One of our Community Home residents, Michael, had a fabulous time attending the Miss Monmouth County Beauty Pageant in Ocean Grove last month. He was assisted by staff at the event and at a dinner following the pageant. Residents from our Community Homes Program enjoyed fall festivals and Halloween festivities last month! One of our […]
Halloween at the Archway Schools was filled with trick or treating, haunted houses, festive parties, music and dancing! Archway staff and students had a blast celebrating. Thank you to our staff for your hard work on making it so much fun for our students. #TheArchwaySchools #SpecialEducation #APSSD #privateschoolnj #ArchwayPrograms #EmbracingDIfferences #ImprovingLives #BehavioralSupports #Youth #specialneeds #RelatedServices […]
Our social enterprise, Blue Violet Flowers and Gifts, brightened a lot of peoples day in the Atco community by “petaling” it forward last month. Staff, students and volunteers spread kindness by giving people in the community two bouquets – one to keep for themselves, and another to give to a complete stranger. Here’s a video […]
Some of our Administrative staff recently participated in the Pharaoh’s Revenge Escape Room Challenge. Valiant efforts were made, but no dice! Everyone enjoyed getting together outside of the office for this new, fun and engaging team-building experience. #ArchwayPrograms #nonprofit #ArchwayFamily #EscapeRoomChallenge #TeamBuilding #EmployeeEngagement
Every October, staff and students from our schools participate in a ‘Week of Respect’ which in support of Bully Prevention month. This is a perfect opportunity to reinforce the expected behaviors that foster a safe, kind and respectful learning environment. Throughout the week, students and staff at our schools as well as Administrative staff joined […]
Archway held its 9th Annual Cancer Awareness Walk on Friday, October 11th and thanks to you, it was another success! We would like to give a special shout out to our staff, clients, families and local community, including the Waterford Township Police Department, for supporting Archway Programs. The goal of the event is to educate […]
How A-maize-ing are these scarecrows? Our Just Kids Program and our social enterprise business, Blue Violet Flowers and Gifts, both participated in this year’s Scarecrows on the Avenue community event hosted by the Waterford Civic And Events Association (WTCEA). Each of the scarecrows represented a group, organization and/or business in the Atco community. It’s a […]
Cooper’s Poynt Principal John Petsch and Executive Director Susan Lafferty hosted an Open House at our Camden campus on October 10th. Case Managers, Child Study Teams, Education Administrators and Directors from all of the local Camden County public school districts attended the event to see Archway’s highly supportive and integrated APSSD program. Attendees met Archway […]
If you have been to Archway’s main campus and entered the Administrative Building recently, then you will recognize Mr. Kadeem Shamsid-Deen (pictured below). Kadeem is one of our newer employees who currently serves as part-time Receptionist in Archway’s Administrative Building located on the main campus headquarters. Kadeem first expressed interest in obtaining gainful employment since […]
Archway has officially launched a new program under the Human Services Department, for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities. The Supported Employment Program helps clients determine areas of interest based on skill sets, strengths and previous work experience. Staff provides on-site job training and help find job opportunities from local businesses. This program gives individuals with disabilities […]
