About
The NJ Youth Transition Conference was inspired by my friend Khalia, a 23-year old young adult residing in NJ who experiences an intellectual disability. Khalia was uninformed of services available to her in the youth and adult worlds, was not aware that she was entitled to an education until age 21 and had been without any service or supports for five years before receiving help to navigate the transition process.
Khalia now is eligible for DDD services, has a budget established by the NJCAT, and a Support Coordinator is working with Khalia to support her in the process of establishing her own career and independent housing.
This conference is for Khalia, for all of our NJ youth in transition and their families, as well as the professionals who serve them.
In service & support,
Amy N. Jedele
The 2023 NJ Youth Transition Conference
is brought to you by
The 2022 NJ Youth Transition Conference Planning Committee
April DiPietro, LSW
Community Resource Director
Camden Partnership for Children
Amy N. Jedele
Projects & Innovation Consultant
Values Into Action
Kelly Aliperti
Grants Project Manager
Values Into Action
Dawn Oliver Monaco
REAL Transition Partners, Project Director
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
Jeannine H. Brinkley
Director of Family and Professional Development
SPAN Parent Advocacy Network
Lisa Murray-Williams, MS
Resource Development Manager
Coordinated Family Care
Audrey Mariani
Executive Director
Camden County FSO
Ruth R. Ruiz
Community Resource Liaison
Partnership For Children of Essex
Opal Montes, MA
Community Outreach Coordinator
Partnership For Children of Essex
"Times of transition are an opportunity
to design our 'new normal' to be anything we want it to be."-
Amy N. Jedele
Our Mission
The mission of the NJ Youth Transition Conference
is that no person is left behind in the transition process!
Our Vision
Our vision is that every person who experiences a disability has all the information they need to support them in designing a life of their choosing.