Community Respite

    “You be the ogre; I’ll be the princess!” That was Emily six years ago. At that time new to Parents’ Night Out, Emily R. was playing a game […]

If a man wearing a baseball and bearing a generous smile cap greets you at an Adults’ Night Out event, chances are it’s Ronnie T. “I like being around people,” […]

  If you or your child finds themselves being serenaded, the person singing is likely to be a tall, dark-haired young man named Robbie. Music is the way Robbie connects […]

  Anyone who has been out in the community, shopping, is well aware that Halloween is almost here. Over the past week, the children, teens, and adults we serve got […]

Saturday may be days away, but that the special day for Billy S. “He looks forward to events every Saturday,” says his mother, Zoia. When asked which events are his […]

    For more than 18 years, Danica Lafortune had been a central figure, heading Weekend Recreation. This program serves families in Passaic and Essex counties, New Jersey. This summer, [...]

  Bowling, eating, going out… or all the above. There is so much Julián likes at Weekend Recreation. He enjoys participating in arts and crafts in the group settings the […]

From our team to your family, we at Advancing Opportunities would like to take the time to wish you Merry Christmas, Happy Kwanzaa, and a Happy Chanukkah. Staff have been […]

  Anyone who has been out in the community, shopping, is well aware that Halloween is almost here. Over the past week, the children, teens, and adults we serve got […]

  “I love the fact that I can get Vin out of the house and with his peers,” says Irene N., whose son Vincent has been a part of the […]