Allies Achieves New Heights in Supported Employment Services
Following remarkable growth of Allies’ supported employment services offered in New Jersey and Delaware, Allies announces that the agency’s supported employment services now reach more than 120 people. Interest in entering the supported employment space kicked off in...
Linda LaCourse: A Life of Advocacy
Linda LaCourse has been supported by Allies for more than 20 years. Throughout her life, Linda has dedicated herself to advocating for the rights of the disabled. Linda came to Allies in the early 2000’s, at 53. Since then, Linda has done work as a congressional...
Allies’ Share the Joy set to return for 2024 Holiday Season
The most wonderful time of the year is almost here, and Allies is excited beyond measure to bring back Share the Joy to help make the season bright! For many years, Allies has administered a gift-giving program to make sure that everyone supported in an Allies...
Allies Celebrates 25 Years
Last weekend, Allies celebrated its 25th anniversary with a picnic at Liberty Lakes in Bordentown. The festive event was enjoyed by over 430 members of the Allies family including the recipients of Allies residential, habilitation and vocational services as well as...
Allies Celebrates DSP Recognition Week 2024
Allies would like to take a moment to honor and thank all of the amazing Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) who help us to carry out our mission every single day. As part of National DSP Recognition week, Sept. 9 – 13, Allies honored seven direct support...
Allies receives 3-year CARF accreditation for youth services and supported employment.
Allies recently underwent assessment for the continued accreditation of the agency’s supported employment and children’s services and received approval for 3 more years of accreditation. The evaluation was conducted over a length of time culminating in a visit to the...
Allies celebrates DSP Certification Program graduates
Allies recently celebrated the graduation of the second class of students participating in the DSP Certification Program. The DSP Certification Program has been designed to foster professional and personal growth among Allies Community Support Staff and Community...
Jim Gaven, Key of Awesome Music bring connection to Allies Day Habilitation Programs
Music plays an important role in connecting people, and Jim Gaven and Key of Awesome Music bring that power into Allies’ day habilitation programs every month. Jim Gaven, the founder and CEO of Key of Awesome Music, has a passion for music and people. Gaven took his...
Allies All-Star Spotlight: Allison Donnelly, employment services supervisor
Throughout the Allies organization, exceptional, talented, and dedicated team members make the services and support we provide possible. Allies wants to recognize the people who make the work we do possible. In each issue of Allies: Keeping in Touch, we will highlight...
Allies introduces a new way to celebrate and recognize employees
Allies recently introduced GameChanger, a platform that allows staff to celebrate and recognize accomplishments from their team and across the agency. The new platform allows certain members of Allies leadership to conveniently send meaningful tokens of appreciation...