INFORMATION/REFERRAL SERVICE RESOURCES ON ADULT PROGRAMS

FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

The following agencies are multi-service agencies dealing with individuals with significant developmental disabilities.  Along with direct services, they provide information and referral services.

Local:

Advancing Opportunities

888-322-1918

The Arc/Mercer Inc.

609-406-0181

Center for Innovative Family Achievement (CIFA)

609-737-6464

Community Options, Inc.

609-951-9900

Enable, Inc.

609-987-5003

Mercer County Office for the Disabled

609-989-6468

609-989-6865 (TTY)

New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities

609-292-4500

Progressive Center for Independent Living

609-530-0006

609-530-1234 (TTY)

Project ADULTS

Mercer County Special Services School District

609-570-1169

Statewide:

Easter Seals Society of New Jersey

732-357-6662

800-468-0027

The New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council

P. O. Box 700

20 West State Street

Trenton, NJ 08625-0700

609-292-3745

609-777-3238 TDD

www.njddc.org

The New Jersey Developmental Disabilities Council is a planning and advisory body composed of 28 members appointed by the governor and subject to the approval of the New Jersey Senate.  Council members include:  people with developmental disabilities; parents or guardians of people with developmental disabilities living in institutions or in the community; representatives of local, nongovernmental agencies that provide services to people with developmental disabilities; and representatives of the major state agencies that provide services to people with developmental disabilities and their families.  The Council's mission is to help people with developmental disabilities increase their independence, productivity and integration into their communities.

The New Jersey 2-1-1 Partnership

2-1-1

888-908-4636

Get Connected. Get Answers. Non-emergency helpline.

OCCUPATIONAL TRAINING CENTERS

Donald Jackson Employment Center

The Arc/Mercer, Inc.

600 New York Avenue

Trenton, NJ 08638

609-393-2483

www.arcmercer.org

This center provides extended employment to 150 individuals in a workshop-type center; evaluation, work adjustment and skills training; and job placement (including the Mobile Supported Employment program).

DDD provides Extended Employment at Occupational Training Centers which simply means that the funding is picked up by DDD for workers who would not otherwise meet the occupational training center's productivity standards.  This allows adults with more significant disabilities to participate in the occupational training center.

A Touch of Taste

Catering and Gift Baskets

180 Ewingville Road

Ewing, NJ 08638

609-406-0319

877-837-2460

www.atouchoftaste.com

A Touch of Taste is an affirmative, non-profit business of The Arc/Mercer that is committed to securing for all people with developmental disabilities the opportunity to choose and realize their goals.
They provide vocational training for people with mental retardation Mercer County, NJ in the areas of catering and assembling gift baskets.

ADULT TRAINING CENTERS

Adult training centers provide day services for adults with significant developmental disabilities.  Training in pre-vocational and social awareness skills are provided.  There is currently a waiting list for the two Adult Training Centers in Mercer County.  The two centers in Mercer County include:

Adult Resource Center

The Arc/Mercer, Inc

801 New York Avenue

Trenton, NJ 08629

609-989-9211

www.arcmercer.org

Mercer Adult Training Center

Easter Seals Society of New Jersey

3635 Quakerbridge Road

Hamilton, NJ 08619

609-631-8263

www.nj.easterseals.com

Adult Medical Day Care

An adult medical day care program is a community-based program of care that meets both the medical and social needs of people with medical needs including individuals with disabilities. Adult medical day care provides their consumers with medical care, social support, nutritious meals and recreational activities to keep them active and alert. These programs allow many people who might otherwise require nursing home or other more structured care to remain in their family home.

Eligibility: Must have at least one medical condition that would deteriorate without monitoring, may have two or more deficits in daily living skills, and be approved for participation by a physician.

Fee: The cost of the Program is paid by Medicaid, other governmental programs, the consumer directly or by private insurance policies.

Bridges Adult Day Health Centers

352 Beverly Rancocas Road

Willingboro, NJ 08046

609-871-8881

www.bridgesadultday.com

Capital Health System

Mercer Campus

446 Bellevue Avenue

Trenton, NJ 08607

609-394-4387

www.capitalhealth.org/department

Note: This program is for older adults with a diagnosis of dementia, Alzheimer and Parkinson diseases

Elite Caring Medical Day Care

80 West Upper Ferry Road

Ewing, NJ 08628

609-883-0020

www.elitecaring.com

Senior Care Centers of America, Inc.

1450 Parkside Avenue, Suite 7

Trenton, NJ 08638

609-883-0200

www.seniorcarectrs.com

Senior Star Adult Medical Day Care

1980 North Olden Avenue

Ewing, NJ 08618

609-434-0041

www.seniorstarnj.com