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Passaic parents press council for expanded adult services, job training and housing for people with autism
Summary
Multiple residents urged the council to expand transition services for special‑needs students, create job-training and housing options for adults with disabilities, and requested an information hub; the mayor and administration outlined existing programs (blue envelope, recreation) and pledged follow-up.
Parents and advocates used the July 15 Passaic City Council public-comment period to press officials for expanded supports for residents with autism and other developmental disabilities, focusing on transition services after graduation, job training, housing and health/dental access for adults.
"We are looking to figure out how they are presented with a diploma," said Lauren Zulu, who described running a parent support group since 2013 and said the group wants clearer transition and adult‑services pathways. Zulu said her organization meets monthly…
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