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ASun Star Community Outreach Program Inc
ASun Star adult participants and staff across a range of programme activities.

Service · Adults · Day Habilitation, Community Inclusion, Employment & In-Home Support

Adult Services
Building independence.

Building independence. Creating possibilities.

Every adult deserves opportunities to make choices, build relationships, participate in their community, develop new skills, and live a meaningful life.

ASun Star provides individualized services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), autism, behavioral health needs, and other support needs. Our programs are designed around the person, their abilities, interests, goals, preferences, and vision for their future.

Adults | Center • Home • Community | Individualized Support

Is This the Right Support?

Support for today. Skills for tomorrow.

ASun Star's adult programs may support individuals who want or need help with:

  • Building greater independence
  • Daily living and self-care skills
  • Participating in their community
  • Developing friendships and social connections
  • Preparing for or maintaining employment
  • Communication and self-advocacy
  • Making choices and setting personal goals
  • Managing everyday routines and responsibilities
  • Learning new skills
  • Exploring hobbies and personal interests
  • Behavioral and emotional wellness
  • Increasing confidence and independence at home and in the community

Adult services

An adult participant smiling during an ASun Star community activity
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Types of Programming

Services designed around the life you want to live.

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Day Habilitation

Our Day Habilitation program provides structured, meaningful opportunities for adults to build skills, explore interests, develop relationships, and become more independent.

Programming may include life skills, social development, communication, health and wellness, recreation, technology, creative activities, community experiences, and individualized goal development.

The goal isn't simply to fill the day.

It's to make the day meaningful.

02

Community Inclusion

The community is one of the best places to learn, practice skills, build relationships, and discover new interests.

Community-based experiences may include shopping, dining, recreation, fitness, volunteering, cultural activities, community events, transportation practice, and other activities based on an individual's goals and interests.

We help individuals become active participants in their communities, not simply visitors.

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In-Home & Community Support

Sometimes the most important skills are learned where everyday life happens.

Individualized support may be provided at home and in the community to help adults strengthen daily living skills, communication, routines, decision-making, personal care, community navigation, safety awareness, and independence.

Support is based on the individual's needs and personal goals.

04

Employment & Vocational Support

Work can provide much more than a paycheck. It can create purpose, independence, confidence, relationships, and connection to the community.

ASun Star helps individuals explore employment interests, strengthen workplace skills, prepare for employment, and succeed in work environments.

  • Support may include:
  • Career exploration
  • Job readiness
  • Resume and interview preparation
  • Workplace communication
  • Job coaching
  • Developing appropriate workplace behaviors
  • Learning job responsibilities
  • Building independence on the job
  • Maintaining successful employment
05

Respite & Family Support

Caregivers need support too.

Respite services provide families and caregivers with temporary relief while ensuring their loved one receives safe, individualized, and meaningful support.

Depending on the individual's needs and authorized services, respite may occur in the home or another approved setting.

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Behavioral & Wellness Support

Emotional and behavioral wellness are important parts of overall quality of life.

Depending on individual needs, program eligibility, and location, ASun Star may provide or coordinate behavioral and mental health services to help individuals develop coping strategies, strengthen emotional regulation, address behavioral concerns, and improve overall well-being.

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In-Home/In-Community Services

helps adults build independence through personalized support with daily living and community participation. Our person-centered approach promotes confidence, skill development, and a higher quality of life.

ASun Star adult participants on a community outing

Life Skills That Matter

Independence looks different for everyone.

For one person, independence might mean learning to prepare a meal.

For another, it might mean getting a job.

It could mean learning to use transportation, managing money, communicating a choice, making a new friend, joining a community activity, or completing a morning routine with less assistance.

Daily Living
Personal care, meal preparation, household responsibilities, routines, organization, and safety.
Community Living
Shopping, transportation, recreation, navigating community resources, and participating in local activities.
Social & Communication Skills
Building relationships, communicating needs, self-advocacy, problem-solving, and navigating social situations.
Employment
Workplace readiness, professional behavior, communication, task completion, and increasing independence at work.
Health & Wellness
Healthy routines, physical activity, emotional wellness, recreation, and making informed choices.
Self-Determination
Making choices, expressing preferences, setting goals, advocating for needs, and having a voice in one's own life.
  • Our programs may help individuals strengthen skills related to:

NJ and PA

Illustration: New Jersey and Pennsylvania linked by in-home support, mental health services, ABA therapy and family support

Two states, one coordinated approach

Programs, eligibility, and funding differ across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Our team helps identify which supports apply to you.

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More Than a Program

A life that belongs to you.

We don't want adults to simply attend services.

We want the people we support to experience life.

Try something new.

Develop a talent.

Build a friendship.

Learn a skill.

Earn a paycheck.

Make a choice.

Explore the community.

Discover an interest.

Become more independent.

And have opportunities to decide what comes next.

Life skills

Illustration: in-home support, life skills development, mental health services, transportation and community participation around a family

Support built around daily life

Services connect goals, routines, community participation, and independence into one coordinated plan.

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Our Approach

Person-centered from the beginning.

Every individual comes to ASun Star with different strengths, needs, interests, experiences, and goals.

Our approach is person-centered, strength-based, trauma-informed, inclusive, and focused on meaningful outcomes.

We work collaboratively with the individual, family members, caregivers, support coordinators, and other members of the person's team to help services remain connected to what matters most to the individual.

Choice. Dignity. Independence. Community.

Those principles guide how we support adults at ASun Star.

Community pathway

Illustration: a path from ABA therapy and counseling through in-home support to life skills and community

From planning to participation

A simple visual path for how supports move from interests and needs into real community outcomes.

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Services Across New Jersey & Pennsylvania

ASun Star provides adult and developmental disability services across New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Specific programs, eligibility requirements, funding sources, and service availability vary by state.

Services may include Day Habilitation, Community Inclusion, in-home and community-based supports, respite, supported employment, behavioral health services, and other approved supports.

Services may include approved home and community-based, behavioral, respite, and developmental disability supports based on program availability, eligibility, and authorization.

Our team can help you understand which ASun Star services are available in your area.

  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania

Coordinated care

Illustration: families, coordinators, staff and providers connected around the adult

The right supports, connected

Families, coordinators, staff, and providers stay aligned around what matters most to the adult.

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Not Sure Where to Start?

Tell us what you want life to look like.

You don't need to know the name of a waiver service or program before contacting ASun Star.

Tell us about the individual, what's important to them, what they're interested in, where they need support, and what they would like to accomplish.

Then we'll help identify the services that may support those goals.

Why families choose us

Two Decades of building stronger communities together with a multidisciplinary team of specialists provides a whole-person, whole-family approach.

Holistic Approach
Holistic Approach
Nurtured Heart Approach
Nurtured Heart Approach
Strength-based
Strength-based
Trauma-informed Care
Trauma-informed Care
Evidence-based Approach
Evidence-based Approach
Inclusive & Affirming
Inclusive & Affirming
Community-centered
Community-centered
Since 2005 · Serving NJ & PA communities
Multiple Services Offered · Over 34 different services
Three Clinic Locations · East Rutherford NJ · Chester PA