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Welcoming Two Furry Friends to the WAE Center!

November 15, 2023 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

We're excited to announce that the WAE Center will now offer Therapy Dog services twice a week for our members. Manu, an 8-year-old Samoyed, will visit on Mondays from 1:00 to 2:00 pm and Milo, a 6 ½-year-old mixed-terrier, will join us on Fridays during the same time. During their visits, these adorable companions will roam through our program, offering themselves for interaction with our members. Their presence aims to provide support and love without hindering anyone's ongoing projects or classes.
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JSDD 2023 Annual Gala

November 3, 2023 / JSDD News, Past Events & Campaigns

JSDD 2023 Annual Gala honoring Rocco Varma, Stephen Schwartz, AIA, and Laurie Goodman and Mark Perwien was a brilliant and successful evening! Enjoy the Digital Ad Journal and videos of the honorees and JSDD’s story. Ad Journal PDF Event Photos

Checking in with JSDD: Life | Home | Tech

October 23, 2023 / JSDD News

Work on JSDD: Life| Home| Tech, the grant received with the support of Congresswoman Mikie Sherrill has been going full steam ahead. Meetings with the team and vendors happen almost daily. The setting up of the demo apartment has begun. The apartment …

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At Risk! Remote Learning Program – WAE to Connect

October 23, 2023 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

As of Tuesday, 11/7/23 the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities is rescinding its temporary service modification regarding virtual classes. This means that DDD will no longer fund remote classes as of Tuesday, 11/7/23. This impacts all WAE members who are receiving DDD …

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JSDD Residents Go to Israel

July 18, 2023 / JSDD News

JSDD’s residents and three staff members have returned home from a once in a lifetime trip to Israel. This trip, the Centennial Mission of Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest was ambitious and unparalleled. Each day was a new adventure with so much …

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Meet Shelby Camhi, Speech Language Pathologist – Interview

July 18, 2023 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

Name: Shelby Camhi Title: Speech Language Pathologist How long have you been with JSDD? Since January 2023 Was this the position you started in? Yes What is your first memory of JSDD? I connected with Harry first and the initial word I …

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JSDD – Annual Meeting June 13, 2023

July 6, 2023 / JSDD News, WAE Center News

June is an exciting time at JSDD. In addition to the great weather and the WAE garden taking bloom, June brings the Annual Meeting. It is a time to come together as a community to reflect on the many accomplishments of the …

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FAMILY MEETING

May 30, 2023 / JSDD News

On May 10th, JSDD held its first in-person Family Information Session since before the pandemic. There were more than 35 residential and WAE Center family members in attendance to participate as Linda Press, Executive Director and Harry Klein, WAE Center Director, provided …

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Goodwin Perwien Legacy Society Welcomes Leon Cooperman

May 11, 2023 / JSDD News, Past Events & Campaigns

Mark Perwien, member of JSDD’s Board of Trustees, and his wife Laurie Goodman have been connected to JSDD for many years. In 2006, they donated a home in Parsippany to the agency. Their son, Artie, along with four other men have been …

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Let’s Do Prom!

April 11, 2023 / JSDD News

JSDD recently had an afternoon to remember. Saturday, March 25th JSDD residents and WAE Center members got glammed up for dancing, posing, and celebrating Prom together. The prom was held at The Brownstone in Paterson, NJ. This spectacular formal event was the …

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