News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Project Self-Sufficiency will host a virtual Family Law seminar on Tuesday, December 7 th , 6:00 p.m.   Attorneys and 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 at 973-940-3500 for log-in details.   The agency’s legal seminar series is a program of the Sussex County Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency and is funded by the New Jersey Department of Children & Families .

  The public is invited to a virtual, interactive workshop about building self-healing communities in the aftermath of trauma, Monday, December 6 th , 5:30 p.m. presented by Project Self-Sufficiency .   The gathering is the next installment of the Pizza & PACEs series hosted by the non-profit agency which is designed to facilitate the conversation about issues surrounding Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs ).   Experts from the New Jersey Office of Resilience will address how the brain adapts to traumatic experiences, the genetic impact of trauma across generations, health and social problems caused by trauma, and methods communities can use to institute positive change.   Featured speakers will include New Jersey Office of Resilience Executive Director David Ellis, Supervisor Kenneth Fowlkes, and Youth Community Navigator Timothy Woody.   The presentation is free and open to the public, but advance registration is required.   Interested attendees are invited to

  The annual “Stuff the Boat” toy drive coordinated by Branchville business Off Shore Marine to benefit the Season of Hope Toy Drive has been launched.   Area residents are encouraged to bring gift cards, funds, and new, unwrapped toys to fill a 2022 MasterCraft XT21, a roomy 21-foot ski and wakeboard boat at the business, which is located at 352 Route 206 in Branchville.   Members of the fire departments in Branchville, Frankford, and Sussex, along with the Blue Ridge Rescue Squad, Sussex Fire Department Emergency Medical Service, the Sussex Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Sussex Kiwanis Club, and Royal Buick GMC of Sussex are also gathering items on behalf of Off Shore Marine.   The Stuff the Boat initiative at Off Shore Marine will continue to accept toy donations through Wednesday, December 15 th .     “We have been very blessed in our lives, and we have the opportunity to share these blessings,” remarked Off Shore Marine owner Sherri Cecchini.   “We believe in the opportun