YMCA Cooking
Our participants enjoy a day in the kitchen! Learning to prepare meals encourages independence and provides the opportunity for social connections with others. Plus they get a tasty reward at the end!
Our participants enjoy a day in the kitchen! Learning to prepare meals encourages independence and provides the opportunity for social connections with others. Plus they get a tasty reward at the end!
Lakeview Park, located in Clifton, provides a wide variety of activities and offers the amazing individuals in our program an opportunity to use their leisure time having fun out in the community!
Volunteering is important for the amazing individuals in our program as a useful avenue for getting to know other members in the community. Pictures coming soon.
Musician, Cliff Romanelli, joins our participants at the Achievement Center for some live accordion and piano music to boost their spirits.
Exercise can benefit both physical and mental health. Participants in our program take a trip to the local YMCA to get fit and stay healthy.
Our participants are joined by Soke Grandmaster Larry Barr to sharpen their focus, self-discipline, and self-control while relieving some stress.
Our Day Program participants hone their creativity at the Achievement Center with seasonal arts & crafts, guided by instructor, Debra Koplish.
A trip to the local library allows the individuals in our program an opportunity to practice skills for community awareness, socialization, and public navigation while enjoying fun movies. Pictures coming soon!
With over 200 species, Individuals in our programs can spend the day learning all about animals from around the world. Pictures coming soon!
The individuals at our Achievement Center work up a sweat dancing to their favorite tunes. Dancing promotes strength, coordination, and balance which helps in improving overall well-being!
With over 200 species, Individuals in our programs can spend the day learning all about animals from around the world. Pictures coming soon!
Our residents and day program participants enjoy a day at Liberty State Park. This beautiful green oasis is located in the middle of Jersey City and features the Manhattan skyline, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. Pictures coming soon!
The team at Mercer Exercise Physiology works with the individuals at our Achievement Center to develop personalized workouts that suit each person's needs, abilities and goals. This creates a safe training environment where participants feel confident and comfortable. Pictures coming soon!
Exercise can benefit both physical and mental health. We spend the day at the local YMCA to exercise, get fit, and stay healthy.
Our participants are joined by Soke Grandmaster Larry Barr to sharpen their focus, self-discipline, and self-control while relieving some stress with daily exercises.
Volunteering is important for the amazing individuals in our program as a useful avenue for getting to know other members in our community. Pictures coming soon.
Our Day Program participants hone their creativity at the Achievement Center with seasonal arts & crafts, guided by instructor, Debra Koplish.
A trip to the local library allows the individuals in our program an opportunity to practice skills for community awareness, socialization, and public navigation while enjoying fun movies. Pictures coming soon!
A sweet and refreshing smoothie hits the spot for our Day Program participants as they gather for a smoothie social. Socials for our clients are important for skill improvement to cope with challenges, and reduces stress, depression, anxiety and fatigue. Pictures coming soon!
Our amazing individuals spend the afternoon out on the town for lunch at a local restaurant. Pictures coming soon!
Overpeck Park hosts our participants for a day of play and fun in the sun. Spanning more than 805-acres, its a prime location for a recreational day! This park contains multiple athletic tracks and fields, picnic and fishing areas, playgrounds, a grass amphitheater and a 5 mile trail for walking and biking. Pictures coming Soon!
A trip to the Dollar Tree store gives the amazing individuals in our program access to household items, and promotes equal treatment and opportunity. They love to browse and shop for their own goodies. These outings also give them independence, allowing them to utilize their money management skills, follow directions, community awareness and safety, and […]
Laurelwood Arboretum is a beautiful 30-acre property that contains woodland trails, gardens, wildlife ponds, streams and hundreds of varieties of unusual species of plants and trees, where our participants can experience calmness, joy, and creativity. Pictures coming soon!
Our amazing individuals visit the Abilities Expo in Edison, NJ to enjoy of exciting day learning about game-changing products, services and resources for individuals with disabilities, visit free workshops and fun, adaptive events and activities.