Hudson Milestones Careers in Jersey City, NJ

In 1946, a Teaneck, New Jersey woman reached out to all parents with a child who was Intellectually/Developmentally Disabled (I/DD) to come together to “help her own child by doing something to help all children similarly diagnosed.” In a letter which ran in the October 12th edition of the Bergen Evening Record, Mrs. Laura Blossfeld laid the ground work for nationwide organizations.Initial meetings of parents resulted in the seeking of assistance from professionals, appointment of an executive committee, initiation of a voluntary one dollar per year dues and the beginning of a resource library on I/DD persons.The idea of forming a Parents Group for Children, as the organization was first referenced using the “R word, mushroomed and similar groups sprang up in other New Jersey counties. Progress toward incorporation was realized for the New Jersey group in 1949.