Local Employers to be Featured at Project Self-Sufficiency Job Fair

 

Local businesses and organizations are gearing up to recruit new staff members at Project Self-Sufficiency’s Career & Job Fair on Wednesday, April 17^th, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  Representatives from local employers and educational institutions will be on hand to promote job openings and scholastic opportunities.  Additional job searching resources, such as mock interviews, will be offered to attendees by Project Self-Sufficiency Career Center staff.  A Shop Rite gift card will be awarded to a lucky Career & Job Fair attendee.  The event Fair is free and open to the public.

 

“We encourage anyone who is interested in advancing their career to attend this unique event,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon.  “In addition to learning about employment opportunities and options for furthering their education, job seekers can get immediate feedback on their resume, fine-tune their interview skills, and get tips on enhancing their job search process.”

 

Recent Project Self-Sufficiency Career & Job Fairs have hosted more than 50 area employers.  In addition to Project Self-Sufficiency, employers and educational institutions who have already signed on to promote job openings include Abilities of Northwest Jersey; Action Group Staffing; Atlantic Health System; Avenues in Motion; Bayada Home Health Care; Capitol Care; Cutting Edge Academy; Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health; Express Employment Professionals; First Student, Inc.; Fulton Bank; Heath Village; Home Depot; iHeartMedia; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), Local 102 JATC; Iron Temple Training Center; Karen Ann Quinlan Hospice; Land of Make Believe; Mary Kay Cosmetics; Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges; Morris County Vocational School District, Adult Continuing Education Program; Mountain Creek Resort; National Winter Activity Center; New Jersey Courts, Morris/Sussex Vicinage; New Jersey Department of Labor, Sussex County One Stop; New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services; Planet Network; Preferred Care at Home; Premier Health Associates; Primerica Financial Services; RoNetco Supermarkets/Shop Rite; Rose House; SCARC, Inc.; Sevita Health; Sheet Metal Workers Union Local #25; Sussex County Community College; Thor Labs; United Methodist Communities Homeworks; United States Marine Corps; Willow Lake Day Camp; Workforce Development Board of Northwest New Jersey; and others.

 

For more information about the free Career & Job Fair, or to find out more about the programs and services offered by Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.

 

Learn about Divorce at Free, Virtual Seminar

 

Project Self-Sufficiency will host a free, virtual Family Law seminar on Wednesday, March 27^th, 7:00 p.m. featuring attorney Mariann Murphy.  Participants will discuss child support, grounds for divorce, court procedures, alimony, parenting time, equitable distribution of assets, and other topics related to divorce.  The presentation, which will be offered through Zoom, is free and open to the public; interested attendees should call Project Self-Sufficiency, 973-940-3500, for log-in details.  The agency’s legal seminar series is a program of the Journey Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency and is funded by the New Jersey Department of Children & Families.

Online Parenting Classes Offered this Spring

 

Project Self-Sufficiency will offer virtual parenting workshops for parents with children of all ages, Tuesdays April 9^th – May 28^th, 6:00 p.m.  Participants will learn how to build positive parenting skills, prevent behavioral problems, and encourage effective anger management.  The parenting classes offered by Project Self-Sufficiency follow the ACT Raising Safe Kids Program developed by the American Psychological Association which aims to educate parents and other adults who raise and care for young children about creating environments which protect them from violence.  Classes are co-sponsored by the Journey Family Success Center and Project Sussex Kids, the Sussex County Council for Young Children.  The sessions are free and open to the public; interested participants are invited to call 973-940-3500 for log-in details.

 

“The ACT Raising Safe Kids curriculum is based on the premise that effective parenting is an important factor in preventing behavioral issues and violence,” explains Deborah Berry-Toon, Executive Director of Project Self-Sufficiency.  “We are delighted to continue offering these innovative parenting courses to the general public.”

 

To register for the free parenting workshops, to discuss your parenting needs, or to find out more about other programs and services available at Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500.