey Senior Citizen Art Show in the fall. One professional and one non-professional first-place winner are accepted into the State show in each of the above categories.

Registration through the Office on Aging is open and will end August 5 at 11:59 p.m. Artwork should be delivered to The Conference Center at Mercer on August 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Hours for viewing the exhibit at the conference center are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. In-person viewing at The Conference Center at Mercer begins Monday, August 19, and the online viewing begins the same day on the Office on Aging’s web page. The exhibit closes at The Conference Center at Mercer at 5 p.m. on September 9, but will be available online until the 2025 County art show.

For more information on the art show, including guidelines or a registration form, please contact Karina Turek from the Office on Aging at kturek@mercercounty.org or 609-989-6661.

Click here to register for the Senior Art Show.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD! 
ANSWER THE OFFICE ON AGING'S NEEDS ASSESSMENT

The Mercer County Office on Aging/Aging & Disability Resource Connection (ADRC) is the federally designated agency responsible for the assessment, development, and funding distribution of programs/services for those 60 years of age or older and their caregivers in Mercer County. To comply with the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Office on Aging must complete an annual survey to determine the needs of the aging community, and its results are to be incorporated into the agency’s Area Plan Contract.

Mercer County older adults, their caregivers, or anyone with concerns about the Mercer County older adult population can complete this needs assessment by September 30 here for your answers to be included in next year's plan. You also can scan the QR code to the right with your smartphone’s camera to reach the information online.  Completing this assessment will allow the Office on Aging to get a snapshot of the needs of the Mercer County aging community for its plan.

The Office on Aging is offering another way to have your voice heard. The office will host its annual public hearing on July 9 at 10:30 a.m. at Mercer County Connection at 957 Highway 33 in Hamilton. Like the responses from the needs assessment, information gathered at the public hearing will be used in the office's area plan. 

For more information, or if you require a paper copy of the needs assessment, email adrc@mercercounty.org or call 609-989-6661. You also may download a copy of the needs assessment on the top of the same web page where you can complete the survey online. 

Thank you for your interest and assistance in this effort!

Click here to fill out the needs assessment online. 

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The Mercer County Department of Human Services fosters a comprehensive human service delivery system that enhances the health, safety, and quality of life for all residents of Mercer County. The department's goal is to create an environment of public trust by empowering and strengthening individuals and families, advocating for sound policy, mobilizing resources, and acting as champions for those citizens who are most vulnerable and in need of services.

Through its offices and divisions, the Department of Human Services provides funding to community-based organizations for those organizations to provide direct services to Mercer County residents. The department does not provide direct services to Mercer County residents, but directs Mercer County residents to where they can access services. With this funding, the Department of Human Services complies with procurement practices in accordance with the New Jersey Public Contracts Law 40:A:11-1 et seq.