Teens and young adults who are pregnant or parenting can get help with driver education, employability skills training, parenting classes, job search assistance, and case management through the Bridges to Employing Youth Program offered by Project Self-Sufficiency. While working towards parenting and employment goals, enrolled students can receive behind-the-wheel coursework, obtain a learner’s permit, and prepare for the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission Knowledge Test while accessing the other supportive services offered by the agency, such as job skills training and parenting classes. Program participants are poised to move on to higher education, unsubsidized employment, occupational training, apprenticeships, or military service. The Bridges to Employment program operates Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 a.m. – noon, at the agency’s Newton campus. “The Bridges to Employing Youth program offers a unique combination of educational, employment and cas...
Project Self-Sufficiency is a non-profit organization which has been serving individuals and families in northwestern New Jersey since 1986.