SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Maintaining the health and well-being of clients has always been a top priority at JESPY. This has been especially true during the current coronavirus pandemic. To that end, JESPY recently held onsite COVID-19 testing in conjunction with Saint Barnabas Medical Center’s Community Health and Outreach Program and Accurate Diagnostic Labs. The […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY House, a nonprofit organization helping more than 250 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to live independently, recently welcomed Ahadi Bugg-Levine as its new board president. “JESPY House, our clients, and our staff inspire me every day,” Bugg-Levine said. “I am truly honored that my fellow Board members elected me […]
MAPLEWOOD, NJ — A number of JESPY clients who recently returned to JESPY’s onsite residences were welcomed back with delicious treats, courtesy of Maplewood State Farm agent Christine Coster and Maplewood-based bakery The Able Baker. The surprise came to fruition after Coster received funding to support a local food business for the benefit of JESPY […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — During these difficult times, many nonprofit organizations that service individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities are using unique and alternative ways to provide educational, wellness, fitness and arts-related programming to the clients they serve. JESPY House, a nonprofit organization in South Orange that provides whole-life services to adults ages 18 to […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — Stop and Shop is one of several grocery store chains across the county that have set aside shopping hours for seniors. The local South Orange Stop and Shop has taken that safety convenience a step further. The store and its managers allowed JESPY clients to shop for groceries on March 26 […]
New shared living space allows village residents with IDD to age in place
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — “Welcome to my house!” enthused Michael Och as he welcomed South Orange community members into the new JESPY shared aging-in-place house named for him. The renovated house on Meadowbrook Place in South Orange that is now home to nine JESPY clients was made possible by Och and his family, who funded […]
SHORT HILLS, NJ — Despite clouds in the sky, the rain held back as a great time was had by all at the South Orange Golf Invitational at the East Orange Golf Course in Short Hills on Sept. 16. In support of JESPY House, a nonprofit organization that services adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — On Monday, Sept. 16, golfers will gather at the East Orange Golf Course to play in the third annual South Orange Golf Invitational, a fundraiser to benefit JESPY House. A South Orange-based nonprofit, JESPY serves 250 adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Proceeds from the Golf Invitational will benefit JESPY’s Aging […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — JESPY clients, families and staff had a grand time recently at the annual jubilee. The theme of the celebration was “JESPY Dances Through the Decades” and the event also marked the milestone birthdays of several JESPY clients. Four such clients included 40-year-old Mike Posner dressed as the ultimate ’80s rock star, […]
SOUTH ORANGE, NJ — For the first time, several JESPY House clients recently presented Shout Out Awards to their favorite South Orange businesses. Over the course of several days, the clients gave awards to 50 businesses in all. The stores included Stop and Shop, Spa Lady, 7-Eleven, Garden State News, Rite-Aid, Carvel, The Leather Shop, […]