• The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties

    The Arc of New Jersey advocated at the State House last month, along with fellow members of the Coalition for a DSP Living Wage, regarding the impacts a proposed $15 minimum would have on the Direct Support Professional workforce. It is important for legislators to remember that providers are unable to pass along the cost of a higher minimum wage to consumers and so funding to accommodate an increase must come from the state. In addition, we emphasized to lawmakers that DSPs are not minimum wage workers and starting salaries must be kept above the state’s minimum wage in order to compete with entry-level jobs.

  • The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties

  • The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties

    Project Search Information sessions - Public (Family/Student) Information sessions- 11/29/18 6pm and 1/10/19 6pm. Session for School District staff 11/16/18 8:30am.

    Project SEARCH is a one-year, business-led, unpaid internship program for students with disabilities in their last year of high school that takes place entirely at a host business site. It provides students who want to work a chance to explore careers and develop transferable job skills. The combination of instruction and immersion in the workplace prepares young adults with disabilities to make successful transitions from school to productive adult life.

    Current Bergen County Project SEARCH host business sites:
    •Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack
    •Holy Name Medical Center, Teaneck

  • The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties

    ACTION ALERT
    Budget Action needed today

  • The Arc of Bergen and Passaic Counties