Feb

1st

DDD's DCs Offer Assistance and Shelter After Hurricane Hits NJ;
DHS Commissioner  Message to Stakeholders;
Area Service Provider Recounts Hurricane Response and Recovery Efforts;
Human Services Announces New HDC CEO
Community News:
Meet DDD’s Statewide Coordinator for Self Directed Day Services and Self Determination;
Volunteer into Friend; Serv Consumers Volunteer at Task, Meals on Wheels;
Goodwill Home Medical Equipment Responds to People in Need After Hurricane; Winter Weather Preparedness for People with Disabilities
Announcements
Additional Information Available on Website () 

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Oct

10th

Christie Admin. Celebrates National Disability Employment Awareness Month;
DHS Commissioner  Message to Stakeholders;
NJ Awarded Federal Grant to Expand Services to Seniors and Adults with Disabilities;
Community News:
Meet DDD’s Coordinator of Employment & Day Services;
DDD Consumer Gets Opportunity of a Lifetime
Announcements
Additional Information Available on Website (www.state.nj.us/humanservice/ddd/resources/) 

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Sept

9th

Christie Admin. Continues Making Community Living for People with DD a Priority;
DHS Commissioner  Message to Stakeholders; Direct Support Professionals (DSP) Honored at Recognition Ceremony;
Community News:
Arc Mercer Introduces Solar Energy Project;
DDD Stakeholder Information Available on Website
(www.state.nj.us/humanservice/ddd/resources/);

DDD/Arc Mercer Consumers Create Monthly Newsletter – see attached for this month’s story.

Announcements 

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Aug

8th

State Task Force Recommends Closure of 2 DCs;
Acting Gov., Kim Guadagno, Signs Leg. on Increasing Transportation Safety for Individuals with DD;
DHS Commissioner Message to Stakeholders;
NLDC Planning for 100th Anniversary Celebration.
Community News:
3 Athletes Selected to Represent NJ at the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Pyeongchang, Korea;
AT&T HIRES IND. SERVED BY THE ARC OF SOMERSET CO. FOR 2012 DEM & REP. NAT'L CONV. PROJECTS;
Dir. of NJ DDS Discusses ADA in Honor of the Legislation’s 22^nd Anniv.
Progressive Achievement Center in Ewing Holds July 4^th Picnic for Consumers in Day Prog.
Announcements:
Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy (F.S.M.A.) Night at the Phillies Friday, August 24, 2012! Plus other announcements, trainings and more.

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 Jul

 7th

Message to Stakeholders from DHS and DCF Deputy Commissioners Dawn Apgar & Robert Sabreen; DHS Commissioner  Message to Stakeholders; Governor Pledges Administration Support for Autism Services; Olmstead Marks 13th Anniversary;
Community News:
The Developmental Disabilities Planning Institute; NJ's Aging & Disability Resource Connection Now Statewide Enhanced Delivery System for Long-Term Services and Supports in 21 Counties;
Announcements:
New Woodbridge DC CEO Introduced, Plus Warm Weather Tips from NJDC and information on the Boggs Center, Community Access Unlimited and the Arc of Cape May plus trainings and more.

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Jun

6th

23rd Annual Conf. on Medical Care for Persons with DD;
Message to DHS Stakeholders from Commissioner Jennifer Velez; 
DHS Commissioner Promotes Community Living Opportunities for Individuals with DD
Community News:
Benard Krakosky: A DDD/Community Options, Inc. Success Story;
Advocate Honored by Morristown;
Announcements
UCP Launches New Online Resource
for Kids & Parents;
Plus information on the Boggs Center,
Autism Speaks and the Arc of Bergen
and Passaic plus trainings and more.

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May

5th

THE CHRISTIE ADMINISTRATION IS EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES
AND JOB PROSPECTS FOR
NEW JERSEYANS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES
WHAT FAMILIES NEED TO NOW (ABOUT AUTISM)
NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES’ AUNCHES ADOLESCENT
HOUSING HUB
Community News:
NEWS FROM REGIONAL FAMILY
SUPPORT PLANNING COUNCIL
#10 OF CAPE MAY COUNTY
DC News
HUNTERDON DEVELOPMENTAL
CENTER NEWS
Announcements 
AUTISM NEW JERSEY’S 30TH
ANNUALCONFERENCE
OCTOBER 10-12, 2012

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Apr

4th

Message from DHS Commissioner Jennifer Velez and DCF Commissioner Allison Blake
– NJ Moves Toward a
New Approach in Services for Children and Adults with DD
Announcements 
2012 Governor’s Conference on Recreation for People with Disabilities(May 16, 2012)
The Arc of NJ’s 23^rd Annual Conference on Medical Care for Persons with DD (June 1, 2012)Plus Trainings and Much More..

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Mar

3rd

Message from Deputy Commissioner  Dawn Apgar; Message to DHS Stakeholders from Commissioner Jennifer Velez;
Self-Directed Supports Conference -Building My Life: Practice Tools
Community News  
DC News
Announcements 
Trainings and Much More...

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Feb

2nd

Commissioner Velez Message; New Database to be implemented for Tracking Purposes (S-2028/A-2878); NJDC News; Get FIT program Lauunches at Bancroft.
Announcements:
Facing the Future Conference - 3/23
NJ has "Gained" an Advocate for Disability Preparedness; Community Options Rings NYSE Opening Bell. And more..

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Jan

1st

Christie Admin. - $5.1 mil. Municipal Investment in Spec. Needs Housing; Commissioner Jennifer Velez Message;
NLDC Welcomes New CEO.
Community News:
NJ REhab. Assoc. Awards NJWINS; Special Needs Cheerleading Team; The Boggs Center Honored by the Arc of Somerset; New Toolkits Help Parents of Children with Autism.
Announcements:
RVCC Planetarium (Branchburg)offering special show(s) for Autism/DD children.

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