Theresa Haas is a client of Everas who attends our Day Service Program Our – Co, in Jersey City where she learns critical skills to manage her own money, communicate with friends and family, and care for her diabetes. Eager to do more, Theresa expressed an...
Each year the New Jersey Association of Community Providers (NJACP) holds an Awards Dinner to celebrate the accomplishments of Community Star recipients. The award honors people with intellectual and developmental disabilities who overcome personal obstacles to lead full lives and thrive in the community. This...
For more than twenty years, The New Jersey Association of Community Providers has supported the agencies that provide vital services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The broad range of services provided by member agencies affords people with IDD and other physical disabilities the...
Gowrie Eswaran started with Everas Community Services in 1993 as a substitute critical co-worker. Since then, she has become an invaluable member of our team, and one of our longest tenured employees. In addition to her position as a critical co-worker, Gowrie has held leadership roles...
Highlights for September focus on our staff and their dedication to our mission and the people we support. Everas has more than doubled in size both in our Residential Programs and in our Day Services programs this past year. This has been possible due to the...
The past year since our name change from New Jersey Association of the Deaf-Blind, Inc. to Everas Community Services, Inc. has been a busy one. Since July 1, 2013, Everas has added 8 new residential programs and 2 new day service programs to our agency. ...
In the ever changing landscape of services for people with disabilities, it is more important than ever to keep an eye on the big picture. At Everas Community Services we recognize the value in taking time to reflect on our past and work together to...
It’s that time of year again, when provider agencies gather to celebrate the successes of the people they support in the community. This year is the 15th Annual NJACP Community Star Awards Dinner, an event that honors people with intellectual and developmental disabilities for their...
On February 26, 1987, President Ronald Reagan signed a proclamation designating March of that year as National Developmental Disabilities Month. Since then, March is nationally recognized as the month to celebrate the accomplishments, progress and possibilities that arise when people are valued for what they can do,...
The New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), the state agency responsible for providing and funding services for adults with developmental disabilities, is undergoing changes to its service delivery system. These changes are based on a fiscal shift away from a contracted services reimbursement model...