The Arc of New Jersey’s Diabetes Project has several types of materials to help All of our diabetes materials are free of charge! …
NJ Department of Human Services Division of Developmental
Disabilities
Jon S Corzine, Governor Jennifer Velez, Commissioner
Kenneth W Ritchey, Assistant Commissioner
DDD Today
December 2007- 4th Edition
dddnewsletter@dhsstatenjus
Crisis Response System, Call Toll-Free 1-888-393-3007 From Your Home
Town
Clarification: The DDD Crisis Response System is available statewide to
families, providers and DDD staff The Trinitas Hospitals Statewide
Clinical Consultation and Training Program SCCAT will provide this
service for adults, funded jointly by the Division of Mental Health
Services and DDD
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Partner Profile: The Arc of New Jersey
Thomas Baffuto, Executive Director of The Arc of New Jersey, recently
participated in the divisions series of meetings with key stakeholders for
information sharing while visiting DDD in October A 20-year veteran of
The Arc, Tom Baffuto became Executive
Director in June of 1998 Project
HIRE, the largest supported employment program in New Jersey, is among
Baffutos extensive professional achievements He started Project HIRE in
1985As director, Baffuto oversees the largest non-profit advocacy
organization in New Jersey for people with cognitive disabilities; The Arc
provides services in all of the states 21 counties, through 20 local
chapters While proudly serving 14,000 people in various pro-grams,
advocacy is The Arcs top priority The Arc has staff working on every
issue you can think of, from early intervention to senior services, said
Baffuto The Arc also produces helpful information in many forms, such as
pamphlets, videos or DVDs, and this information is available free of
charge Baffuto also told DDD that during The Arcs October National
Conference, he heard the biggest concerns for families are the same around
the country: waiting lists, Medicaid and employment issues The Arc remains
committed to addressing these issues through its long-standing partnership
with DDD To find more about The Arcs many advocacy pro-grams, or request
free educational material, visit The Arcs Website at wwwarcnjorg
The Arc of New Jerseys
Diabetes Project has several types of materials to
help inform individuals with intellectual and other developmental
disabilities, their caregivers, and staff about diabetes prevention and
management All of our diabetes materials are free of charge
Laminated, wallet-sized card called Quick Tips for Preventing and
Managing Diabetes- Card contains concise, important information on healthy
eating habits, exercise, daily self-care, routine monitoring, and warning
signs The cards can fit easily into a wallet, purse or pocket The cards
are laminated and very durable The Arc printed a very large quantity of
these cards for consumers to easily use
Film about diabetes- Prepared especially for individuals with
developmental disabilities, the film is available in both DVD and VHS
formats
Diabetes booklets for self-advocates and care-givers- Booklets with
important information on preventing and managing diabetes
To order these materials, please contact Diane Flynn, at dflynn@arcnjorg
or call her at 732-246-2525, ext28Please spread the word about the
availability of these helpful materials to consumers, families, friends
and
staff
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Employment and Day Program Services: 12/4, 12/7 Use this link
again - http://wwwstatenjus/humanservices/ddd/dayprogramhtm
Thankful for the Gift of Giving
For the last few years, the DDDs Upper Central Regional Office has
organized a Thanksgiving Holiday basket drive for Essex, Union and
Somerset counties Each year this has been coordinated by Gale Young-
Jackmin, Director, Community Development Unit/UCRO Many staff
members generously donated their time and personal resources to this
drive Regional staff members were involved in the project at many
different levels: coordinating the event in each county, sorting the
donations received, preparing baskets, and even assisting with
delivery of the baskets In addition to the many donations from
staff, many external family and friends of DDD offered their support
to the voluntary drive
The results of this years drive were: DDD-UCRO was able to provide 67
baskets to families this holiday
— We
hope that you had a joyous Thanksgiving and enjoy a happy and
safe Holiday Season –
