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The Progressive Center for Independent Living, Inc., (PCIL), founded by individuals with disabilities and family of people with disabilities, is a private not-for-profit community-based organization dedicated to the mission of providing programs and services to people with disabilities and advocating for the rights of people with disabilities since 1996. Through promotion of choice, self-direction, and inclusion, PCIL partners with people with disabilities and their families to achieve and maintain independent lifestyles and to ensure the same freedoms and civil liberties as everyone else.

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Upcoming Events

Wed, Sep 23
PCIL Midweek Mixer at Ritas on Flock Rd.
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard
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Sep 23, 2026, 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Rita's Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, University Plaza Shopping Center, 84 Flock Rd, Mercerville, NJ 08619, USA
Join us as we celebrate 30 years of empowering people with disabilities to live independently throughout Mercer County and Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Anyone dining at Ritas on Flock Road on this date will help build our Fraser Fund!
Mon, Sep 28
Hike on Landsdown Trail with R.E.C.C. PCIL Hunterdon
Landsdown Trail Access
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Sep 28, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Landsdown Trail Access, 11 W Main St, Clinton, NJ 08809, USA
Laura Kroon Bush, Park Naturalist, will lead us on a flat trail through open fields, forests and some wetlands. Depending on one's ability we will have a turnaround time and end with a medium ice cream, at Just Chill in town. Accessible to all!
Wed, Sep 30
PCIL's 30th Anniversary Community Celebration
PCIL Mercer
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Sep 30, 2026, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
PCIL Mercer, 3635 Quakerbridge Rd #40, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619, USA
Join us as we celebrate 30 years of empowering people with disabilities to live independently throughout Mercer County and Hunterdon County, New Jersey. RSVP is free. The first 100 people to RSVP will receive a special 30th Anniversary commemorative gift at the event.
Thu, Oct 08
Filling Meals on Wheels Blizzard Bags with Hunterdon Peer Group
PCIL Hunterdon Office
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Oct 08, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PCIL Hunterdon Office, 1220 Highway 31, Suite 14, Lebanon, NJ 08833
After some consumers gathered to decorate bags for shut ins, we now will pack the acquired donated items into the bags and return to Meals on Wheels to distribute to those in need. List of available needed items available on request and an email will be sent out!
Tue, Nov 03
Launch Your Future — Part 1: Know Yourself with Mercer Peer Group
PCIL Mercer Office
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Nov 03, 2026, 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
PCIL Mercer Office, 3635 Quakerbridge Rd #40, Hamilton Township, NJ 08619, USA
Mercer Peer Group will begin a three-part Career Development Series with Part 1: Know Yourself. Participants will identify their strengths, skills, interests, and workplace preferences while exploring what they can bring to a potential employer.