Colleen McKay Wharton
Director
mckaywcm@sph.rutgers.edu
About Us
Institutions were once seen as the only residential option for people with disabilities. However, the past thirty years have seen a greater understanding that all people can live how and where they choose with the right supports. The Community Living Education Project (CLEP) was founded at Rutgers in 1991 to help facilitate this shift in thinking. With a focus on person-centered practices, transitions to community living have happened person-by-person, family-by-family. In New Jersey this has been, and remains, the work of CLEP.
Our Team
Natalie C. Trump
Program Director of Education and Training
Natalie.trump@rutgers.edu
Melanie McGackin
Senior Training and Consultation Specialist
melanie.mcgackin@rutgers.edu
Maria Schiavello
Training & Consultation Specialist
Maria.schiavello@rutgers.edu
Mary Kneuer
Training and Consultation Specialist
mary.kneuer@rutgers.edu
Ann C. Martinelli
Training and Consultation Specialist
ann.martinelli@rutgers.edu
Our Location
The Community Living Education Project is a part of the Rutgers School of Public Health in the Center for Public Health Workforce Development.
Partners
In order to effectively support people across the State of New Jersey live lives of choice within their communities, the Community Living Education Project is pleased to partner with other person-centered organizations on initiatives large and small. A few of our current partners are listed below; we encourage you to visit their websites and learn more about the services they provide. If you are interested in partnering with CLEP or in discussing how we can work together, please don’t hesitate to get in touch!