Adult Services – North Jersey Elks Developmental Disabilities Agency

NJEDDA Adult Training Center is currently enrolling new clients. NO Waiting List!

Our program staff provides daily activities full of excitement and positive energy while engaging with our clients.

NJEDDA Adult Training Center’s goal is to focus on the abilities of the adult participants to maximize independent functioning in their daily lives through enhanced communication and activities designed to promote growth.

Services Provided

Day Habilitation Mon-Fri 9am – 3pm
Direct Support Assistance 4:1
Speech, Occupational & Physical Therapies
Nursing Care
Community Outings
Volunteer Opportunities
Transportation provided for areas within Bergen, Essex Passaic & Morris Counties
Private Pay Accepted

Female NJEDDA Adult Training Center participant working with therepaist on OT-PT

Our Target Client Population:

Individuals with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities
Age 21 and over
Individuals with Medical Needs
Individuals with tiers: D, Da, E, Ea
Individuals with 1:1 Nurses in need of a Day Program

Structured day activities and skill training:

- Community Outings
- Creative Arts, music, and fitness
- Socialization and Communication Skills
- ADL Skill Development
- Sensory and Change of Position
- …and more

Download the NJEDDA Adult Training Center Program brochure now.

Schedule a Tour

To schedule a tour or learn more about NJEDDA Adult Training Center Day Habilitation Program contact Center Supervisor Martha Roman-Torres at (973) 478-6655 ext. 314.

Download a PDF of the NJEDDA 2023-24 Adult Training Center Calendar

What Are NJEDDA Parents Saying?

The NJEDDA adult center offers wonderful activities for all of their clients. My daughter is very happy and comfortable there. The staff makes it convenient for us with door-to-door wheelchair-lift transportation. Larissa enjoys all of the activities, especially the outside trips to the park and out to lunch. The staff is highly trained, knowledgeable and professional. They give her one-to-one assistance she needs and I am reassured that she is under excellent care from her aides, nurses and therapists.

– Cindy Mancinelli, Parent of Larissa

My wife and I are so grateful for the staff at NJEDDA. Our son Joshua can’t wait to go to the program every morning. The staff always tries hard to make sure that he and everyone else has the best days possible. The nursing staff is also very compassionate and very professional. We are blessed to have our son in such caring hands. Everyone from transportation to the therapists all love what they do.

– Chris Dunleavy, Father of Joshua

Adult Services Gallery

Pouches for People

The NJEDDA Adult Center introduces a new vocational work skills training project

Make your caring dollars go double the distance when you sponsor a $25.00 pouch. The pouches will be hand crafted and filled with toiletries, snack items and a personalized card. They will be delivered to active duty service men and women, as well as local homeless shelters and other areas of community need.

Download our Pouches for People PDF submission form

You may also make a one-time or recurring donation in support Pouches for People online using Paypal. Click here to make your donation now!

Sponsor a pouch now and know that you have given a total of 3 smiles…

To our workers who desire meaningful work and a place in our community
To the recipients, both home and abroad, that can feel the care coming through
To yourself for making it happen!!

Thank you for your support!!!

Conversations that INSPIRE Videocast Features NJEDDA Adult Program

In a recent episode of Conversations that INSPIRE, show host Kim Castellano interviews NJEDDA Director, Dr. William Weiss, and NJEDDA family members Christopher and Joshua Dunleavy, and Cindy and Laurissa Mancinelli on the topic of “Raising Today’s Special Needs Children.”

WABC Eyewitness News Features Pouches for People

Our Pouches for People project was recently featured on ABC’s Eyewitness News as part of its #BeKind campaign. Enjoy!