News from Project Self-Sufficiency

The annual Celebration of Literacy was held recently at Project Self-Sufficiency to honor agency participants who had impressive academic achievements, as well as those who had completed significant steps towards economic self-sufficiency during the past year.   Seven participants received honorariums in memory of longtime Project Self-Sufficiency supporters.   Honorees were addressed by Sussex County Freeholder and Sylvia Petillo and Sussex County Community College President Dr. Jon Connelly. The men and women who were acknowledged at the event included community college graduates, medical assistants, nursing students, and students at business colleges.   Several of the evening’s awardees are graduates of the sixteen-week Higher Opportunities for Women or the New Jersey Youth Corps programs.   Others have completed courses at the non-profit agency in QuickBooks or Microsoft applications.   A group of young mothers were congratulated for graduating...

The fifteenth annual Celebration of Literacy was held recently at Project Self-Sufficiency to honor agency participants who had impressive academic achievements, as well as those who had completed significant steps towards economic self-sufficiency during the past year.   Several participants were received awards in honor of longtime Project Self-Sufficiency supporters.   Presentations were given by keynote speaker, Dr. Allison Blake, Commissioner of the Department of Children & Families, and Sussex County Community College President Dr. Jon Connelly, and Sussex County Freeholders George Graham and Carl Lazzaro. The men and women who were acknowledged at the event included community college graduates, medical assistants, nursing students, and students at business colleges.   Scholarships were awarded to five agency participants.   Several of the evening’s awardees are graduates of the sixteen-week Higher Opportunities for Women program, a stru...