On Sept. 22, Bancroft, the largest organization in New Jersey providing education, support and services to children and adults with autism, intellectual and developmental disabilities, opened its state-of-the-art Health and Wellness Center at Lakeside. The facility is located on the Bancroft site where adults reside, enabling them to receive essential medical treatment right on campus and was made possible thanks to a $197,548 grant from the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation and the Community Foundation of New Jersey.
The program included a ribbon cutting ceremony and tours of the new facility, which is comprised of a comfortable waiting area and several treatment rooms. Speakers at the event included Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro, Bancroft CEO Toni Pergolin and Bancroft Medical Director Dr. Kurt Miceli as well as Brenda Goins with the Salem Health and Wellness Foundation.