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Collaborative Connections
Angry? Learning Problems?
Hard to comfort? Lead
Poisoning can cause all these
problems in children. New
Jersey want to help parents
protect their newborns and
toddlers from lead poisoning.
If you are pregnant or have
children aged 0-6, you can get
a FREE Wipe Out Lead NJ
testing kit to find out if your
home has dangerous levels of
lead paint dust.
Lead paint dust is so fine you
can’t even see it. But it is the
most common source of
childhood lead poisoning.
You should test your home for
lead paint dust if you are:
Pregnant
Have children in the
home aged 0-6
Live in a home built
before 1978
Do not know when your
home was built
To learn if you are eligible for
a FREE Wipe Out Lead
testing kit, call 1-888-722-
2903. This program is funded
by the NJ Department of
Health and Senior Services.
Collaborative Connections
will continue to focus on
Lead Prevention issues in our
January Newsletter!
Free Lead Testing Kits
limit the individual in the
following areas: self-care,
learning, mobility,
communication, self-direction,
economic self-sufficiency and
the ability to live
independently. Among some
of the services provide by
DDD are case management,
guardianship, assistance to
parents in becoming legal
guardians of adult children,
family support, residential
services, day programs and
supported employment
services. Most of these
services are provided through
contracts with private
organizations or individual
contractors. Families can
contact their individual
Service Coordinator for
assistance in applying for DDD
services or contact the regional
DDD offices at the numbers
below:
DDD Southern Region Offices
Burlington and Camden Counties
2 Echelon Plaza
221 Laurel Road, Suite 210
Voorhees, NJ 08043
Telephone: 856-770-5900
Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland,
Gloucester and Salem Counties
5218 Atlantic Avenue, Suite 1-11
Mays Landing, NJ 08330
Telephone: 609-476-5200
The Division of
Developmental Disabilities
(DDD) arranges and
coordinates needed services to
eligible New Jersey residents
who have developmental
disabilities. DDD’s mission is
to assist people with
developmental disabilities to
live as independently as
possible. A developmental
disability is defined as a
disability which begins during
the developmental years,
before the age of 22, and
which creates lifelong
conditions that affect the
individual’s ability to live
without some assistance. The
identified developmental
disability must substantially
Division of Developmental Disabilities
“Children are the world's
most valuable resource and
its best hope for the
future”
John F. Kennedy
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