Inroads To Opportunities President & CEO Interviewed On Public Affairs Shows
Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was recently a guest on ‘Your New Jersey’ on MeTV.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) March 26, 2024 - Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was recently a guest on ‘Your New Jersey’ on MeTV. Inroads 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 conversation with Host Lisa Marie Falbo, Angela discussed Inroads 65th anniversary, and how the nonprofit has evolved. Inroads offers various transition and placement programs, specialized groups for mental health services, and works with approximately 400 people a year. One of their latest goals is to “maximize their capabilities in the workplace.”
Angela emphasized the importance of destigmatizing people with disabilities in the workplace. Inroads works with companies to simultaneously ease their concerns and educate them. As she has stated on numerous occasions, “People with disabilities are qualified to do a job that they are hired for.”
March is National Disability Awareness Month and Angela reiterated the importance and need for every person who wants to work, to have the opportunity to work.
To listen this episode in its entirety, please click here: https://bit.ly/3VmlEC0
ABOUT ANGELA CALZONE:
Angela Calzone, an award-winning business and management strategist, has most recently served as the Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Inroads to Opportunities. 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 YOUR NEW JERSEY:
“Your New Jersey'' focuses on inspiring stories, nonprofits and community leaders from throughout the area. Lisa Marie Falbo is an Emmy nominated TV host and an executive producer.
ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, Inroads to Opportunities, formerly the Occupational Center of Union County, has provided programs and services to over 400 individuals each year with all 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 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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Amy Delman
Amy Delman Public Relations, LLC
201.563.4614
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