News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Parents and caregivers are invited to attend free in-person parenting skills workshops and discussion groups at Project Self-Sufficiency which will offer practical strategies to address common parenting challenges with children. The workshops and discussion groups will help participants identify their parenting goals, address behavioral problems, and promote healthy child development by using the Triple P Positive Parenting Program , a comprehensive education initiative targeted to parents, healthcare professionals, educators, and caregivers of infants, toddlers, and school-aged children.     In-person sessions will be held at 5:00 p.m. at Project Self-Sufficiency; pizza and childcare will be available to attendees at all in-person sessions. Additional group sessions will be offered remotely via Zoom. Attendees will receive a gift card for participating.   Targeted parenting workshops will address a wide range of topics, including: ·          Power of Positive Parenting,

  Stylists from the Mancuso Salon & Spa and The Village Mane Salon & Day Spa recently joined forces to donate free haircuts to more than 90 local children to help prepare them for the new school year.   The free service, which also included a wash and style, was part of Project Self-Sufficiency ’s initiative to help prepare low-income families during the back-to-school season.   The free haircuts served as the culmination of the agency’s Back-to-School effort, which also featured an interactive fair hosted by the Journey Family Success Center and Project Sussex Kids , the Sussex County Council for Young Children, at Project Self-Sufficiency , at an earlier date.       “Offering free haircuts to children has been a staple of Project Self-Sufficiency’s Back-to-School initiative for many years,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon.   “We are overwhelmed by the generosity of these stylists who volunteered to work on their day off to ass

  Hundreds of parents and children recently turned out for a Back-to-School Fair hosted by the Journey Family Success Center and Project Sussex Kids , the Sussex County Council for Young Children, at Project Self-Sufficiency .  Designed to prepare the entire family for a successful academic year, the event featured numerous parenting skills workshops, children’s activities, information from local social service agencies and healthcare organizations, ambulance tours, and on-site therapy dogs. Children and families received new backpacks filled with school supplies and were invited to enjoy free pizza and snacks while being serenaded by local musicians, including the Exit 12 duo and singer/guitarist Mia Bonaldi. Transportation for patrons was provided by the Stocker Bus Company.   “We are pleased to be able to help both parents and children to prepare for a successful school year at the annual Back-to-School Fair,” commented Deborah Berry-Toon, Executive Director at Project Self-