Please note that all PPL email addresses have changed. Our emails have changed from ending in @pcgus.com to ending in @pplfirst.com. Please change the end of any email you have on file for us to @pplfirst.com or check our Contact Us page to ensure your email will reach us.
There have been changes to the Worker's Compensation provider in your program. Check out the letter that was sent about this change, here.
This popular virtual event ran from November 2-4, 2023 and was brought to you Public Partnerships, The Collaborative for Citizen Directed Supports, and Easterseals of New Jersey, and sponsored by The New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities, and the Eiros Group. The theme focused on what self-direction brings to YOU: Control, Freedom, Choice, Contribution, and Confirmation.
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With the theme of "We Are All in This Together", and brought to you by Public Partnerships, the Easterseals of New Jersey, NJ Collaborative for Citizen Directed Supports, NJ Council for Developmental Disabilities, the NJ Division of Developmental Disabilities, and the Rutgers Boggs Center on Developmental Disabilities, this multi-day virtual event offered information on the past, present, and future of self-direction in New Jersey.
This conference which ran March 8-10 brought the greatest minds and influencers in New Jersey. Public Partnerships is proud to have supported such a vital opportunity.
In February, PPL offered it's first free educational session about Self-Direction as an alternative long-term care option and shared how this form of long-term home care can offer choice, independence, freedom and control by staying safe at home.
This informational session took place on Friday, February 18th from 12:00-1:00pm.
Check back soon for a recording of this webinar.
In response to many inquiries about the differences between self-directed services through the NJ Medicaid Personal Preference Program (PPP) and the Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), The Arc of New Jersey Family Institute has created a fact sheet for families, self-advocates, and professionals.
The following fact sheet addresses eligibility standards, budget determination and use, and record keeping for each program. It also includes a list of key acronyms and a glossary of terms you may encounter while researching which program is right for you.
Click The Arc logo above to download the full fact sheet, or click here for our printer-friendly version. To view all The Arc fact sheets, visit their website at www.thearcfamilyinstitute.org .
On Monday, February 4, 2019, Governor Murphy signed into law, legislation that raises the minimum wage to $15.13 an hour by 2024. On July 1, 2019, the first increase to $10 an hour wage went into effect. Public Partnerships has identified those who are currently earning less than $10 an hour whose wages will increase on July 1, 2019. The next expected rate increase is on January 1, 2020, then annually through 2024.
In compliance with the NJ Sick Leave Law, employees who have been accruing sick time since 10/29/18 are now eligible to use sick time:
Read NJ Sick Leave FAQs for PPP employees.
