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Letters to the Editor

JESPY HOUSE CHANGED EVERYTHING, AND JESPY CENTER WILL DO THE SAME Please allow me to add my voice to the ongoing conversation about the new JESPY Center project under consideration in South Orange.  I cannot think of a more worthwhile endeavor nor a more appropriate place for this Center to be ...

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The JESPY Judi House is located directly across the street from First Presbyterian and Trinity Church on Irvington Avenue in South Orange. For the members of our church, the Judi House community has been a wonderful neighbor. We have had JESPY friends as both contributing members, and visitors ...

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As a South Orange resident, my family and I chose this neighborhood because of its values as a welcoming community. We are a Black Latine household, and one of our two daughters is neurodivergent. (Definition: Neurodivergent) When we first moved here, we reveled in the diversity that defined our ...

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I am a parent of an adult son with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. My son is a client of JESPY House’s Day Habilitation program where he is learning life skills that are setting him on a path for independence. Just like every parent, I have dreams for my son. I hope that he will have a ...

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Dear Editor, I’m Victoria Bond. I live in South Orange with my husband and our third-grade son who has autism. I have served as the Special Education Liaison at Marshall Elementary School; I currently fill that role at Delia Bolden Elementary School while also serving as the Vice President of ...

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I write as the parent of a son who has flourished through JESPY House programs for nearly three decades.  As such, I want to share my personal perspective and my unequivocable support for the JESPY Center, a project which will provide critical residential and training services for adults with ...

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South Orange’s Planning Board is considering approval of The JESPY Center, which would provide residential, recreational, and vocational services to our neighbors with Intellectual and Development Disabilities. This project has far-reaching impact and warrants the whole-hearted support of our ...

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