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Loss of a Beloved CPNJ Employee

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The entire CPNJ community is deeply shocked and saddened by the sudden and untimely passing of Jennifer McLendon this past Friday. Jennifer has been with CPNJ for approximately 15 years. Prior to her current position as a Team Leader at the Orange ATC, Jennifer worked at Horizon and Residential Services. Jennifer was a valued, dedicated professional who was loved by her co-workers and consumers. Jennifer is best remembered for her smile, the warmth of her personality and kind words she had for everyone. Words cannot communicate the feeling of loss at this time but our hearts go out to Jennifer’s family and her co-workers. The Viewing will be held at Cotton Funeral Services this Thursday, 7PM to 9PM, 1025 Bergen Street Newark, NJ, 07112 and the Funeral will be held on Friday at 10:00AM.
 
 

Novartis Art Winners

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Horizon High School students celebrated Black History Month by creating their own unique works of art. Students entered their artwork in an art contest organized by Novartis and our winners were honored at a reception held at the Morris Museum. Congratulations to teacher Marta Broda and all of her students! For more photos, check out our Facebook page.

 

 

Breaking Barriers

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Irvington ATC used a portion of their Wheelin’-n-Walkin’ money to purchase some communication devices for the consumers to use. Staff member Elcy is fluent in Spanish and therefore able to interact with one consumer in particular- Fiorella. She is an English/Spanish speaking consumer who is a bit shy. By using the communication device purchased with the WWC funds, Elcy has brought Fiorella out of her shell, while they practice both English and Spanish!

 

 

 

LiteGait Trainers Thanks to SHU

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Seton Hall University’s School of Health and Medical Sciences provided a generous grant to allow both Horizon School and Horizon High School to purchase LiteGait training devices. The devices reduce the user’s weight-bearing to allow stude…nts who cannot walk independently to steadily increase the amount of weight they put on their legs. Dylan, who has had only limited success with other gait trainers, has seen a dramatic improvement, going from just a few steps to being able to walk on the treadmill for ten minutes. Thank you to our friends at Seton Hall!

New Residence in Livingston

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We recently began work on a new community residence in Livingston that will be the agency’s 8th residence for individuals with disabilities. The land was just cleared of trees (CPNJ is paying to plant twice as many trees as were removed) and we will begin construction. We will keep you posted with regular updates on our progress!

Wayne ATC Goes Bowling

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Thanks to the donations received from the Wheelin’-n’-Walkin’ Challenge, the consumers from the Wayne Adult Training Center have been able to take bowling trips! These funds allow us to take our consumers to social outings that wouldn’t otherwise be possible. Pictured here is Mo, who enjoys these trips because he says it’s a time to interact with his friends outside of their typical environment.