JESPY House, Inc.

09/02/2026

🍎🍯 L’Shana Tova from JESPY House!

Rosh Hashanah is a time for new beginnings, reflection, and hope for all that lies ahead. At JESPY, we are especially excited about the new opportunities on the horizon for our clients and our entire community.

This new year, we are grateful for how far our clients have come and are filled with excitement for where we’re going next. 💚

We look forward to all that The JESPY Center and The Hub will make possible, creating new spaces for connection, learning, independence, growth, and opportunity.

Wishing our JESPY community a sweet, joyful, and meaningful New Year!

Learn more about Go Big for JESPY and the future we’re building together: https://jespyhouse.org/GoBig

09/02/2026

08/31/2026

Come garden with us! 🌱💚

JESPY clients had a wonderful time this weekend getting outside, enjoying the fresh air, and spending time together in the garden. It was a fun day filled with connection, learning, and plenty of smiles.

A special thank you to JESPY Board Member and parent, Sophia, for helping make this gardening experience possible and creating such a meaningful day for our clients. 🌿☀️

We’re grateful for the people in our community who continue to create opportunities for our clients to learn, connect, and grow.

08/25/2026

Meet the newest member of the JESPY family , J-Cow, the Blue Moo! 🐄💙
J-Cow started as a favorite among clients in JESPY’s Engagement & Enrichment Program. This summer, J-Cow has been quite the traveler, joining JESPY clients on adventures, vacations, visits to destinations across New Jersey and beyond, and a New Jersey Association of Community Providers (NJACP) meeting.

08/19/2026

⭐ Wednesdays with WREE! ⭐

This week, we’re highlighting the power of community partnership at SUMMIT AREA YMCA!

Through JESPY’s Work Readiness & Employment Engagement (WREE) Program, JESPY clients Debbie and Baylee have had the opportunity to work alongside the YMCA team each week, gaining hands-on experience, strengthening their workplace skills, and making a meaningful contribution.

As Kerry O’Hearen, Vice President of Human Resources at The Summit Area YMCA, shares in the video, Debbie and Baylee have brought dedication, a great attitude, and valuable support to their team.

Partnerships like this are what WREE is all about creating opportunities for adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities to build confidence, develop their skills, and show employers the value they can bring to the workplace.

A huge thank you to The Summit Area YMCA for being such a valued partner and for helping create meaningful opportunities for JESPY clients! 💙

Looking for your next great hire?
Contact [email protected] to learn more about JESPY’s Work Readiness & Employment Engagement (WREE) Program.

08/18/2026

What is JESPY House? 💙

For nearly five decades, JESPY has been a community built around choice, growth, belonging, and independence.

Since 1978, JESPY House has supported adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) as they pursue their own goals, whether that means finding meaningful employment, building independent living skills, staying active, developing friendships, exploring the community, or discovering what’s next.

Today, 400 adults are part of the JESPY community, each building a life that reflects their individual strengths, interests, and goals.

Because independence doesn’t look the same for everyone

Check out this short clip to learn more about who we are, what we do, and what makes the JESPY community so special. ➡️

Learn more at JESPY.org

08/17/2026

A pair of federal rules are imposing first-ever requirements designed to ensure that people with disabilities are better served when they visit the doctor.

08/13/2026

Community in action! Members of the Knights of Columbus 4066, affiliated with Our Lady Of Sorrows in South Orange, recently joined JESPY clients for a fun day of service, packing colorful backpacks with notebooks, pens, pencils, erasers, tumblers, and more.

The backpacks will be donated to MERCYhouse in Newark and distributed to youth and teenagers in need as they prepare for the new school year. Our clients were excited to roll up their sleeves, work alongside the Knights, and help make a difference in the lives of local students.

We’re grateful for partnerships that bring people together to give back!