All of the people we support:

• live in their own homes
  (houses or apartments that they rent or own)
• have an advisor who supports their planning, coordination, and problem solving
• hire, and fire their own staff
• have an individual budget for supports and services

Every person's situation is different, but to make that possible we have developed five aspects to our supports:

• Individual Budgets
• Advisors
• Planning
• Support Circles
• Customized Staffing Support

We began in New Jersey. In 1994 Patti Scott and Kenn Jupp began to think about what it would look like to support people with disabilities as citizens -- individuals, with gifts, skills, dreams, goals, and the ability to be participating members of the communities where they choose to live. In 1995 Neighbours Inc. was born!

Neighbours Inc. supports people --- one person at a time.
So we do things a little differently:

• We don't have a big head office. All of our staff work from home offices using a computer, cell phone, and a car to get to the important places --- the homes of the people we support, and the communities in which they live.

• We have what is known as a "flat organizational structure". There aren't a lot of layers of administration. We have a Management Team, and Advisors. All of the personal support staff work directly for the people they provide personal assistance for.

• We don't have any desire to become a big agency. We believe that it becomes harder to listen to the individual voices of the people that we support if we get too big.

• And all of the people we support have an individual budget for their personal supports provided by the New Jersey State Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD).

We are committed to continually looking at how our organization affects the choices of the people we support, and to ensuring that we do not get in the way of people living the life they choose.

Sandi Cooper
Executive Director
Neighbours Inc.

Email:
sandicooper@neighbours-inc.com

Phone: (908) 581-3998
Fax: (267) 375-4103

Neighbours, Inc. is committed to ensuring that no person is excluded from, or denied the benefits of our services on the basis of race, color, or national origin as protected by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Any person who believes that they have, individually, or as a member of any specific class of persons, been subjected to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin, may file a complaint in writing to Neighbours, Inc. To file a complaint, or for more information on Neighbours, Inc. obligations under Title VI write to: 49 Woodbridge Avenue, Highland Park, NJ 08904 or visit Neighbours-Inc.com.  Transportation services provided by this agency are in whole or part funded through federal funds received through NJ TRANSIT and as an individual you also have the right to file your complaint under Title VI to NJ TRANSIT by writing to: New Jersey Transit Customer Service – Title VI Division, One Penn Plaza East, Newark, NJ 07105 or visit njtransit.com/diversity.  A complaint must be filed within 180 days of the alleged discrimination