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About Twenty-One Plus
Twenty-One Plus receives 99% of
it’s funding from the State of New Jersey Division of Developmental
Disabilities. Of the funding we receive, 63% goes towards Residential
programs, 25% goes towards Adult Training programs and 2% goes towards
Supported Employment programs. The
remaining 10% covers administrative costs.
Twenty-One Plus is as committed
to staff as to participants. We
host a number of employee events. Just
to name a few, in 2005 our Employee Recognition Fund provided 102
employees with a Visa gift card, and at our Employee Appreciation
Luncheon, eighteen employees received longevity awards.
Dedicated to recruitment and retention, we ask our staff for
their feedback through various committees, and offer trainings and an
annual Staff Conference Day.
About Our Board
Twenty-One Plus is overseen by a
volunteer Board of Directors, and is made up of family members of
Twenty-One Plus participants and local business-people and interested
citizens.
The Board is led by our
Executive Committee members - President – Patricia A. Christopher,
President-Elect – Adrienne Sanchez, Treasurer – John O’Grady,
Secretary – Jule Raichle. Other members of our Board include – Tony Baumer, Carol
Frankman, Ed Frankman, Joel Geisler, John Kane, Jack Lamping, Frank
Orawiec, Maureen Reustle, [retired] Senator John F. Russo, Sr., David
Rosen, Zev Rosen, Michael Rosenmertz and Dawn Tortoriello.
About Out Programs
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Adult Training services –
Twenty-One Plus has two Adult
Training Centers, Main Street Adult Training Center and Lakewood Adult
Training Center. These CARF
(Center for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited
centers offer individual and group opportunities in communication,
socialization, community awareness and work skills.
Volunteering in the local community helps participants hone their
job skills and give back to the community.
Work skills are acquired through paid crew work for grounds
maintenance and office cleaning, light assembly on site, and producing
saleable craft items. In 2005, Adult Training Centers were out in the community
1,910 times, on crew jobs, performing volunteer work and on recreational
outings.
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Residential services –
At Twenty-One Plus, Inc. each
individual in our programs is a person who has special skills and
abilities and who is capable of learning and growing.
Each person who lives in one of our homes or apartments receives
individual, sometimes intensive, instruction that eventually leads them
to reach their potential and increases independence and
self-sufficiency. Our
residential programs focus on improving skills such as house
maintenance, money management, cooking, social and personal awareness. Participants receive instruction from staff who use a very
systematic, individualized approach.
People enjoy a full social life including a wide variety of
activities based on personal interests.
Community access is vital to
teaching people with disabilities what the world has to offer.
In 2005, each individual served experienced an average of 180
community outings. 50% of
Twenty-One Plus residents enjoyed a vacation in 2005.
Twenty-One Plus is fortunate to
have a Medical Case Manager on staff, who coordinates care for residents
with more specialized diagnoses. In
2005, our Medical Case Manager coordinated patient care for our
residents with Sloan Kettering in New York City; Kennedy Krieger
Hospital in Baltimore; visiting nurses; hospice and local area
specialists.
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Supported Employment –
Twenty-One
Plus’ Supported Employment program offers opportunities for adults
with developmental disabilities to work in the community at local
businesses. The Twenty-One
Plus Supported Employment program is CARF (Center for Accreditation of
Rehabilitation Facilities) accredited, and with an Employment Specialist
and a Job Coach, was able to provide 541 follow-along hours to
participants in 2005. These
follow-along hours enable agency participants to maintain outside
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