Join Us.

Established in 2015

We are an organization dedicated to expanding opportunities for people with disabilities to fully participate in the design, delivery and evaluation of their services, with the support they need, from whom they want.  Ultimately, this means people and their families are supported in living lives of meaning, of their own choosing.

Our Goal

We are focused on innovation in services, and in expanding and improving self-direction and disability supports in New Jersey

Our Members.

Values Into Action
Co-Founder

A founding member of The Collaborative for Citizen Directed Supports NJ, Values Into Action (VIANJ) is one of the three original Support Coordination Agencies in NJ.
​
​VIANJ has been supporting people with disabilities and their families state-wide, in all 21 NJ counties, since 2007.  We are strong allies for people who want to design their own lives using person centered planning. 

Service Access & Management, Inc. 
Co-Founder

Service Access & Management, Inc. (SAM) is a not-for-profit human services organization serving communities throughout Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 

Some of the SAM provides include Mental Health Case Management, Early Intervention Service Coordination, Developmental Disability Service Coordination, Community Wellness Support Services, Crisis Intervention, Truancy Remediation, Children & Youth Oversight and Management as well as Safety Training, IT Support Services, Fiscal and Administrative oversight, HR Management and HIPAA Privacy training.  

Neighbours Inc. 
​​Co-Founder

​Neighbours Inc partners with people and those who love them, as they learn how to plan for their future, establish a home for themselves; recruit, hire, and manage personal assistants; and establish a valued presence in the communities where they have chosen to live and work.  We also partner with people, who qualify for DDD services, with all aspects of self-direction as their Support Coordinators. We support people in discovering and utilizing resources, and facilitate planning how people can use what is available to establish the life they want to live.

Gold Medal Home Health 
​Member 2020

​Gold Medal Home Health helps adults with developmental disabilities live independently in communities through our supported and independent living services. Our staff walk beside our clients offering education on choices and life skills, or companionship and personal care. 

​Our service empowers individuals to make decisions about how and where they live their lives. 

Royal Community Support 
​Member 2020

Founded in 2017, Royal Community Support was built on a foundation of equity: we recognize that excellent services can only be provided when employees feel respected, inspired, appreciated, and are compensated fairly. 

Providing services throughout NJ, the people we work for, and the employees who support them, are as diverse as the many communities in which we live, work, and play.      

Join us in collaboration.

If your agency is interested in being a member of The Collaborative for Citizen Directed Supports NJ, please contact us at thecollaborativenj@gmail.com