Mark the Musician

Mark from Rose House at Employment Horizons, Cedar Knolls, NJ

Known as Rose House’s musician, Mark captivates audiences with his clarinet performances, including his housemates and the community. Mark found an unconventional path to his forever home. While working at Employment Horizons, he attended many social events and developed friendships with Rose House residents. He was excited to learn about an opening at the Hanover […]

Liquid Church Receives Our 2024 Golden Rose Award

Rose House gives the Golden Rose to Liquid Church

Rose House has awarded Liquid Church of Parsippany, NJ the recipient of this year’s prestigious Golden Rose Award on December 6, 2024. Rose House CEO Tom Mitchell (pictured left) presented the Golden Rose, the organization’s highest honor, to Liquid Church’s Executive Pastor of Ministries Kayra Montañez and Morris County Campus Pastor Keon Carpenter at its […]

Rose House Welcomes Axel to His New Forever Home!

Rose House welcomes Axel to its Alison House Group Home

Rose House is happy to announce its newest resident! Axel is comfortably living in his new forever home, the Alison House Group Home, with housemates Michael and Willie. Like many of our male residents, Alex loves sports. He played basketball in school and enjoys watching football games, especially the New York Jets and Giants. Axel […]

Chester Township Approves New Rose House Development for Adults with Special Needs

Mayor Tim Drag of Chester Township, NJ and Rose House CEO Tom Mitchell at the Glenlora property

Rose House is pleased to announce that it has received approval from Chester Township to develop a 12-unit, affordable housing project for adults with developmental disabilities. The proposed complex will be located on the 14.7-acre property at 345 State Route 24, formerly the site of the Glenlora Nursing Home. “Chester Township is excited for the […]

Beau Achieves Employee of the Month Award

Beau is the employee of the month at Employment Horizons in Cedar Knolls, NJ

Congratulations to Beau for his dedication to his career and for making Rose House proud! He recently earned the Employee of the Month Award from Employment Horizons! “Beau is a person committed to everything he does and works hard to improve the quality of all the tasks he participates in every day,” said his supervisor, […]

Ali the Advocate

Ali from Rose House

Ali is known in the community as a strong advocate for people with developmental disabilities. She consistently volunteers at a polling station during elections and has spoken at many local organizations’ meetings. Born in South Korea, Ali has come a long way, both figuratively and literally. She spent her first seven years in the U.S. […]

2024 Year-End Appeal: Please Help us Build the 7th Forever Home

2024 Year-End Appeal to support the Forever Home Project

Rose House has been approved to build a new, affordable housing complex for 12 adults with special needs in beautiful Chester Township, NJ! The new housing complex will be our seventh forever home. We now need support from our community more than ever. Please help us raise the funds needed to make this project come […]

Welcome New Residents, Laura and Michael!

Rose House welcomes Laura and Michael to their forever homes

We’re thrilled to share that Laura and Michael, our latest residents, are living happily in their forever homes! Laura now resides at the Parsippany Group Home with housemates Diana, Felicia, and Sheleena. She is a huge fan of Michael Jackson and enjoys reading celebrity magazines, especially People and The Inquirer. Laura also likes to spend […]

Two Residents Achieve Employment Awards

Ali and Mark from Rose House win awards from Employment Horizons

Ali and Mark, who live at our Hanover Community Residence, have recently earned Employee of the Month Awards from Employment Horizons! According to her supervisor, Ali “is very focused and makes her best effort every day to meet her productivity goal — and she often exceeds it.” Mark’s supervisor said he is “always respectful of […]

Stephen the Character

Meet Steven Photo

Stephen, a.k.a. “Stevie,” has an amazing energy like no other client. His vibrant personality especially shines in Rose House’s YouTube Videos where he is free to express himself. He has also starred in numerous theatrical performances. Before moving to Rose House in June 2011, Stevie’s parents faced a familiar dilemma in our special needs community. As they […]