08/11/2026
๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ : ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐๐, ๐๐ก๐จ๐ข๐๐, ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฉ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ
For more than 50 years, New Jersey's 12 Centers for Independent Living have empowered thousands of people with disabilities each year to live independently, make their own choices, and participate fully in community life. Established under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Centers for Independent Living are the only community-based agencies serving people of all ages and all disabilities.
Guided by the Independent Living philosophy, Centers are consumer-controlled and led by people with disabilities. More than half of every Center's Board of Directors and staff are people with disabilities or family members of people with disabilities, ensuring that our work is grounded in lived experience and a commitment to independence, choice, and inclusion.
๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ'๐ฌ ๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐๐ญ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ'๐ฌ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ $๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐จ $๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐๐ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐, ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ซ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ฌ. ๐๐ก๐๐ฌ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ฃ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐๐ฐ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ.
At a time when the rights and choices of people with disabilities are increasingly being challenged, New Jersey cannot afford to weaken the statewide network that empowers people with disabilities to live independently and participate fully in their communities.
Despite this setback, NJACIL remains committed to working with the Governor's Administration, New Jersey legislators, and our community partners to restore this funding. New Jersey has long been recognized as a national leader in supporting disability rights. We urge our state leaders to reaffirm that commitment by investing in Centers for Independent Living and the services that enable people with disabilities to live with dignity, choice, and independence.
About New Jersey's Centers for Independent Living
New Jersey's Centers for Independent Living provide independent living skills training, peer support, information and referral, transition services, employment readiness, systems and individual advocacy, health and wellness initiatives, and connections to community resources. Together, the Centers help thousands of New Jerseyans with disabilities build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to live independently and direct their own lives.
