Inroads To Opportunities President & CEO Guests On Human Interest Show
Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was a recent guest on “Be The Good with Kate” Podcast.
- Newark, NJ (1888PressRelease) June 18, 2025 - Angela Calzone, President & CEO of Inroads to Opportunities was a recent guest on “Be The Good with Kate” Podcast.
Inroads to Opportunities is a Union County, NJ, based non-profit, social services agency that provides programs and services to individuals with disabilities ranging in age from 16 to retirement. As the largest skills training program for individuals with disabilities in New Jersey, Inroads offers vocational preparation, transition from school to work, job placement and coaching, certificate training programs, day habilitation, and mental health services.
In a wide-ranging conversation with Host Kate Cherichello Tente, Calzone explained the mission of Inroads and the impact they strive to make on the community. “Inroads is a nonprofit that serves individuals with disabilities and those disabilities can range from physical disabilities to developmental and intellectual disabilities to blind and visually impaired individuals. We have a number of services here, probably too many to mention but the majority of our services focus on ensuring the independence of individuals with disabilities. We are there if they choose to have a career, a job, work part-time or full-time, work from home or start a business. The emphasis is on work because work leads to self-esteem, work leads to independence and work leads to life enrichment.”
Additionally, Calzone shared a brief success story made possible through Inroads’ program, “A couple of years ago, we had placed an individual at Home Depot in the area and this person was a greeter. They would check the receipts and make sure that what was in your cart was what you were actually leaving with; he was very good at his job. There was an incident on the site at Home Depot where there was an attempted robbery and this individual foiled the plan. Stories like this highlight how Inroads helps individuals blossom in their careers and discover the light within their lives, fostering confidence, purpose, and a sense of accomplishment.”
To listen this episode in its entirety, please click here: http://bit.ly/4e1q3S0 To learn more about Inroads, click here: https://www.inroadsto.org/contact-us
ABOUT ANGELA CALZONE:
Angela Calzone, an award-winning business and management strategist, is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Inroads to Opportunities. She previously served as the agency’s Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to that she served as Chief Operating Officer in a contract position for The Webster Apartments in NYC and for ten years as a co-managing member of Change & Response Strategies, LLC, a consortium of leadership, management, human resources, marketing strategists and corporate trainers. Previously, Calzone has held senior leadership roles at a number of top consulting and professional services firms across an array of Verticals.
Throughout her career, Calzone has received numerous state-wide accolades in recognition of her exceptional leadership both as a serial entrepreneur and business professional. She has been among the finalists of NJ’s Leading Women Entrepreneurs and Business Owners by NJ Monthly Magazine, celebrated among the Best 50 Women in Business in New Jersey by NJBIZ Magazine and was nominated for Garden State Woman of the Year. Calzone holds a Master of Arts in corporate and organizational communications from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a Bachelor of Arts in English and business administration from Upsala College.
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ABOUT INROADS TO OPPORTUNITIES:
Since 1959, the Occupational Center of Union County, DBA Inroads to Opportunities, a 501 c3 non-profit, social services agency has been providing programs and services to over 400 individuals annually with various types of disabilities and ranging in age from 16 through retirement, many of whom are economically disadvantaged. Programs and services include transition from school to work, vocational preparation, certificate training programs, job placement & coaching, day habilitation, and mental health services. Based in Roselle, NJ, Inroads to Opportunities supports individuals throughout northern and central New Jersey.
Now in its 66th year, Inroads to Opportunities is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), an approved provider of the NJ Department of Labor, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, and Commission of the Blind and Visually Impaired. Inroads is licensed by the State of New Jersey Department of Human Services, NJ Division of Mental Health, and Addiction Services to provide partial care and the Division of Developmental Disabilities to provide Day Habilitation, Pre-Vocational and Transportation Services. Inroads is an approved Medicaid provider and an approved Employment Network under the Ticket to Work Social Security initiative and an approved Benefits Planning and Counseling Service through the NJ Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services.
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