Inroads To Opportunities Participated In 2024 Earth Day Cleanup
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Transition Plus and Day Habilitation programs took part in Earth Day activities.
- (1888PressRelease) May 24, 2024 - Roselle, NJ – Inroads to Opportunities, a Union County, NJ-based non-profit human services agency, that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities participated in the 2024 Earth Day Cleanup event organized by the town of Elizabeth.
Inroads to Opportunities, Transition Plus and Dayhab programs contributed to the initiative by volunteering their time and efforts toward positively impacting the local community.
The Transition Plus program participants took part in the Earth Day Cleanup by lending a hand in cleaning up Warinanco Park in Roselle, NJ. Transitions Plus is dedicated to serving individuals with disabilities aged 21-25 who are interested in pre-vocational training, where they are provided with consistent and structured professional support to help them navigate the challenges often associated with their disabilities.
The Day Habilitation program participants had the opportunity to learn about sustainability and advocacy, engaging in discussions on environmental issues and ways to help the environment. Additionally, they demonstrated their creativity by making flower pots for planting in the community. Dayhab fosters community connectedness through purposeful participation, aimed at developing awareness by immersing individuals in all the offerings of the greater community.
According to Angela Calzone, Inroads’ President & CEO, “Inroads is thrilled to give back to the community. Our participants welcome the opportunity to volunteer their time and energy to support worthy causes.”
ABOUT EARTH DAY:
Earth Day 2024 takes place on April 22 when around one billion people come together across the globe to focus on sustainability and take action to create a healthier and brighter future for all.
ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, the Occupational Center of Union County, DBA Inroads to Opportunities, has been providing programs and services to over 400 individuals with various types of disabilities and ranging in age from 16 through retirement, many of whom are economically disadvantaged. Programs and services include vocational preparation, transition from school to work, certificate training programs, day habilitation, and mental health services.
Celebrating its 65th year, Inroads to Opportunities is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an approved provider of the NJ Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Commission of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Inroads is licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, NJ Division of Mental Health, and Addiction Services to provide partial care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide Day Habilitation, Pre-Vocational and Transportation Services. Inroads is an approved Medicaid provider and an approved Employment Network under the Ticket to Work Social Security initiative and an approved Benefits Planning and Counseling Service through the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
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