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Newsletter for the JESPY Community
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Warm Up at Our Winter Get-Together
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We welcome our clients, families, staff, board members and community partners to join us
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our first JESPY community meeting of the new year.
Date: Sunday, February 12th
Time:
1:00 pm
Location
: Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave, South Orange (between South Orange Ave
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and Prospect St.)
Learn about JESPY's future plans for sustainability:
- Thriving in 2017
- Working within the NJ Department of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) structure
- Providing even more opportunities for our clients
We will be glad to see you, but if you can’t make it, no worries - the entire meeting will be captured on video and posted to our JESPY YouTube Channel.
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JESPY HOUSE J
UBILEE
SAVE THE DATE!
SUNDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 5
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NEW IDENTIFICATION LANYARDS FOR CLIENTS
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Thanks to the generosity of a wonderful donor, JESPY clients will be sporting a new lanyard and high powered flash light. Updated ID cards are also being issued to clients.
Both the ID card and the LED flashlight have JESPY House contact information that contributes to client safety.
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PROUD OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2016
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J
ESPY House flew through the 2016 finish line with many accomplishments to celebrate.
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- Professional development is a priority, with more than two dozen staff members receiving training on positive behavioral supports, financial management readiness and management and leadership skills.
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- JESPY's newly energized Work Readiness and Employment Engagement Services (formerly Vocational Services) has doubled the number of employed clients during 2016.
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- Our three program buildings (Administration, Mitchell House and Judi House) have been renovated to make them more accessible to clients with physical challenges.
- JESPY has doubled the number of community clients served (those that live at home) who come to day program or community inclusion activities.
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- Financial systems have been revamped to provide a clear understanding of the costs of individual JESPY services.
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We look forward to continuing
our positive upward trend
throughout 2017!
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THANKS TO THE HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION OF NJ
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In celebration of its 20th year, the Board of Trustees of the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey(HFNJ) has awarded 20 grants of $20,000 each to agencies that have worked passionately and effectively over the years to accomplish their mutual mission.
JESPY House is proud to have been selected as a
recipient of this anniversary grant which represents our valuable partnership with HFNJ. The grant will be used
to further our clinical staff training for dual diagnosis to better serve our client population.
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On December 20th, clients, staff and board members enjoyed the traditional JESPY Hanukkah celebration. Board member Ron Brandt described the story behind the Festival of Lights to a packed crowd. Board and staff members served potato latkes and jelly donuts.
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MEN'S GROUP HOLIDAY EVENING OUT
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On December 12th, the Men’s Client Group had a spectacular evening out with Athletic Coordinator Wayne Branch at Olive Garden. The topic of the evening was "Handling the Holiday Season." Discussion centered on how the participants planned to spend the holidays, with Wayne providing useful tips on how to make the holiday celebrations most enjoyable.
A lively discussion about relationships concluded with a consensus that honesty is important to protect all parties in a relationship. The value of maintaining privacy within the group was stressed so that others may feel more comfortable sharing in future Men's Group activities. The positive, informal bonding experienced was appreciated by all.
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8th ANNUAL POETRY/CREATIVE ARTS RECITAL
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Our clients remain excited about presenting their own work, feelings, thoughts, and opinions about themselves and the world around them at our rescheduled Poetry and Creative Arts Recital.
Date:
Sunday, January 22nd
Time: 5
:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location
: Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave, South Orange (between South Orange Ave. and Prospect St.)
Cost: $20 General Public/$
15 Clients and Staff
Music and light refreshments will be served.
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J
ESPY House welcomes Cantor Erica Lippitz, from Temple Oheb Shalom in South Orange, who will lead our clients in a Havdalah Service.
This service is a Jewish ritual that marks the end of the Shabbat.
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Date:
Saturday, January 28th
Time:
5:00 pm
Location: Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave, So. Orange (between South Orange Ave. and Prospect St.)
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Following the success of September's
Girl's Night Out
event, JESPY will be hosting another fun and educational evening
with lots of prizes and information to think about.
Of course, th
ere will be plenty of time for girl talk about relationships and other challenging social issues. Everyone will be going home with lots of goodies!
Date:
Monday, January 30th
Time:
6
:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Location
: Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave, South Orange (between South Orange Ave
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and Prospect St.)
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PARENT/SIBLING GROUP MEETING
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Our parent/sibling group is hosting a meeting with guest speaker Paul Prior, a partner in the law firm Hinkle, Fingles, Prior & Fischer representing families with special needs children for over 40 years.
Mr. Prior will be addressing the new state regulations and their effect on guardianship, benefits and entitlements, special needs trusts, and more.
Date:
Sunday, February 19th
Time: 1
:00 pm
Location
: Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave, South Orange (between South Orange Ave
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and Prospect St.)
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ENLIGHTENING SIBLING PANEL, MOVIE AND DINNER
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JESPY House, in collaboration with the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, is hosting a sibling panel discussion, movie and dinner that will greatly deepen your understanding of the relationships, responsibilities and rewards for siblings of people with special needs.
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Date
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Sunday, February 26th
Location: Judi House, 110 Irvington Ave. (between South Orange Ave. and Prospect St.)
Time
: 3:00 pm - 6:30 pm
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WITH YOUR HELP -
AMAZON WILL CONTRIBUTE
TO
JESPY HOUSE
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JESPY House is now a registered participant in the Amazon Smile Program that benefits nonprofit organizations!
If you are shopping online at Amazon, please support JESPY, at no cost to you, by linking up with our Amazon Smile account. A portion of your purchases from Amazon will be donated directly to JESPY! Click Here to learn more and start shopping with your usual Amazon Account Informaton. Thank you for your help in supporting JESPY!
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We look forward to sharing with you more, exciting happenings at JESPY House as we strive to enable our clients toward success in independent living within the community.
Sincerely,
Audrey Winkler
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