
Education, Careers & Lifelong Community for Children and Adults with Special Needs
About Us
ECLC of New Jersey is an accredited, nonprofit, educating students ages 5–21 with severe learning and/or language disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, Down syndrome or multiple disabilities at schools in Chatham and Ho-Ho-Kus. Every student graduates with a plan for adulthood! We provide Transition Services to bridge the gap from the classroom to a job or day program.
Many students stay within the ECLC family of services, either in the PRIDE Adult Program or in supported-employment jobs or support coordination services offered through our affiliate, Community Personnel Services (CPS).
ECLC offers a trusted community of caring individuals to help individuals with special needs achieve their greatest potential!

Our Schools
We believe in educating the whole student to prepare them for life after graduation, placing an equal emphasis on academics and social-emotional learning.

PRIDE Program
PRIDE provides adults with special needs an enriching program that supports their continued growth.

Community Personnel Services
All of our students receive transition and supported-employment services through CPS. Founded in 1995, the agency helps students find appropriate options for life after graduation and successfully enter the workforce.
Featured News
After almost a decade of partnership, Andrea Argila seems like a member of the family
She has offered support, quick responses, advice and resources to Janette Schultze-Mirabelli, whose daughter Natalie is on the autism spectrum. “It’s a pleasure to have someone in your corner like Andrea. She makes everything so smooth,” said Janette. Andrea isn’t a close cousin or family …
Students Get a Feel for the Workplace
At ECLC of New Jersey, we prepare our students and adult clients to defy the odds! Nationally, only one in four adults with special needs is participating in the workforce. We do everything possible to ensure that all our students are prepared for work options, …
Preparing Students for Careers
Jesse epitomizes the payoff all ECLC students receive to prepare for life as an adult. A graduate of our Chatham school, this year Jesse is celebrating 19 years working part-time with the Township of Verona Community Services Department. He is a client of Community Personnel …
Ho-Ho-Kus Principal Named a Hometown Hero!
Every Spring, our Chatham school hosts an Employer Breakfast to thank area businesses and nonprofits for opening their doors to students with special needs to learn new work skills! Nearly 30 employers participated in the program during this school year, including child-care centers, retail stores, …