Every other Wednesday at 6 pm via Zoom
January 15, 2025;
January 22, 2025;
February 5, 2025;
February 19, 2025;
March 5, 2025;
hipcil Humpday Happenings met via Zoom and created beautiful fall wreaths!
hipcil Humpday Happenings is Back!
Contact Meaghan at 201-996-9100 ext. 24 or e-mail to mvelten@hipcil.org to sign up!
Hudson County Executive Craig Guy
& The Board of County Commissioners
Hudson County Department of Health & Human Services
Office of Inclusion & Accessibility
hip HEIGHTENED INDEPENDENCE & PROGRESS
Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive, invites you to the
INDEPENDENT LIVING & TRANSITION SERVICES CONFERENCE – FROM SCHOOL TO ADULTHOOD
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024
North Bergen Public Library
1231 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047
9:30am -2:30pm
Student Transition Learned Work
PRESENTATIONS BY
Hudson CMO /
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network V
Center for Independent Living Services
ARC of New Jersey
SPACE IS LIMITED AND REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
All participants must register no later than Friday, October 25, 2024 at
https://TransitiontoAdulthood eventbrite.com
QUESTIONS? PLEASE CONTACT
THE HUDSON COUNTY OFFICE OF INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY
AT 201-324-6225 or HCOLA@HCNJ.US
Bergen County Executive
James J. Tedesco III
and the
Bergen County Board of Commissioners
present a
Public Hearing on Transportation Funding for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities
The Bergen County Division of Community Transportation is applying for funding from NJ Transit, Inc. under the Senior Citizens and Disabled Residents Transportation Assistance Program. The funding will be used to provide transportation service for senior citizens and persons with disabilities. A copy of the application will be available for viewing at the Johnson Public Library in Hackensack within two weeks after the hearing.
Thursday, October 17, 2024
10:00 a.m.
One Bergen County Plaza, 5th Floor
Commissioners Public Meeting Room
Hackensack, New Jersey
If you want to testify, but cannot attend the meeting, send your written comments to:
Bergen County Division of Community Transportation ·
Attn: Dominick Azzolini 178 Essex Street · Lodi, NJ 07644
201-368-5955 · 201-845-4683(fax) ·
CommunityTransportation@co.bergen.nj.us
Captioning will be available for the hearing impaired. Requests for transportation to this hearing and special accommodations should be made at least two weeks in advance.
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Germaine Ortiz, Chairwoman . Mary J. Amoroso, Vice Chairwoman . Dr. Joan M. Voss, Chair Pro Tempore . Rafael Marte, County Commissioner . Tracy Silna Zur, County Commissioner
Thomas J. Sullivan, County Commissioner
Steven A. Tanelli, County Commissioner
DIVISION OF COMMUNITY TRANSPORTATION
Dominick Azzolini, Director
As I approach my 50th year working under the recommendations and mandates of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; as amended I feel the need to reflect on my service to ensure that people with disabilities were able to realize career dreams, enjoy the power to make informed choices about lifestyles and employment and to manage their lives independently under the mantra, “nothing about us without us”.
I started my career working under Title I of the Act as a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor crafting plans designed to lead to employment in jobs for which people with disabilities were eminently qualified. I moved on to manage the In-Service Training Program for the agency which not only renewed and replenished the skills of the VR Counselors, but we raised the education to a master’s level increasing the counseling staff skills to better serve the consumers.
Moving on to the administrative level of DVRS I was able to affect policy and carry out programs through thoughtful funding and innovative programs that met the needs of an ever-evolving consumer population that demanded increased options and opportunities. My last 10 years with the agency were at the Executive level where I had the opportunity to see both sides of the organization and brought them together to best serve job seekers with disabilities.
Finally, after leaving DVRS and joining the Independent Living movement I was able to revisit my enthusiasm about the excitement of seeing people with disabilities thrive in their communities.
My goal for HIPCIL was always to strengthen services to the people of Hudson County and in the mid 1980’s I was able to convince the administration of DVRS to provide space in the Jersey City office to nurture a satellite program. Our founder Eileen Goff was able to skillfully apply to the US Department of Education’s Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) and secure the federal funds for a free-standing agency, Our Hudson County Unit was successfully thriving on its own.
I retired from DVRS and was invited to apply to take over from Eileen to be the President/CEO of this great agency. Having been born and raised in Hudson County I recognized the unique needs of its citizens with disabilities. The needs of the citizens of both Hudson and Bergen Counties were shifting amid changing economic and ethnic demographics and I knew that both counties would benefit by combining staff members with specific skill sets and talents to be useful in both communities. I am happy to report that we have made great strides in staffing and have increased our ability to expand services.
Earlier this year I proposed a succession plan to the Board of Trustees to gradually include Marily Gonzalez our VP/COO in more activities in Bergen in anticipation for her to take the reins and lead HIPCIL as the President/CEO beginning 10-1-2024. We will continue to maintain our presence in both counties.
My transition will be to offer my services as a consultant. As I reflect on a long and satisfying career in public service and the nonprofit world I plan to focus on my continued interest in disability services, policy and advocacy, age-friendly initiatives and college options for people with developmental disabilities though community college programs.
While I can proudly look back on a fulfilling career, I will also anticipate the great things to come. Thank you for all the work that you do every day.
Sincerely,
Brian Fitzgibbons
Brian
Craig Guy, Hudson County Executive, invites you to a
Hank Gallo Center
Lincoln Park, Jersey City.
Register to Vote
Update voter record
Check voter status
Find election information
SPACE IS LIMITED
RSVP by 9/20 to
at 201-324-6225
For more information and to required special accommodation, please contact:
Hudson County Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Inclusion & Accessibility at 201-324-6225
