News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the next session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW ), will launch March 3rd.   The 16-week “HOW” Program combines intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction and on-the-job experience.   Curriculum prepares women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions.   Classes will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the agency’s campus, located at 127 Mill Street in Newton.   Open Houses about the Higher Opportunities for Women program will be held at 10:00 a.m., January 23rd, 30 th , and February 20 th, and at 4:00 p.m. February 18 th and 25 th .   Interested participants are invited to call 973-940-3500 or visit https://www.projectselfsufficiency.org/higher-opportunities-for-women to enroll.   Women who take part in the agency’s HOW program can expect 8...

  Project Self-Sufficiency will host a free, online Family Law seminar on Thursday, January 29 th , 7:00 p.m. 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, to register and receive log-in details.  

  Project Self-Sufficiency is seeking donations of new and gently used formal wear, including prom dresses, bridesmaids’ dresses, gowns for mothers-of-the-bride, evening bags, jewelry, wraps and shawls, as well as shoes in good condition for display in the agency’s annual “Sister-to-Sister” Prom Shop .   The dresses must be dry cleaned and on a hanger. All items will be displayed in a pop-up boutique housed on Project Self-Sufficiency’s Newton campus; teen girls are invited to select shoes, wraps and jewelry to complement their dress. The Sister-to-Sister Prom Shop will be open 3:00 – 6:00 p.m., March 23 rd , 24 th , 25 th ; 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., March 26 th ; 3:00 – 5:00 p.m., March 27 th ; and 9:00 a.m. – noon, March 28 th . Open to the public; no appointment required.   “The community has been particularly supportive of the ‘Sister-to-Sister Prom Shop’ every year, and we hope to have a large collection of beautiful gowns and accessories for display,” commented Debor...