News from Project Self-Sufficiency

  Parents and caregivers are invited to attend free workshops designed to offer practical strategies for common parenting challenges, including anger management, positive discipline, handling disobedience, and promoting resiliency.   Workshops will be offered at Project Self-Sufficiency and at locations throughout Sussex County, as well as online.   Pizza and childcare will be available to attendees at all in-person sessions. Those who attend two of the in-person workshops will receive a $25 gift card; attendees at three events will receive a $50 gift card.     “The Power of Positive Parenting” will be held Wednesday, March 6 th , 5:30 p.m., at Project Self-Sufficiency, and Tuesday, April 16 th , 5:00 p.m., at the Garden Grove Preschool in Sparta, and Wednesday, April 17 th , 7:00 p.m., at Hardyston Middle School.   “Raising Resilient Children” will be offered Wednesday, March 13 th , 5:30 p.m., at Project Self-Sufficiency.   “Raising Con...

  Project Self-Sufficiency will host a free, virtual Family Law seminar on Thursday, February 22 nd , 7:00 p.m. featuring attorney Denise Wennogle.   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, for log-in details.   The agency’s legal seminar series is a program of the Journey Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency and is funded by the New Jersey Department of Children & Families .

  Project Self-Sufficiency announces that the next session of its popular employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW ), will launch February 2oth.   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 1:00 p.m., February 9 th and 16 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 80 hours of computer skills training, including instruction ...