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Advocating for our member agencies as they provide quality supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

✅WIN : Legislative Site Visits Over the past two

✅WIN : Legislative Site Visits

Over the past two weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to join Senator Kristin Corrado and Assemblywoman Marisa Sweeney for site visits at the Department for Persons with Disabilities (DPD), Catholic Charities, Diocese of Paterson.

The legislators toured supported apartments, group homes, and day programs, but most importantly, they met the incredible staff and individuals who make up the DPD family.

There is no better way for policymakers to understand the impact of community-based services than seeing them firsthand.

Every visit strengthens relationships, informs policy, and highlights the incredible staff and individuals who make inclusion possible every day.

Thank you, DPD, for opening your doors and sharing your story!

🟣CHALLENGE : Policy Without Perspective

The best public policy is informed by the people it impacts.

Too often, legislation affecting community providers is introduced without first visiting provider agencies, speaking with the workforce, or understanding the real-world impact on individuals with disabilities and the organizations that support them.

NJACP will continue to advocate for policies that are shaped by collaboration, informed by experience, and grounded in the realities of community-based services.

Better policy starts with listening.

🟡FORWARD FOCUS: More Site Visits. Better Policy.

The best policy starts with seeing community-based services in action.

NJACP is committed to bringing more legislators into provider agencies across New Jersey to meet the individuals and staff who make inclusion possible every day.

When policymakers experience the impact firsthand, they make better-informed decisions.

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🚨 Exciting Opportunities Are Coming Up at NJACP! 🚨

🚨 Exciting Opportunities Are Coming Up at NJACP! 🚨

There’s a lot happening this fall, and we don’t want you to miss it!

🏆 Heroes Recognition & Awards Program
Help us celebrate the incredible Direct Support Professionals who make a difference every day by nominating an outstanding DSP for the 2026 Heroes Recognition & Awards Program.
📅 Nominations are due August 14
🎉 Virtual Awards Celebration: September 18 at 10:00 AM

📢 NJACP Annual Forum: November 9
Join providers, advocates, policymakers, and leaders from across New Jersey for an important discussion on the future of IDD services. This year’s forum will examine how evolving federal and state priorities could impact our community, with conversations focused on Medicaid, the ADA, workforce challenges, employment, and more!

🌟 Celebrating 40 Years of Excellence!
We’re excited to announce NJACP’s 40th Annual Conference! This year’s theme, Breaking Barriers, Building Bridges, and Igniting Innovation, celebrates four decades of leadership, collaboration, and progress.

Mark your calendars, stay tuned for more details, and join us as we embrace the future and continue building stronger communities together!

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📢 Free Webinar: Medicaid 101 – Basics & Recent Cha

📢 Free Webinar: Medicaid 101 – Basics & Recent Changes

Understanding Medicaid is essential to understanding health care and long-term care services for older adults.

Join Justice in Aging for a FREE webinar covering the fundamentals of Medicaid and recent policy changes.

🗓 Tuesday, August 11, 2026
🕑 11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. ET

You’ll learn about:
✅ How Medicaid is funded
✅ Medicaid eligibility
✅ Key Medicaid protections
✅ Medicaid’s role in health and long-term care
✅ How Medicaid and Medicare work together
✅ Recent Medicaid changes and their impact on older adults

This webinar is ideal for aging and disability advocates, legal aid professionals, and anyone looking to better understand Medicaid.

Can’t attend live? Register anyway! All registrants will receive the webinar recording and training materials after the event.

🔗 Register today to reserve your spot!

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Meet Our Heroes Award Alumni: Roger Johnson - A g

Meet Our Heroes Award Alumni:

Roger Johnson - A great Direct Support Professional doesn’t just help people find a job, they help them discover confidence, purpose, and possibility. Through every challenge, every change, and every success, Roger has been a steady source of encouragement, compassion, and hope.

Dawn Johnson - Some people don’t just go to work, they change lives. For more than 40 years, Dawn has led with compassion, laughter, and an unwavering belief in the people she serves.

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