We have four core services; information & referral, advocacy, peer support, and independent living skills training.

Information and Referral
The Progressive Center has a comprehensive library of resources on advocacy, assistive technology, employment, housing, personal assistants, and transportation.  Our quarterly newsletter keeps readers informed of relevant activities, legislation, and news affecting people with disabilities.  Give us a call today at 609-581-4500 and feel free to visit our resources link and news feed for useful websites and information.

Individual and System Advocacy
PCIL assists on an individual level by helping people with disabilities to achieve full inclusion within the community.  Also, on the systems level, the Progressive Center works with legislators and relative disabilities groups to effect change in the community.

Peer Counseling Support
The Progressive Center provides social groups for people with disabilities.  Interacting with other people with disabilities can give insight into strategies that can be used to cope with the challenges associated with independent living.

Independent Living Skills Instruction
The Progressive Center offers independent living skills instruction that touches on a variety of topics.  Examples include money skills, interviewing techniques, and social skills.  PCIL can help with understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act and how to deal with insensitive and or/discriminatory behavior.

Support Coordination
Progressive Center offers support coordination, providing services that assist participants in gaining access to needed program and state plan services, as well as needed medical, social, educational, and other services.

Program Overview
A support coordination agency is an organization qualified by the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD) to provide services that assist participants in gaining access to needed program and state plan services, as well as needed medical, social, educational, and other services. Support Coordinators complete a variety of responsibilities in partnership with the person, his/her family, DDD, and service providers, which include:

• Identifying the person’s support needs and preferences
• Developing the NJ Person Centered Planning Tool and NJ Individual Service Plan
• Locating options for services that include: traditional disability providers, generic community supports, government supports beyond DDD, and/or natural support based on funds available in the person’s individual budget
• Ongoing monitoring of supports and services
• Responding to emergencies and other service related needs of the person and/or family
• Student Services include It's All about work for ages 14-21, Life Skills Programs, Ready to Achieve Mentoring Program (RAMP) 13-17, Drivers Education Preparatory Course (15-17)

Emergency Preparedness Education
The primary focus of these Emergency Preparedness Programs is to introduce a broader scope of emergency preparedness and to bring awareness to all the resources available to help people with disabilities in planning and dealing with emergencies in the community. There are two programs each geared towards different target audiences. These programs promote inclusion and independence and address the desire to educate people with disabilities in the Mercer County area to become the active stakeholders in the emergency management process.

Age Groups	Children Adolescents Adults Seniors
Community Services	Community Community Education Employment / Training Independent Living Skill Program Life Skills Training Preparing for Adulthood Supported Employment Family & Support Services Family Support
Health Services	Behavioral / Mental Health Mental Health Intellectual and Developmental Needs Advocacy Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) Learning Disabilities Support Coordination Transition Planning
Areas Served	Hunterdon County Mercer County

Last Updated: 10/11/25