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We're Officially "Shovel-Ready" for
Building Expansion!
This means jobs creation for building labor
AND services we deliver!
GIVE TODAY
AND HELP US RAISE FUNDS TO DIG TOMORROW!
Congressman Robert E. Andrews visited the Abilities Center of Southern
New Jersey, Inc. on Monday, May 11. Read all about it in the
Gloucester County Times:
Susan S. Perron, President & CEO, also announced that we've received the
township approvals and are moving forward with our building expansion as
a "shovel-ready" project!
The consumers on site were honored to have Congressman Andrews visit. We
expect to have a video on YouTube later this week.
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Read more about it in Bob Shryock's Gloucester County Times column
Make YOUR donation today and
designate it for "Dancing with the Gloucester
County Stars"!!
See our
updates on Twitter
Take a peek at last year's
event HERE - this one
will be even more exciting with
"Team Susan" in the
competition!
Catering
your next business luncheon? Check out our delicious menu, reasonably
priced - AND we deliver!
See our menu under Food Service
Our Mission
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The Abilities Center of Southern New Jersey is a nonprofit,
501(c)(3) organization dedicated to developing employment opportunities for people with
disabilities or other disadvantages through education, training and job
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Company Profile
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The Abilities Center of Southern New Jersey
opened its doors in 1963 and now delivers an integrated array of
services to people with disabilities and other disadvantages in
Camden, Gloucester, Burlington, Salem, Cumberland, and Atlantic
Counties.
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We're
conveniently located off of Interstate 295S on Route 47 (Delsea
Drive) in Westville, NJ.
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With demand for our services increasing, the Center served over 800
people in 2004. Our Employment Services Division has grown by over 90%
in the number of referrals and 58% in the number of people served in the
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Through its unique position in the community as an employment
training provider as well as an employer and vendor of services and
products for 40 years, we can manage the employer and employee side --
the Abilities Center plays a key role in developing the
community’s workforce.
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Our
Production
Area
provides both training and extended employment
for our consumers, along with packaging, wrapping, shipping and a
variety of similar services. Production
and tax credit
update: In 2006, New Jersey enacted a tax credit for hiring people with disabilities in extended employment settings. If your job contract with the Abilities Center will take at least 26 weeks a year to complete and require an extended employee for 25 hours a week, this tax credit may apply to you. See
State of New Jersey, Division of Taxation and
form GIT-317 for more information.
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The
Danellie Food Service Training Institute, named for the
generous trustees of Danellie
Foundation, is training people for work for demand occupations in food
industry. |
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The Center also offers a school-to-career program for young people,
age 14-21, through their local school districts and in partnership
with local businesses.
Accreditation and Memberships
A
One-Stop Employment Center, the Abilities Center of Southern New Jersey, Inc. is a United Way agency certified by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
(CARF) in Comprehensive Vocational Evaluation Services and Community Employment Services. We are members of the Southern New Jersey Chamber of Commerce and
the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce.
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Be a workforce development partner!
Consider the benefits of partnering with the Abilities Center. Doing so will make you a leader in workforce development for your local community. Here’s how:
donation
For immediate attention, contact us below. For specific departments, see our
Contact page for a list of staff and their email addresses.
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Telephone:
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856-848-1025
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FAX:
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856-848-8429
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Postal address:
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1208 Delsea Drive, Westville, NJ 08093
Customer Support: 856-848-1025
Webmaster:
greilly@abilities4work.com
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