Inroads To Opportunities President & CEO Guests On International Public Affairs Show
Inroads To Opportunities President & CEO Guests On International Public Affairs Show.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) March 18, 2025 - Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was recently a guest on “Today is the Day Changemakers”.
Inroads to Opportunities is a Union County, NJ, based non-profit, social services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities ranging in age from 16 to retirement. As the largest skills training program for individuals with disabilities in New Jersey, Inroads offers vocational preparation, transition from school to work, job placement and coaching, certificate training programs, day habilitation, and mental health services.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Host, Jodi Grinwald, Angela speaks passionately about the dedication, drive, and reliability of individuals in Inroads’ programs, proving that when given the opportunity, they thrive and contribute in impactful ways. Calzone emphasized, “Work equals independence, work equals self-esteem…you just see the change, the money in their pocket, that sense of independence.”
Calzone further elaborated, “Statistically, individuals with disabilities, who go into the workforce supported by an agency like Inroads…, they are very employment ready, they have the commitment and ability, and they also have loyalty to the companies… they are more likely to sustain employment.”
As a leader in the non-profit industry, Calzone believes these organizations need to run similarly to a for-profit business,“Many agencies are even looking to Inroads, to see how we disrupting what has historically been the norm for so long.”
To listen this episode in its entirety, please click here: https://bit.ly/4kPwGK2
ABOUT ANGELA CALZONE:
Angela Calzone, an award-winning business and management strategist, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Inroads to Opportunities. She previously served as the agency’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that she served as Chief Operating Officer in a contract position for The Webster Apartments in NYC and for ten years as a co-managing member of Change & Response Strategies, LLC, a consortium of leadership, management, human resources, marketing strategists and corporate trainers. Previously, Calzone has held senior leadership roles at a number of top consulting and professional services firms across an array of Verticals.
Throughout her career, Calzone has received numerous state-wide accolades in recognition of her exceptional leadership both as a serial entrepreneur and business professional. She has been among the finalists of NJ’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners by NJ Monthly Magazine, celebrated among the Best 50 Women in Business in New Jersey by NJBIZ Magazine and nominated for Garden State Woman of the Year. Calzone holds a Master of Arts in corporate and organizational communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and business administration from Upsala College.
ABOUT TODAY IS THE DAY CHANGEMAKERS:
Through connecting with and highlighting changemakers, self-starters, and those who are disrupting the status quo, Jodi Grinwald’s ‘Today is the Day Changemakers’ show provides content that connect listeners to real stories, from real people who are making a real difference in their corner of the world. These intimate interviews with inspiring and relatable guests act as an opportunity to peer inside the minds of the latest game changers and creators. Changemakers believe in the greater good. Learn their tenacity, determination, motivation, and their innate ability to move past the challenges even when it is not easy. Remember....Today is the day! You cannot go back to yesterday and you do not yet own tomorrow!
ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, the Occupational Center of Union County, DBA Inroads to Opportunities, a 501 c3 non-profit, social services agency has been providing programs and services to over 400 individuals annually with various types of disabilities and ranging in age from 16 through retirement, many of whom are economically disadvantaged. Programs and services include transition from school to work, vocational preparation, certificate training programs, job placement & coaching, day habilitation, and mental health services. Based in Roselle, NJ, Inroads to Opportunities supports individuals throughout northern and central New Jersey.
Now in its 66th 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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