Future Search Conference in January
Enable is undertaking a very special strategic planning process January 10, 11 and 12, 2008. We will be conducting a Future Search Conference, facilitated by Charlotte Anderson. Invited guests include consumers, family members, staff, volunteers and Board members, funders, collaborators and others who can provide input that will help Enable to make the right plan to shape our future. For more information about this special conference, contact us at futuresearch@enablenj.org. For more information about facilitator Charlotte Anderson, see www.amethystandiris.com.
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Fulfilling the Holiday Wishes of Individuals with Disabilities
Each year, Enable contacts the persons we serve to ask if they have any special needs around the holidays. Then, we find volunteers in the community who can respond to these needs. Last year, the Holiday Gift Appeal fulfilled the wishes of over 118 persons.
This year, as of early November, we have requests from 186 individuals. We need your help!
We are looking for businesses, schools, congregations, individuals, families, and civic organizations to assist. You can help by purchasing gifts for consumers and their families, collecting food and wrapping gifts. If you are ready to pitch in and put a smile on someone’s face, please contact Kirsten Yard at (609) 987-5003, ext. 124 or by email at events@enablenj.org
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Our Gratitude to These Hard-Working Volunteers
Princeton Alliance Church Paints for Enable
In September, 11 members of Princeton Alliance Church devoted over 20 hours to paint the living room, dining room, ceiling and hallways of Enable’s group home in Hamilton, N.J. The rooms look beautiful! Instead of holding their usual Sunday worship service, the congregation took the day to work on community service projects throughout the area. Enable was one of the beneficiaries. Hoping to serve others and to unify the members, Princeton Alliance had members complete service projects together at the same time, on the same day.
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Johnson & Johnson Volunteers Help Spruce Up Home
In October, employees of Johnson & Johnson’s Medicines and Nutritionals Division in Titusville volunteered a full-day of work to assist at Enable’s group home in Ewing. A total of 24 hours were spent washing the inside and outside windows, weeding, raking and planting beautiful mums. At day’s end, this group offered to come back again.
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Here are the basics about who we are:
Our Vision
Individuals with disabilities are living full and independent lives in the community. Enable helps make that happen.
Our Mission Statement
Enable, Inc. is an agency devoted to supporting individuals with disabilities to live full and independent lives. Enable promotes individual choice that reflects what is meaningful to each person served and his or her family. It provides services, supports, programs, and living arrangements that facilitate full inclusion into community life. These include group homes, in-home services, and services that provide relief for caregivers.
Our Values
Enable affirms these values:
- We support each person’s dignity and individuality. We respond to individual needs and preferences with support. To the extent possible, we will individualize our services and work to accommodate the feelings and special service needs of persons served and their families. We believe in customer service.
- We believe building relationships that lead to acceptance and respect are the foundation of how we work with one another at Enable. Staff believe that being positive, respectful, caring, patient, and trustworthy is the way to interact with each person we serve. We believe this is also important in how we and those we serve relate to other family members, community members, and other staff.
- We focus on the capabilities of individuals with disabilities. These capabilities can be interests, preferences, attributes or gifts that create opportunities for participation in community life. Everyone has something to give.
- We respect and maintain the confidentiality of all those we serve.
- No matter what the size of our agency, we will offer services with “a small agency feel.” Those we serve will always be known by name, will receive personalized attention, and, as staff, we commit to being a stable workforce with low turnover.
- Enable believes each staff person is important to providing quality service. Employees will be knowledgeable and well trained.
- Family members are always welcome at Enable.
- Enable commits to striving for good health and fitness for all we serve. We will do our best to provide special activities or connect those we serve with activities that suit their needs.
These values were developed by our staff. We want you to know this is how we approach our work each day.
Enable’s History
Enable began as an affiliate of United Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey in 1989.
In order to serve individuals who had disabilities other than cerebral palsy, and to expand into a greater geographic area, the Board of Trustees decided to become an independent non-profit agency in 1994 with the new name of Enable. Enable then began to develop programs for persons and their families with cognitive and/or physical disabilities.
Enable has grown through the years and now offers a variety of community based programs that promote inclusion, independence, safety and improved quality of life for individuals with disabilities in our communities.
To learn more about Enable and its services, contact our headquarters office by email info@enablenj.org or call 609-987-5003, and speak with our receptionist at extension 10 . |
