Community Personnel Services, Inc. (CPS), an affiliate of ECLC of NJ, is a non profit supported employment agency located in Chatham, NJ.  The Board of Trustees of ECLC created CPS in 1995 with the goal of providing transition services to all ECLC graduating students.  Our goal is to enrich the lives of our clients by helping them obtain successful employment in integrated community settings.

CPS staff currently serves graduating students of ECLC at the Chatham and HoHokus campuses, clients referred by New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (NJDVRS), New Jersey Division of Developmental Disabilities (NJDDD), New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CBVI), and local school districts. 

We provide services to clients with diverse challenges and abilities.  The populations we serve include students and adults with multiple disabilities, physical challenges, cognitive impairments, autism spectrum, neurological impairments, visual/hearing and learning differences.  CPS has grown from serving an initial graduating class of 30 ECLC students to providing services to 174 clients today.  Our clients reside in Essex, Union, Hudson, Passaic, Bergen, Morris, Middlesex, Somerset, Warren, and Sussex counties.  Our professional staff is comprised of thirteen dynamic individuals who are dedicated to providing the highest level of service to our clients.

In April 2009, CPS received the highest accreditation from CARF, the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities.  This three year accreditation is in the areas of community employment, transition services, autism spectrum disorder, and Governance Standards.  Exemplary conformance received for leadership, autism, employment services and governance.

CPS thanks the United Way of Millburn-Short Hills for their generous 2009 grant supporting our program and consumers.