We've reached our fundraising goal for the West Caldwell Hub Day Program and the program will soon be receiving their tech upgrade!  Thank you for your generous donations.  Please consider helping our friends at other homes/programs receive their technology upgrades.

Since the onset of COVID, The Arc of Essex County’s West Caldwell Hub Day Program staff has been utilizing its facilities to offer virtual services.  The West Caldwell Hub is outfitted with a wide range  of board games and equipment to conduct science experiments and features a number of breakout rooms where our team can broadcast multiple activities at once.  With the addition of an iPad and tripod, our team members will be able to maneuver the camera angles to ensure all participants can see the game board or experiments in action.

As many of our group homes participate in virtual programming from the West Caldwell Hub together,  a new desktop computer, large monitor, and webcam will enable the team to see all virtual program participants on the screen during stationary activities, including programming like virtual museum tours.  This will enhance our team members’ abilities to interact with the full group.  By outfitting existing desktop computers with webcams to the large program space, staff can expand the number of activities offered to meet the varied interests of virtual program attendees.