Assists people who have become visually impaired to regain their self-esteem and self-reliance. Provides adaptive strategies to cope with vision loss including an introduction in orientation and mobility, activities of daily living, low tech communications and introduction to technology with an iPhone/iPad.

Offers participants the chance to enjoy a range of activities that help people with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) learn new skills and make new friends. Activities include an Day Habilitation program center for adults, recreational programs/activities, in-home respite care services, a life-skills training program, and weekend programing.

Empowering individuals with disabilities, this program facilitates their connection to ongoing opportunities and activities in the local community, fostering both physical and personal successes. At the Occupational Training Center (OTC), participants experience a sense of pride and accomplishment. The program encourages active community involvement, providing learning opportunities associated with community integration. Participants not only learn to use community resources effectively but also engage in volunteer activities with local organizations, including baking dog bones for shelters and collecting and delivering food to the local food bank. The OTC arranges diverse volunteer opportunities with non-profits, and transportation to the Community Access Center is provided.

Provides a full day school and community based learning environment. This includes Individual Education Program (IEP), driven instruction focusing on the mastery of functional academic skills required for daily living and working in the community.

Enhancing the lives of adults with complex medical issues, the program offers a special needs initiative alongside community, behavioral, and therapy programs. Dedicated teams of nurses and occupational therapists work to increase range of motion, reduce muscle atrophy, enhance cognitive awareness, provide muscular stimulation, address swallowing issues, and improve daily living skills. Staff members meticulously deliver services, incorporating therapeutic devices like supine standers, therapeutic wings, and special adaptive equipment for routine activities when appropriate. Specialized equipment, designed to increase cognitive awareness and provide muscle stimulation, is also utilized. The OTC is committed to tailoring therapies to meet the unique needs of each consumer, with transportation to the center provided.

Empowers individuals to cultivate general, non-job-specific strengths and skills crucial for enhancing employability within paid work settings, within an integrated community framework. These skills encompass effective communication, task completion, and workplace problem-solving. The program fosters exploration of vocational skills, habits, interests, and goals, collaborating with individuals to tailor decisions and match them with optimal training programs. By fostering an environment of choice alongside training, the program facilitates stability and success, while providing transportation to the Community Access Center.

Delivers intensive outreach case management to adults with serious and persistent mental illness, especially those recently discharged from psychiatric hospitals. The goal is to decrease hospitalization frequency, extend community service connections, and includes engagement, assessment, service planning, medication monitoring, daily living skills assistance, housing support, educational/vocational services, service coordination, and advocacy. Participants are enrolled for a minimum of 12 months.

Creates environments that cater to the needs and goals of individuals with disabilities. As soon as an individual enters the program, staff members begin to assess the unique desires, needs, and goals of that adult and begin tailoring their approach to meet those goals. Goals and interests differ between individuals can be as basic as life skills such as laundry, meal preparation, or household chores or as complex as developing social skills and community involvement. All activities are customized to meet the expectation of the individual.No matter what the goal, the center team is dedicated to the success of each individual and creates programs and plans to help them achieve those goals.Transportation to the Community Access Center is provided.

Enhance the lives of adults on the autism spectrum through the Adults with Autism Day Program, fostering their success in a supportive environment. Services encompass skills assessment, family involvement in treatment planning, individual guidance, consultations with applied behavioral analysis consultants, activities of daily living and leisure skills training, social skills groups, community-based recreational activities, and pre-vocational and vocational training. The program implements a 3-Tier community placement system, including Transitional Employment, Job Coaching, and Supported Employment, with ongoing support. Collaborates with other service providers, such as psychiatric, medical, occupational therapy, and physical therapy as needed.

Assist individuals with disabilities, this program facilitates their connection to ongoing opportunities and activities in the local community, fostering both physical and personal successes. At the Occupational Training Center (OTC), participants experience a sense of pride and accomplishment. The program encourages active community involvement, providing learning opportunities associated with community integration. Participants not only learn to use community resources effectively but also engage in volunteer activities with local organizations, including baking dog bones for shelters and collecting and delivering food to the local food bank. The OTC arranges diverse volunteer opportunities with non-profits, and transportation to the Community Access Center is provided.

Tailoring environments to accommodate the needs and aspirations of individuals with disabilities, staff members assess each adult's unique desires, needs, and goals upon entry into the program. Activities are customized to range from basic life skills to complex social engagement, ensuring alignment with individual expectations. The center team is dedicated to crafting programs and plans to facilitate goal achievement for every individual, with transportation provided to the Community Access Center.

Empowering individuals with disabilities, this program connects them to ongoing opportunities and activities in their local community, fostering physical and personal successes. Participants at the Occupational Training Center (OTC) experience a sense of pride and accomplishment, engaging in learning opportunities associated with community integration and becoming valued members of their neighborhood through active community involvement. The program not only teaches the effective use of community resources but also encourages participants to give back through volunteer activities with local organizations, including baking dog bones for shelters and collecting and delivering food to the local food bank. Transportation to the Community Access Center is provided.

Empowering individuals with disabilities, the program assists in identifying optimal technologies for enhanced accessibility and daily tasks. It provides comprehensive evaluations, training, and support, with mobile visits to various environments. Home solutions encompass adaptive equipment, environmental controls, and enhanced independence. School-based offerings cover communication aids, computer access, and supportive software. Workplace solutions include ergonomic setups, job accommodations, specialized software, and memory/organization technologies.

Provides a day program designed to meet the physical and intellectual needs of individuals with severe to profound intellectual and developmental disabilities. Individuals receive assistance and training in toileting, eating, activities of daily living and hygiene skills. The program serves individuals with complex medical needs, and a full-time nurse is on site. Monitoring medical issues is a pertinent part of all programming at the center.

Provides adults with developmental disabilities with support and training in the areas of activities of daily living. Consumers participate in practice arts such as cooking, recreation, social activities and community integration. Some consumers are involved in vocational assessments, job readiness training, skill development, and budgeting.

Dedicated to addressing the unique needs of adults with complex medical issues, the program offers a special needs initiative alongside community, behavioral, and therapy programs. Teams of nurses and occupational therapists work to increase range of motion, reduce muscle atrophy, enhance cognitive awareness, provide muscular stimulation, address swallowing issues, and improve daily living skills. Staff members meticulously deliver these services, incorporating therapeutic devices such as supine standers, therapeutic wings, and special adaptive equipment for routine activities when appropriate. Specialized equipment designed to increase cognitive awareness and provide muscle stimulation is also utilized. The OTC is committed to customizing therapies to meet the unique needs of each consumer, with transportation to the center provided.

The Program for Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) actively serves individuals at risk for repeated psychiatric hospitalizations. Providing 24/7 availability, the PACT team delivers individualized, flexible services at home or in community settings. Services encompass medication support, assertive outreach, crisis response, career counseling, life skills training, and assistance in developing social supports. PACT aims to decrease hospitalizations, enhance vocational opportunities, and improve overall quality of life, offering lifelong support when necessary.

Provides funds to a wide range of services that enable eligible adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, age 21 or older, to live, work, and thrive in their community.

Empowers blind or visually impaired residents aged 55 and above to maintain independence through services such as outreach, case management, information, and referral. Provides vision screening, examinations by an ophthalmologist, orientation on vision aids and devices, distribution of aids, mobility training, home instruction in personal care, and activities of daily living. Offers restoration surgery, lens implants, volunteer companions, self-help support groups, community services advocacy, and recreation services.

Empowers individuals, aged 18 and older, who are blind or visually impaired to develop skills for employment, education, and independent living through comprehensive training programs. Participants can reside on-site during the week while engaging in various training modules, including kitchen skills, independent living skills like budgeting and grocery shopping, communication skills, Braille instruction, mobility skills, technology/computer training, career assessment, vocational counseling, psychological services, and entrepreneurship training through the Business Enterprise of New Jersey (BENJ) program.

Provides funds to a wide range of services that enable eligible adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, age 21 or older, to live, work, and thrive in their community.

Provides case management and training services are available to support individuals with disabilities, ages 21 and older, who live independently in their own homes. The program assists clients with:- Meal preparation- Money management- Vocational issues- Skills training- Accessing community resourcesInformal counseling and recreational activities are also available to clients in the program. Client homes located throughout Bergen and Passaic counties.

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Provides psycho - educational, therapeutic recreation, daily living skills, art therapy and individual psychiatric consultation to youth ages 5 - 18.

Provides funds a wide range of services that enable eligible adults with intellectual and disabilities, age 21 or older, to live, work, and thrive in their community.