Enable, Inc. is working with the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities to set up a new group home in Somerset County.  It's residents will be five men who are moving from State Developmental Centers to the community.  We plan to open the home at the end of June 2006.  The 4-bedroom home has wide hallways and two full baths with a finished basement that has a full door exit and stairway to the back yard. The living room/dining room has two beautiful bow windows and a fireplace.  Only minor renovations are necessary to ready the home. It also comes with a garage and spacious back yard.  Photos below show the front entrance , the rear of the home , a view through one of the bow windows , and a portion of the kitchen.
	On April 3, Enable, Inc. closed on the purchase of a house in Somerset County that will become the new home for five men moving from the State's Developmental Centers to the community this summer.

About Enable

Enable helps individuals with disabilities live full and independent lives in our communities. Each person we serve has dreams, goals, and interests. All want to be safe, to live as independently as possible, to have friends, to enjoy recreational activities, to be a part of the community. Many are employed or work as volunteers. Enable helps make this happen.

Enable provides services, supports, and living arrangements to individuals with disabilities and their families throughout central New Jersey. Our top priorities are ensuring the safety of the individuals we serve, providing high quality services, and maintaining a good working environment. The parents and families of individuals with disabilities depend on Enable to be there for the lifespan of their family member. We intend to be there.

Who do we serve?

-are permanent or chronic;

-are physical or cognitive;

-cause difficulties with communication, self-care, mobility or ability to live independently;

-have occurred before the age of 65.

Since we receive funds from the New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), some services are limited to persons eligible for DDD services. For DDD, the physical or mental impairment must be apparent before age 22 and be lifelong. This includes conditions such as mental retardation, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, spina bifida, autism and other neurological impairments.

What services are provided?

Ten Group Homes in Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth and Somerset counties provide a home and supportive services by a 24-hour staff to groups of 4 or 5 individuals.

Accessibility Services result in home modifications such as ramps, wider doors, and stairglides that allow individuals to continue to live in their own homes. Enable oversees projects and offers financial assistance. Enable is the only provider of this service in Mercer County .

The Vocational Day Program develops vocational and social skills, arranges for supported employment and volunteer jobs, and provides job coaching. It accepts bulk mail projects and mobile work crews do office cleaning. Call 609-406-0888 for more information.

Personal Assistant Services provide in-home care to help with daily living tasks such as cooking, shopping, laundry and personal care to individuals with disabilities living on their own in the community. Supported Living services combine limited hours of in-home care with limited supervision of an independent housing arrangement for an individual with disabilities.

Respite Options offers relief to family members who give round-the-clock care. It is provided in a variety of forms: in-home or out-of-home, by Enable staff or through financial assistance to a family to make its own arrangements. The Saturday Drop Off Program in Hamilton gives parents an afternoon to rest. Through Respite Co-Options, Enable oversees financial assistance to three family co-operatives which hold activities that help families form supportive relationships with one another.

Family Support Stipends are overseen by Enable. Nearly 200 families use the funds for equipment, assistive technology, specialized clothing, summer camp or respite care.

If you are seeking services for yourself, a family member or someone you know, please contact us at info@enablenj.org by clicking on the email address.