The National Institute for People with Disabilities of New Jersey - NIPD/NJ

03/09/2026

Before Charles moved into an NIPD/NJ residence in the Spring of 2024, he worked tirelessly for many years at the Morristown Parking Authority. Looking to settle into retirement, Charles was looking for a quiet life with an activity that would still keep him busy and able to socialize with those in his community.

The NIPD/NJ Prevocational team was able to help Charles secure just that. Charles now enjoys his days volunteering at the Maywood Public library, quietly helping out with the catalog of book and interacting with the people in his community.

12/05/2025

NIPD/NJ's Emerson's Residents are getting into the holiday spirit! The ladies were able to decorate the house and put up the Christmas tree as well as attend the Emerson Tree Lighting!

11/20/2025

Recently our Maywood and Garfield Group Homes got together to celebrate a very special lady's 58th birthday!! The groups enjoyed spending time together, painting, and of course the birthday cake! Happy Birthday Kimberly!!

11/04/2025

NIPD/NJ celebrated it's annual staff appreciate day at the end of October. This important day each year recognizes all of the hard work our staff do each and every day with the people we support! This year's theme was through the decades and staff enjoyed time spent with one another and a day filled with prizes, games, and food! Staff also took the theme to heart this year and dressed for the decade of their choosing!
In short, Thank you for all you do!!
Special Congrats to all those celebrating 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years!!!!!

10/09/2025

The people we support, their families, staff members and their families, all came together recently on September 27th for NIPD/NJ's annual family picnic! Everyone enjoyed the beautiful weather, food, music and each other's company!

09/10/2025

NIPD/NJ would like to congratulate Tuniesha Rountree at our Lodi program for winning the Direct Support Professional Recognition Award on behalf of Tarrytown Expocare Pharmacy!

09/10/2025

This week we celebrate DSP's, they are the heart and soul of the community-based system! We appreciate the excellent care you provide people with disabilities every day and for this article.

Discover how Libby Vinson is transforming the N.J. Association of Community Providers to enhance caregiving for special needs.

09/10/2025

Happy Direct Support Professional Week!

A few words from our Executive Director, Ralph Coloma

"As this week is recognized as National DSP Appreciation week, I just want to take a moment to thank all the DSP's, Supervisors, Assistant Supervisors, Facilitators, Job Coaches, Support Coordinators, Administrative staff and the entire Supports team for everything you do to make NIPD-NJ a great agency. Your commitment and dedication to the field and the agency have a tremendous impact on the people we support and their families. Whether it is in one of the agency's group homes, prevocational programs, vocational programs, respite services or through support coordination, your efforts make so many lives that much better. That is why we do what we do. Thank you!"

06/12/2025

NIPD/NJ recently celebrated our very own Kelly Kavanagh as our awarded NJCAP STAR! Kelly has demonstrated such personal growth in the past year and we could not have thought of anyone more deserving!

05/07/2025

NIPD/NJ is making a special shout out to our Assistant Supervisor of our Northvale Group home Rayna Fink for taking CPC fundraising to the next level!

Rayna recently visited her home state of Montana to visit with family and fundraised for CPC! We are so thankful for her dedication to the people we support and her hard work!

05/01/2025

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02/25/2025

Community providers support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) with a broad array of services from building skills in the home, such as eating, dressing, and personal hygiene, to career planning and employment supports to find and maintain jobs. These community-based services are funded almost exclusively through Medicaid. Congressional leaders are discussing proposals that could significantly reduce Medicaid funding. These cuts would have devastating consequences for people with I/DD. Take action today against proposed Medicaid cuts: ancor.org/amplifier.