Easter Seals Disability Services

Employment Services

Save the Date! Raritan Valley Workshop Holds 39th Annual Dinner Dance on October 29th

On October 29th, RVW will hold its 39th Annual Dinner Dance honoring Easter Seals New Jersey’s Employment Services consumers, customers, donors and employers. This year’s continuous commitment award will be presented to Scott Landis, a third-generation supporter of Easter Seals’ Employment Services.

Easter Seals job training and employment services help people with disabilities learn skills to successfully enter the workforce or to return to work after an illness or injury.  Services offered include pre-vocational evaluation, work adjustment training, school-to-work transition, supported employment, extended employment, and job placement services via its Employment Services locations, such as the Raritan Valley Workshop (RVW).

Since 1967, RVW has supported individuals on their road to independence by promoting employment resources and opportunities for adults with disabilities.  RVW consumers to develop work skills, independently earn an income, and take an important role in society by participating in the provision of necessary every-day items. 

It is with sincere appreciation that we thank donors like Scott Landis for his continued support of our efforts and his role in the success stories of people whose lives have been changed by the important work taking place at RVW.

• Thursday, October 29th, 2009, 6 pm
• Somerset DoubleTree Hotel
• $100/pp includes cocktail hour, dinner, award reception, gift auction, raffle, music and more.

For more information, or to purchase tickets, please call Donna at (732) 828-8080.

When Mike suffered traumatic brain injury in an automobile accident in 1995, his life changed drastically in the blink of an eye.

Faced with short-term memory loss, physical limitations, and the need to relearn things he’d previously taken for granted, Mike was referred to Easter Seals Employment Services.

Easter Seals New Jersey’s three New Jersey-based sheltered workshops employ individuals with disabilities, and train participants for jobs within their community.  Our three community rehabilitation programs are located in Northern, Central and Southern New Jersey. 

During its 2006 fiscal year, Easter Seals provided sheltered, supported and competitive employment to 1,882 individuals with disabilities and special needs within local businesses and industries throughout New Jersey.  Because experience has taught us that meaningful employment is one of the best ways to boost an individual’s self-esteem and sense that they play a valuable role within their community, Easter Seals’ strives to help pave the road to independence through employment.

Easter Seals Employment Services’ offers pre-vocational evaluation, work adjustment training, school to work transition, supported employment, extended employment, work adjustment training, and job placement services through its following locations:

• Franklin Sheltered Workshop in Sussex County
• Raritan Valley Workshop in Middlesex County
• Millville Sheltered Workshop in Cumberland County  

Easter Seals excels at working with individuals with disabilities and matching program participants’ to local businesses and volunteer services, both through its Employment Services division and in conjunction with the following programs:

• Adult Day Training Centers
• SCSEP, Senior Community Services Employment Program 

In addition, Easter Seals’ sheltered workshop locations provide an excellent source of employment for local and national businesses.  To learn more about business employment opportunities click here for our Production Brochure. Counties:  Cumberland, Middlesex and Sussex

Service from these counties branch out into the following counties as well:  Atlantic, Bergen, Cape May, Gloucester, Ocean, and PassaicCriteria: 

1.  Must be at least 14 years of age and have an identifiable physical, emotional or psychological condition that presents support needs in securing and/or maintaining employment.

2.  All participants must have a funding source agency before they may participate.  Potential sponsor include:

• N.J. State Department of Human Services’ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
• N.J. State Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
• Local School Districts/ N.J. State Department of Education
• N.J. State Department of Human Services’ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD)
• Private Funds
• Insurance Companies/Private Industry
• Workforce Investment Boards
• Local, State and/or Federal Grant Services
• The U.S. Veteran’s Department  

3. All participants below the age of 18 must possess valid working papers prior to participating in organizational or community employment.

4.  Participants must be able to manage their own personal needs, including: hygiene, toileting, feeding and medication while attending Employment Services programs.  A participant may utilize a personal assistant to satisfy this requirement

5.  All participants must complete a W-4 Form and/or an I-9 Form including all supporting documentation before participation.

Contact: 

Joseph Daniel, Assistant Vice PresidentTel: (732) 257-6662, ext. 427E-Mail: jdaniel@nj.easterseals.com

Funding:  See Above