1987 – 2015: Looking Back While Moving Forward

This was a special 25th Anniversary year for Enable. As we looked back into the past, we saw that our founda-tion, built on a commitment to help individuals with disabilities obtain the respect, support, opportunity, and independence they deserve, continues to serve us well.

Realizing the need to broaden our commitment beyond Mercer, we

renamed ourselves Enable, Inc. in 1994. Since then, thousands of individuals with disabilities and seniors have enjoyed the freedom to live in their own homes with assistance from our services and programs. This Annual Report and Timeline tracks our 25 year history and expansion into Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Somerset, and Hunterdon counties and the role your support has played in our success.

Enable has grown, yet our values are unchanged. Our commit-ment to the highest quality standards is unwavering. We continue to provide many of the same core services — residential and day programs, respite, in home personal assistance, and home acces-sibility projects — to a broader audience. No matter the size of our organization, we deliver our services with a small agency feel, focusing on the unique needs of the individuals we care for and their rights. That is why we embraced a new logo and tagline this year: Safe. Happy. Home. A full life for individuals with disabilities and seniors.

The same core values that have supported us since our founding will guide us into the future. We are confident that Enable is well positioned for another 25 years of successful, strategic growth while meeting the demands of our challenging and evolving field of service.

You belong to the caring group that helped found our agency and continues to support our belief that individuals with disabilities and seniors have a right to participate fully in community life. Thank you for helping make Enable’s past and future success possible. We ask you to take a moment today and make a dona-tion to support the independence of a person with a disability or a senior.

Sincerely,Sharon J.B. Copeland, MSW, LSW Chief Executive Officer

ENABLE’S FY2015 ANNUAL REPORT

FY2015 HIGHLIGHTS • 359 total men and women directly served

• 19,767 days of residential care

• 7,112 days participants were engaged in day programs

• 238 persons served by In Home Supports through 36,843 hours of personal care; 13,169 hours of respite care; 892 hours of case management; 3 home accessibility projects

• 2,413 hours given by 1,025 volunteers

• 86% of budget allocated to programming

Board of TrusteesDaryl HolcombPresident ECSI International, Inc.

Robert L. Nitti, CPIAVice PresidentArthur J. Gallagher & Co.

John F. Trench, CPATreasurerTrinity Healthcare

Domenic B. Sanginiti, Jr., Esq., MBASecretaryStark & Stark

Shashi AiriIndependent Consultant

Alexandra A. Colman, CPAEisnerAmper, LLP

Frank J. DiSanzoSaint Peter’s Healthcare System

Kenneth B. Falk, Esq.Falk & Flotteron, LLC

Enable Senior StaffSharon J.B. Copeland, MSW, LSW Chief Executive Officer

Stephen Rynn, MSWChief Operating Officer Kathleen Patrick, MEdChief Development Officer

Lawrence Mitchell, MBAChief Financial Officer

Our MissionEnabling individuals with disabilities and seniors to live full and independent lives in their own homes in the community.

Residential Services: From 1 Group Home to 15

We believe individuals with disabilities deserve to live where they choose. In FY2015, Enable delivered 24-hour support to 67 persons living in 15 group homes and supervised apart-ments, adding up to over 19,767 days of care.

Oak Tree, a new group home, opened in the fall of 2014. The

manager greeted two new residents who had spent most of their lives in state institutions: “This is your home; enjoy it; it’s yours.” At Oak Tree, they now enjoy the freedom to come and go; to choose their own meals; to have privacy, peace and quiet.

Enable’s staff works with consumers to meet their goals. For eight years, they coached Sara, a group home resident who wanted to live in-dependently. In May 2015, Sara moved into a supervised apartment. To celebrate her success, she was nominated for and then received a New Jersey Association of Community Providers Community Stars Award.

Day Services: From 1 to 3We make it possible for individu-als with developmental disabilities to achieve new goals, interact with others, and enjoy new activities. In FY2015, Enable provided 7,112 days of services to 54 persons at two Day Services.

Victorian Day Services opened in downtown Flemington in January. The 2,500 square foot space accommodates people with developmental disabilities and special medical needs. A licensed practical nurse is onsite. Recreational, volunteer, social, and educational opportunities are offered.

Roszel Day Services expanded and now serves 25 persons, some with challenging behaviors. Enable finalized plans for a third site, Fusion in Middlesex Borough, which will accommodate 34 partici-pants in FY2016.

As part of Enable’s commitment to breaking down barriers to par-ticipation, Day Services consumers participated for the fourth year in art-making workshops at Grounds For Sculpture. The collaboration is funded by a grant from The Horizon Foundation of New Jersey.

In Home Services: From Some to All AgesEnable respects the personal independence of people with disabil-ities of all ages and seniors, supporting their individual needs and continued growth. In Home Services assists children, adults and seniors.

In Home Supports delivered services to 238 persons. This includ-ed 36,843 hours of personal care such as transportation; grooming; bathing; and help with feeding, meal preparation and shopping. In-dividuals and families received 13,169 hours of respite relief. Enable had contracts with both the NJ Division of Developmental Disabil-ities (DDD) and Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide respite services as well as a grant from Mercer County for respite for 18 area families.

Over 250 seniors and individuals with disabilities in four Prince-ton affordable housing developments received 892 hours of Enable case management through a federal Resident Opportunities and Self Sufficiency (ROSS) grant.

Trenton Community Development Block Grants funded two home accessibility modification projects; DDD funded one.

In FY2015, the State of New Jersey licensed Enable as a Health Care Services Firm for seniors. Enable became DCF and Medicaid certi-fied to provide individual supports to children.

88% of persons in our residential programs and 82% of their family members and/or caregivers were

satisfied with services (2015 Enable Consumer Satisfaction Survey).

93% of Respite consumer families expressed satisfaction with services.

100% of Day Services families and guardians and 94% of consumers expressed satisfaction with services.

Human Resources: A Growing Workforce Hones Its SkillsEnable is committed to excellent customer service. Our employee turnover rate is lower than the field’s average.

To staff new services, and strengthen and monitor quality, 43 new positions were created, including: Director for In Home Services, Assistant Director for Day Services, Director of Quality Assurance (supported by a Quality Assurance Specialist), and a full-time Director of Nursing. A Billing Specialist and Admissions Coordinator joined Enable to assist with billing and consumer enrollment.

Staff training was emphasized. A Department of Labor grant, Skills-4Jersey, funded 163 employees attending one or more classes on 18 different topics, totaling 788 attendees. Direct care staff comprised 60 percent of participants. Employees taking eight or more train-ings received Gold SuperStars: Jazmen Britt, Chera Caines, Debra Carson, Joanna Chatman, Danielle Lambroia, and India Reid.

Fundraising: 25 Years of GenerosityAt Enable, every gift makes a difference in a consumer’s life. Our 25 years of success is due to the support of friends like you. Gov-ernment contracts do not cover all expenses, especially these last eight years when the

state has excluded cost of living allowances.

Enable’s 25th Anniversary Gala, “Back to the Future”, was the most successful ever, raising $86,750. The Honorable Virginia A. Long (retired) served as gala chair. Enable honored Michael Graves, architect and advocate for people with disabilities, who was serving as gala co-chair when he passed away in March. Gala sponsors included Hovione; The Baus Foundation; Fox Rothschild LLP; Turner Construction Company; Pepper Hamilton LLP; D.J. Fox Landscapes; Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; Faber; NAI Fennelly; Stark & Stark; WithumSmith & Brown, PC; and the McGowan Family.

Innovative fundraising efforts included an online auction. Shoppers made donations through AmazonSmile. Rider University and West Windsor Plainsboro High School South National Honor Society students raised funds.

We thank our donors for all the generous gifts we received this year — and since our founding.

Volunteers: From 1 to Over 1,000Volunteers bring the community into Enable. Over 1,025 individ-uals volunteered 2,413 hours, conducting friendly visits; assisting at day programs; painting bedrooms; maintaining yards; taking consumers to worship, parks or shopping; and more. This vital volunteer engagement greatly benefited Enable consumers.

Many volunteers faithfully return year after year, telling us that through service, they receive more than they give. Individuals and business and community groups volunteered. Students come from middle and high schools, colleges and universities. If only there was enough space here to acknowledge every one of the individu-als who made such a difference at Enable!

In April, National Volunteer Month, the following were honored for exceptional service to Enable: David Miller; Jordan Levy; Richard Shaw; The Lawrenceville School; West Windsor Plains-boro High School South Honor Society; Monmouth University; The Catholic Community of St. Charles Borromeo, Skillman; and AT&T Middletown.

100% of our residential consumers’ family members are happy that volunteers interact with our consumers.

SAFE. HAPPY. HOME. A full life for individuals with disabilities and seniors.

FY2015 Revenue and Expenses(Audited)

2% Fee for Service and Other Income

3% Other Grants

2% Fundraising

63% Residential

Services

93% NJ Division of Developmental

Disabilities

TOTAL REVENUE $8,730,278 TOTAL EXPENSES $8,659,601

1% Fundraising

9% Day Services

13% General and Administrative

14% In Home Supports

ENABLE CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF SERVICE

1987The Mercer Chapter of the United Cerebral Palsy Association of New Jersey begins; Wendy Crook is first Executive Director

The home modification program is founded, known as the Consumer Advocacy and Hous-ing Rehabilitation Program

The UCP Mercer Chapter receives its first donation from the Bank of Mid-Jersey

1988The Respite Options Program begins, providing relief to parents caring for their child (who may be young or an adult); services are still provided today

The Housing Residential Program starts with purchase of the Benford Group Home, Mercer County, and opens in 1989

UCP Mercer Chapter receives its first founda-tion donation from Aeroquip Foundation

Fundraising activities include a cocktail party and a “Yogurt-a-thon”

A $40,000 grant from the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities funds home modifications and accessibility projects

1989UCP Mercer receives $571,000 from US

Department of Housing & Urban Development

for its first group home – Benford

Personal Attendant Services Program (PASP) begins under In Home Supports

Lopatcong and Flock Group Homes open in Mercer County

UCP Mercer Chapter’s Realtor Training Program educates 152 realtors about basic accessibility features including walkways, ramps, entrances/exits, and more

A Saturday DROP-OFF Recreation Program is offered which becomes Club Chameleon from 2008 – 2010

Funds are raised through a Basketball Classic at Trenton Central High School; event continues annually for 5 years

United Cerebral Palsy of Mercer County, Inc. receives its Certificate of Incorporation in No-vember. Wendy Crook is Executive Director. Founding board members include William Blanda, Kate Blissard, Tricia Caliguire, Joe Chiavarone, Wayne Frankenfield, Daniel Goldenson, Marilyn Holtzman, Sondra Lampl, James Ramm, Marianne Matarese, Mary Purmort, and Kevin Lilly as board president. The first office was located at 354 South Broad Street, Trenton, NJ.

1990Supported Employment Services begin to help adults with disabilities find employment; continues until late 1990s

Camp Hollowbrook (summer camp) is estab-lished and runs for 4 years

Family Bowling fund raiser held

Americans with Disabilities Act is signed into federal law on July 26, 1990

1991UCP Mercer moves its headquarters from Trenton to Whitehorse-Hamilton Road, Hamilton, NJ

Enable’s first day program -- having a sup-ported employment program component -- is founded; Ewing site serves 20 consumers

Enable begins providing PCA (Personal Care Assistant) services at a Robbinsville affordable housing apartment complex built by Project Freedom for many self-directing individuals with disabilities; funds provided by the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD); Enable still serves several of these persons today

1992HouseHOLD Grant Award obtained

UCP Mercer celebrates 5th Anniversary with its first awards dinner at Larry Peroni’s Waterfront Restaurant; Robert Nitti is event chair and Robert Prunetti is honorary chair;

Bristol-Myers Squibb is honored and Thomas C. Jamieson Jr. receives the Humanitarian of the Year award; $6,000 is raised

1993Joyce Edwards becomes Executive Director

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) accredits agency’s eligible programs; accreditation continues until 2002, ending when DDD no longer funds these costs

The Volunteer Advisory Committee for the Housing Rehab Program is established with Barry Black, John McQuarrie and Greg Moten volunteering their time, expertise and ideas on providing housing rehabilitation services and modifications to eligible Mercer County residents

Mercer UCP’s Housing Rehab project helps Weichert Realtors agents identify homes that can be modified allowing people with disabili-ties to live independently

The NJ Department of Community Affairs awards UCP Mercer a $2,000 federal Housing and Urban Development Grant

1994UCP Mercer holds Annual Recognition Dinner at the Trenton Country Club

In October, Enable, Inc. becomes an independent, non-profit agency incorporated to serve persons with disabilities; expands geographically and its range of services

Logo created.

Case Management Services added through a program called Community Resource Consulting which continues through 1999; case management continues in other forms such as the United Way collaborations formed in 2008 and the HUD ROSS program which begins in 2012

1995Awards Dinner at The Princeton Marriott Forrestal Village honors Jane Adams, Citizen of the Year; Mercer County Community College for its accessible environ-ment; David Yano as Individual of Outstand-ing Achievement; and Tournament of Champi-ons as Employer of the Year

Supportive Living services begin for self-di-recting persons who live in their own apart-ments; program continues today serving 3 consumers and their families

1996PASP assists 22 adults living on their own helping them accomplish daily living tasks such as cooking, cleaning and shopping

Employment Services program provides employment to 58 adults with disabilities, 88% of whom are placed in jobs; services end in 2000

Accessibility Services (which began in 1988) assesses, coordinates, and funds modifica-tion projects such as the installation of ramps, lifts and accessible bathrooms; modification projects are completed for 15 families. Enable serves 15-20 persons each year with DDD funded projects through 2014 Annual Awards Dinner and Silent Auction held in October; honors John Kroll as Citizen of the

Year and Wawa, Inc. as Organization of the Year

1997Sutton Group Home opens in Mercer County

Respite Co-options founded to help parents form respite cooperatives; 70 families share child care responsibilities

Community Connections is created with a 3-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to link adults with disabilities to community volunteers; 44 volunteers help 35 individuals

Project Access expands accessibility program with use of volunteer labor and donated goods to provide home modifications to individuals with disabilities who have little or no available resources

Enable serves as fiscal intermediary for 200 families receiving Family Support Vouchers from DDD to help pay for services such as summer camp, furnishings at home; continues until 2011

Annual Awards Dinner and Silent Auction honors Catherine DeCostanzo as Citizen of the Year and Homecare America as Organization of the Year

Contract funding from the Division of Developmental Disabilities becomes core rev-enue. Grants also received from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, Mercer County, the City of Trenton, ACF/Children’s Bureau, Princeton Area Community Foundation and the James Kerney Foundation

1998Gallavan Group Home opens in Mercer County

New Jersey gives license to Enable as a Home Health Care provider; in home care expands

Equipment Network established to receive donations of wheelchairs, walkers, and other goods for distribution to people with disabili-ties; service ends in 2006

1999Approved as a Medicaid provider for in home personal care; continues with Medicaid services until 2002

2000CARF accredits Home Care services

2001First Fantasy Baseball Game fund raiser held at Mercer County’s Waterfront Park

West Park Group Home opens in Monmouth County

Supervised Apartment begins for 1 person; consumer served for 2 years

2002Sharon Copeland becomes Chief Executive Officer

Brookside, Calvert and Lebed Group Homes open in Monmouth, Middlesex and Somerset Counties

Second Annual Fantasy Baseball Game is held

2003Roberts Group Home opens in Monmouth County

Third Annual Fantasy Baseball Game occurs; supporters are Carpet Impressions, CUH2A, Robert Driscoll and David Fenster

Supervised Apartment services for 2 persons in Lawrenceville; continues until 2009

Over 400 individuals with disabilities and families served

2004Restaurant-hosted dinner takes place at Café Zebra; these small dinners continue for 4 years to raise funds and friends

2005Connect with Enable is born; this robust volunteer program continues today with over 1,000 volunteers annually participating

Graduate interns accepted from the Boggs Center Pastoral Care program, Rutgers School of Social Work and Princeton Theo-logical Seminary; internships continue today

Annual dinner returns with a “Celebration of Independence” held in May; annual galas continue today

Board holds Strategic Planning process to shape focus for 3 years

2006Easton Group Home opens in Somerset County

Easton Day Program opens in Somerset with a focus on community integration; participants spend most of their day involved in activities like the gym, volunteering, going to the park or community events; program continues today

Respite care now provides support to 97 DDD families with 101 children

In home personal assistants now annually deliver over 30,000 hours of service

Fine Wine Tasting fundraiser hosted; wine tastings continued through 2009

2007Major renovations occurred at Princeton headquarter offices increasing space

Ewing Day Program moves to Princeton headquarters building

20082 collaborations formed with other agencies, Partners in Caring and Project Connect with United Way of Greater Mercer funding, to assist seniors over the age of 60 and people of any age with disabilities to remain in their homes; collaborations merge in 2012; with reduced United Way funding, Enable leaves collaboration in 2014

Walk ‘N Roll and Possibility Pursuit Walk occurs every year from 2008 –2011

Interfaith Advisory Board formed to help connect persons with disabilities to caring faith congregations; continues through 2013

“Future Search” strategic planning process has input from board, staff, consumers, and volunteers creating next 3 year plan

2009Partnership formed with two affordable housing developers to participate in the State’s Special Needs Housing Partnership Loan Program with NJ Housing Mortgage and Finance Agency and municipalities to begin developing new group homes

Roszel Day Program designation changes from Supportive Employment to Adult Train-ing Services, a center based day program in recognition of participants’ changing needs

“Martial Arts with Heart,” a group of martial arts businesses, donates more than $130,000 over a 2 year period

First Employee Satisfaction Survey carried out

New website launches

2010Supervised Apartment for 2 persons with unique eating disorders established in Monmouth County; residents transfer to Tudor Village apartments in 2014

Enabling Faith Conference hosted at Adath Israel Synagogue, Lawrenceville, with 17 partner organizations and a grant from the NJ Developmental Disabilities Council; 2 nationally-known keynote speakers present and 145 persons attend

2011Roszel Day Program participants honored by the American Red Cross of Central New Jersey for their outstanding work in the Meals on Wheels program; Easton Day receives same honor, too

Enable establishes one-to-one “day program” for up to 4 consumers until 2013

4 year Strategic Plan completed to guide operations through 2015; propels Enable into significant growth and development moving Enable from annualized funds of $6.5 to $10M today

Grant received from the Department of Labor to expand training to employees

2012Self Directed Services for DDD eligible persons living in their own homes begins; continues today for 13 persons

3 year federal HUD ROSS (Resident Oppor-tunities and Self-Sufficiency) grant received; serves seniors and persons with disabilities in 4 Princeton-area low income housing units

Federally funded AmeriCorps program has 18 members assisting for 2 years; resulted in increased involvement by consumers in community events and increased the num-ber of volunteers assisting in group homes

Partnership begins with Grounds for Sculp-ture to conduct art workshops for persons with disabilities; partnership continues today

AWARDS, an electronic consumer database, is implemented

Super Storm Sandy hits; services provided to all consumers without interruption

2013Enable Homes, LLC formed to own homes developed through Special Needs Partner-ship Loan Program; 4 group home should be owned by 2017

Rose Group Home opens in Monmouth County; Flower Group Home in Somerset County

DDD moves services to persons under the age of 22 to the NJ Department of Children and Families; Enable contracts with DCF to continue to provide respite care

Taste of Art & Spirits Gala at Grounds For Sculpture honors (retired) Judge Virginia A. Long and renowned architect Michael Graves, raising over $58,000

2014 Partnership formed with Homes Now in Brick; support for 7 people with disabilities begins in 4 Tudor Village apartments

2 year Mercer County grant provides respite care to 14 families; children ages 0-21 years

Qualification received to expand DCF respite care to children; Enable becomes qualified Medicaid provider

Enable and Grounds For Sculpture receive a Cultural Access Network Award

Roszel Day Program expands with 6 new spots for consumers with behavior management issues

Oak Tree Group Home opens in Middlesex County

2 new group homes under development in Ocean County in partnership with Homes Now; scheduled to open in 2016

Board and staff re-brand corporate image; new logo implemented

Second grant from Department of Labor funds training on 11 topics to over 285 employees

2015Victorian Day Program opens in Flemington to support 17 people with significant medical needs and disabilities

Easton Day Supports Program plans move to larger location in Middlesex; anticipates expansion from 7 to 35 people

Licensed by NJ as a Health Care Services Firm; allows for expansion of services to seniors

“A burden is lifted every day, just knowing that my

child is in great hands.” —Enable Consumer’s Parent

Who We Serve

Persons with disabilities n Adults and children

n Permanent or chronic; physical and developmental

n Difficulty with communication, self-care, mobility, or the ability to live independently

Seniorsn Persons over 60 who desire to remain in

their own homes

WhyAbout 1 in 5 people live with a disability. Over 1 in 10 lives with a severe disability.

Almost 90 percent of seniors wish to remain in their own homes.

Our Services

Day Services n Center and community-based social,

recreation, and work activities

n Variable days and times available

Residential Assistance n 24/7 care in group homes

n Supervised apartments

In Home Supports n Personal care to assist with daily living tasks

n Respite support for caregivers

n Accessibility services that modify homes

n Care management for aging adults

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