This is the 1st of 7 weeks where we will be showcasing beautiful portraits of some of our Horizon High School students on our page. The photos were taken by volunteer professional photographer, Ira Casel, at Grandparent’s Day. To visit his website, please click here. Ira did an amazing job of capturing the spirit of that day. Here is Hannah and her “nana,” Hermine.
CPNJ’s PTTA invites you to “Mom’s Night Out.” Enjoy an evening out to socialize, share stories, eat & relax for a few hours. It will be on Wednesday, March 28th in CPNJ’s Main Office from 7pm-9pm. Caregiving services will be available to all program participants. Please RSVP by Monday, March 26th to Carole Ammann at (973) 763-9900 ext. 1160 or at cammann@cpnj.org
The speech program at the Irvington ATC is in full swing as the New Year begins. Staff and consumers both enjoy learning a new language during interactive sign language sessions.
Qaneasha’s participation in the Sign Language discussions has given her the chance to speak successfully in front of a group. They have learned how to ask and tell their names and addresses.
Sonny and Elizabeth have added conversation-friendly Quickfires such as: “Really?”, “Excuse Me!”, and “Oops!” to their Springboard Lite Communication Devices which have added cool additions to their already lively conversations.
Damion who asked to be part of the Speech Program, has been practicing how to project his voice so he will be ready on Valentine’s Day to share with everyone the love poem which he has authored. Lenny & Kendrell have enjoyed completing page after page of crossword puzzles helping each other with vocabulary and strengthening word-finding skills.
All in all, the Irvington Speech Program is looking forward to making 2012 a year of innovation, comradeship, and community!
Through the coordination of Jersey Cares, the group home residents were treated to a morning of fun activities to celebrate Martin Luther King Day on Monday, January 16th. Volunteers included representatives of Eli Lilly, Green Mountain Coffee, NJCASA, Americorps and individuals from the community. Special thanks to volunteer Carole Asymkos, the Jersey Cares project coordinator for this event. To see more pictures from this event, check out our facebook page!
The Aidan K Foundation purchased over 40 holiday gifts for children in our Early Intervention program. For the second year, their efforts ensured that every child in EIP would have a present to open on Christmas morning. The Aidan K Foundation supports CPNJ throughout the year through volunteering and fundraising.
Thank you to all of the supporters of this organization, as well as to our therapists who referred children and delivered the gifts.
Make a full-time difference in part-time hours!
Part-time opportunities available for evenings and weekends to provide individual support to adults with disabilities! Training is provided; some bilingual candidates needed and own transportation is required. Help adults lead more fulfilling lives by participating in social, leisure, and household activities.
If interested, please contact Lori Hoffner at (973)-763-9900 ext. 1751 or send your resume, Att: RLC to hrdept@cpnj.org
Boys ages 9-13 we need your voice! For the Horizon school play, we are in need of several boys to read the parts of our nonverbal students. This will be recorded, and when the Horizon student is on the stage he will press a switch to activate the recording.
Recording is taking place this Friday 13th and Friday 20th at the lower school between 2:30-4:30pm. Volunteers MUST email the Volunteer Coordinator at cdemarco@cpnj.org if they would like to participate- NO WALK-INS!
Our consumers in the Irvington Adult Training Center enjoyed learning about what to do in an emergency. Michelle from the Family Resource Center came to teach them about the different types of emergencies and what to do in each. Each consumer received a “to go” bag and learned what they should put in it! Check out more photos of this educational event on our CPNJ Facebook page.
