Project Grow and Maryanne McMillan win national award
January 27, 2012: Allies In The News
Congratulation Maryanne McMillan! Allies very own Maryanne McMillan was awarded the John Walker Community Service Award from the American Horticulture Therapy Association this past October at their annual conference in North Carolina. Maryanne has tirelessly worked to improve the lives of the people we support by giving them the chance to learn about sustainable living through [...]
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Greensleeves’ Grand Move
January 27, 2012: Allies In The News
On November 3rd, Allies’ family and friends joined together to celebrate the ribbon cutting ceremony at our new location for the Greensleeves store in Somerville NJ. Everyone who attended enjoyed shopping, refreshments and kind words from our members of our community. If you haven’t been to the new store, check it out. The new address [...]
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NJBIZ/2011 CFO of the Year Awards
November 22, 2011: Allies In The News, News Center
Congratulations to William “Bill” Curnan named NJBIZ’s Top “CFO of the Year”. Congratulations once again on being recognized during the 2011 CFO of the Year Awards! On behalf of NJBIZ, presenting sponsor WithumSmith+Brown, Certified Public Accountants and Consultants, major sponsors CIGNA, Financial Executives International, Real Estate Strategies, Robert Half and SorinRoyerCooper LLC and supporting sponsors [...]
Greensleeves New Somerville Location
April 18, 2011: Allies In The News
Information coming soon!!!
Hotel internships could lead to jobs
March 2, 2011: Allies In The News, News Center
THE METRO TIMES By Rich Bockmann SPECIAL TO THE TIMES TRENTON — After completing the 10-week Trenton Marriott Food and Beverage, Hospitality Internship program, students from two local schools were informed at a graduation ceremony on Monday that they would be placed on the hotel’s on-call staffing list. “Getting into spring, we’re entering the busy [...]
There’s no place like home for people with special needs.
November 15, 2010: Allies In The News
The Times Friday, November 12, 2010 SPECIAL TO THE TIMES Danny spent most of his 30s in nursing homes watching his elderly friends grow frail and die. He knew there had to be more to life than that. Danny has cerebral palsy, uses a wheelchair and is legally blind. He also reads The New York [...]
Organizers Hope BEST Program Will Help Serve More Disabled Members
June 25, 2010: Allies In The News
Appearing in Credit Union Times by David Morrison (June 23, 2010) A program through which people with disabilities work as credit union interns promises to help more CUs better serve disabled members. So far, in the pilot cycle, The Building Economic Strength Together program has placed five interns with disabilities in four credit unions in [...]
It’s great to have Allies
March 12, 2010: Allies In The News
Letter to the Editor from a parent The Times, August 30, 2009
Special Needs Riding High at the Crossroads
March 12, 2010: Allies In The News
Horseback riding and gardening have long been recognized as popular hobbies. But in Allentown, N.J. they were much more than that. Allentown is home to Ridiing High Farm which, in turn, hosts Crossroads. Both are unique opportunities for people with special needs …to read more.
Event at Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
January 1, 2010: Allies In The News
National Disability Mentoring Day is sponsored each year by the American Association of People with Disabilities. In New Jersey, it is coordinated by Allies, Inc., an advocate for people with disabilities and their families.