Winter Food Drive

📆 Monday to Thursday
⌚ 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
📌ACI CommUnity Market, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ

During the Winter months, the need for food increases. Your donations will help food insecure individuals with disabilities and their families in our community.

Donation Suggestions: Tuna Fish, Mayonnaise, Cereal, Macaroni & Cheese, Condensed Milk, Canned Meats, Pastas, Tomato Sauce, Peanut Butter, Jelly, Canned Vegetables, Stew, Rice, Soups, Fruits, Paper Products, Bread, Soap, Shampoo, Toothpaste, Diapers, Wipes

Donations can be dropped off Monday to Friday between 9 AM to 5 PM at 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ.

You can also make a monetary donation on the ACI website.

If you have any questions, please contact Samantha Gavron at 732-738-4388 or sgavron@adacil.org

Thank you for your support and generosity!

Posted on December 13, 2024 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Donate.

Women's Peer Support Group

📆 First Thursday of Every Month
⌚ 3:00 to 6:00 PM
📌 ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ

Join us for our next meeting of our NEW monthly Women’s Peer Support Group on the first Thursday of every month at ACI!

Facilitated by Tia Washington, ACI Employment Specialist, our Women's Peer Support Group gives ladies the opportunity to interact with their peers, ask questions, and further seek information for areas in their lives they would like to improve and/or learn about. The purpose of the group is to provide a place where they feel they can fit in, express themselves, and feel safe.

Topics include social skills, making friends, hygiene, cooking, and other living skills.

Light refreshments will be served.

This group is for women with disabilities.

If you have any questions, please contact Tia Washington at twashington@adacil.org or 732-738-4388.

NOTE: The meeting in January will be rescheduled to the January 9, 2025.

Posted on August 7, 2024 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Peer Support.

Talk and Walk Peer Group (ON BREAK)

📆 Fourth Thursday of Every Month
⌚ 10:30 to 11:30 AM
📌 ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ

Join your friends at ACI for our Talk and Walk Peer Group! We will be holding these peer group meetings during a leisurely walk on the accessible Greenway Path, located 2 blocks from our office. This is an opportunity to get out of our Zoom boxes and enjoy the outdoors while learning, laughing and sharing!

Please bring water/drink and wear sneakers/comfortable shoes and comfortable warm temperature clothing. Feel free to bring your own sunscreen and/or hat.

Limited to 8 participants.

If you have any questions, please contact Luke Koppisch at lkoppisch@adacil.org or 732-738-4388.

NOTE: Our Talk and Walk Peer Group is currently on a break and will resume in Spring 2025.

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Health, Peer Support.

Core Advisory Group (CAG)

📆 Third Monday of Every Month
⌚ 1:00 to 2:30 PM (Date/times are subject to change)
📌 ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ
📞 Dial-in #: 605-313-4179 (Access #: 700-387)

Middlesex and Union Core Advisory Groups (CAG) have joined forces!

Are you a disabled and a resident of Middlesex or Union County? Are you concerned about disasters and recovery?

A disaster can happen at any time! This is a great opportunity to work together with emergency managers to make effective changes in how emergency services are provided to people with disabilities and access and functional needs in Middlesex and Union Counties.

Come and join our next hybrid CAG meeting on Monday, November 18th for Sheltering in Place/Survival Tips, presented by Eric Martin, Middlesex County C.E.R.T. Coordinator and Training and Operations. Eric will be presenting information on sheltering in place in the event of a power grid emergency. While this meeting will be offered on Zoom, we request that you try to come in person as part of the meeting will be taking place outside. We look forward to seeing you then!

Light refreshments will be served.

The purpose of this group is to...

  • Promote inclusive emergency management by encouraging collaboration and partnership between community disability stakeholder and emergency managers.

  • Identify emergency management challenges facing people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs before, during and after a disaster.

  • Develop strategies to build resilience in the disability community.

The Middlesex County CAG was formed in 2015 and was the first CAG in New Jersey.

Posted on February 29, 2024 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Emergency Preparedness.

Community Living Skills

📆 ⌚ Date/times will be announced soon!
📌 ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison NJ

For DDD - Community Based Supports Consumers only.

ACI is currently accepting new participants for our Community Living Skills program. This 10 session program is designed to teach people with disabilities independent living skills.

Topics will include:

  • Disability Identity

  • Self-Advocacy

  • Self-Care

  • Housing

  • Budgeting and Finance

  • Healthy Relationships

  • Transportation

  • Time Management

Limited to 10 participants.

For more information, contact Luke Koppisch at lkoppisch@adacil.org

Community Living Skills was developed by the University of Montana's The Research and Training Center on Disability in Rural Communities with input from Centers for Independent Living.

Posted on June 1, 2022 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Independent Living, Workshop.

Living My Best Life

📌 ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ
🎂 For ages 21 to 45 years old

Living My Best Life is a unique and comprehensive life skills training program designed specifically for adults with disabilities between the ages of 21 and 45 who are seeking to live independently.

With 16 sessions, this program covers a wide range of essential life skills such as Problem Solving, Safety at Home, and Financial Literacy, among others. This program was developed by ACI and is limited to only 6 participants per class, ensuring an individualized and effective learning experience.

LMBL aims to empower adults with disabilities to gain the necessary skills and resources to live their best lives and achieve their goals, ultimately leading to a more independent and fulfilling future!

Posted on January 14, 2022 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Workshop, Independent Living.

ACI Parent Support Group

📆 Fourth Tuesday of Every Month
⌚ 5:30 to 7:30 PM
📌 ACI, 629 Amboy Ave, Edison, NJ

When like-minded people come together to share their thoughts, concerns and experiences, there is a sense of community. ACI is inviting parents and loved ones of adults with disabilities (ages 18+) to join us on the fourth Tuesday of each month from 5:30 to 7:30 PM.

Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

Feel free to bring something to share!

Registration is required. Limited to 18 participants. Masks are optional.

If you have any questions, please contact Victoria Romanienko at vromanienko@adacil.org

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Brian Mazzarella and filed under Peer Support.