Early bird registration is $35 through Wednesday, May 28. After that date, tickets will be priced at $40, available until the evening of the event or until they sell out.
Doors open at 6 p.m. and bingo starts at 7 p.m., at the Church of the Assumption, the hall on Locust Avenue, Emerson, New Jersey. This is a BYO (Bring Your Own) event — food and drinks. The Friendship House Culinary & Hospitality Opportunity Program (CHOP) will provide coffee, tea, and dessert.
The event offers participants the chance to win designer bags, raffle prizes, and cash in a 50/50 drawing. Register Online or scan the QR code.
About Friendship House
North Jersey Friendship House is a nonprofit organization established in 1964 as a storefront operation staffed by dedicated volunteers to serve individuals with varying abilities. Today, North Jersey Friendship House is a multifaceted organization serving over 500 individuals annually in locations exceeding 45,000 square feet of programming space, staffed by over 100 professionals.
Headquartered in Hackensack, North Jersey Friendship House offers diverse vocational rehabilitation and partial care programs, including clinical counseling, career counseling, work readiness, and job search training. Pre‐vocational training is offered in building maintenance, food services, graphic design and production, and fulfillment services.
When individuals are ready to work in the community, the organization has a full-time staff of professionals who can transition them to employment opportunities with supported employment services.
The North Jersey Friendship House Day Habilitation and Community Services program fills a vital need to provide core programs to those no longer served by school districts and seek to live productive lives in the community.
Programs strive to help members enhance their emotional growth and develop the skills necessary to function comfortably and productively in the community. Over the years, Friendship House expanded business enterprises in product packaging and assembly, food services, graphics, and building management and janitorial services.
Programs offered to members include:
◾Day Treatment
◾Day Habilitation and Community Services
◾Dimensions of Wellness
◾Supported Employment
◾Training Opportunities
◾Project SEARC
Business services offered to the public include:
◾Product Assembly & Packaging
◾Catering Services
◾Building Management & Janitorial Services
◾Graphics