From Diwali to Halloween, October has it's fair share of holidays. It's also National Disability Employment Awareness Month, a time to recognize the value and talent American workers with disabilities add to our workplaces and economy.
The air is crisp and back-to-school season has arrived. While June may seem a long way off, it is important to begin preparing now so the transition to adult services is as smooth and stress-free as possible.
We are excited to share the second digital edition of our magazine, My Life Now.
After a successful decade as a print magazine, The Community Living Education Project (CLEP) re-launched this publication in an online and interactive format.
Our mission for this publication remains the same: to spotlight individuals who have transitioned from developmental centers, nursing homes, or family homes to vibrant community settings. We celebrate their journeys of empowerment and self-discovery and share how they have embraced choice and control in their lives.
Each issue tells the story one individual CLEP has supported as they explored community living options. In this second edition, we introduce Shannon Lewis and her mother, Anna Marie Perrone.
Last week, the Community Living Education Project shared the challenging news that our funding is slated to be cut in the NJ Governor's Proposed FY26 Budget. After 33 years of service to New Jersey residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this has been incredibly difficult news to share with the individuals and families we serve, our colleagues, friends, and supporters.
You are invited to read the our March 2025 Newsletter, Sharing Possibilities in Community Living. Contents include information about the future of CLEP, Defending DEI, Artificial Intelligence, and more!
You can subscribe to our monthly email Newsletter HERE.
You are invited to read the our February 2025 Newsletter, Sharing Possibilities in Community Living. Contents include information about Medicaid Advocacy, Supportive Housing Webinar, Choking Awareness Day and upcoming events.
You can subscribe to our monthly email Newsletter HERE.
In just one short year, anti-DEI rhetoric has moved us to an alarming place. Did you know that the “I” in DEI is inclusion, one of the most important concepts in community living? If people with disabilities are no longer included in daily life, they became “the others” again.