Area residents are invited to boost their careers and their health by attending an innovative Career & Health Fair hosted by Project Self-Sufficiency, Wednesday, April 16th, 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Local employers and educational institutions will be on hand to promote job openings and scholastic opportunities. In addition, representatives from area healthcare organizations will offer the latest information about the health and well-being of children and families. Additional job search guidance, such as mock interviews, will be offered to attendees by Project Self-Sufficiency Career Center staff. A gift card will be awarded to a lucky Career & Health Fair attendee. The event is free and open to the public.

“We encourage anyone who is interested in advancing their career and improving their health to attend this unique event,” commented Project Self-Sufficiency Executive Director Deborah Berry-Toon. “In addition to learning about employment opportunities and options for furthering their education, attendees will walk away with tips for better health and wellness, and the resources they need to move forward in their job searching process.”

In addition to Project Self-Sufficiency, employers and educational institutions who have already signed on to promote job openings include Abilities of Northwest Jersey; Action Group Staffing; American Red Cross; Atlantic Health System; Bayada Home Health Care; Capital Care; Consensus Health (formerly Skylands Medical Group); County College of Morris; Cutting Edge Academy; Express Employment Professionals; FedEx Ground; ImageCare Radiology; Imperial Caregivers, Inc.; International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, IBEW Local 102 JATC; Mary Kay Cosmetics; Mountain Creek Resort; New Jersey Army National Guard; New Jersey School Buildings & Grounds Association; New Jersey Department of Corrections; New Jersey Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services; New Jersey Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA); New Jersey Judiciary of Morris/Sussex Vicinage; Newton Board of Education; Sussex County Educational Services Commission (SCESC), Project Search; Pathstone Corporation (Senior Community Service Employment Program); Primerica Financial Services; RoNetco Supermarkets, Shop Rite; Sevita Health; Sussex County Community College; Total Eyecare; United Methodist Communities Homeworks; United States Marine Corps; Warren County Corrections Police Department; and others.

Healthcare experts who will be in attendance include Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey; Center for Family Services; ElizabethTown Gas; Family Partners of Morris & Sussex Counties; Family Promise of Sussex County; NJ4S Mental Health Association; Sussex County Division of Community & Youth Services; Sussex County Division of Social Services; Sussex County Division of Child Protection & Permanency, Office of Resource Families; Sussex County YMCA; Zufall Health; and others.

For more information about the free Career & Health Fair, or to find out more about the programs and services offered by Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.

Project Self-Sufficiency

Project Self-Sufficiency is a private, non-profit organization, empowering low-income families to achieve economic self-sufficiency and family stability in semi-rural, northwestern New Jersey. Since 1986, Project Self-Sufficiency has served more than 25,000 families, including over 30,000 children. We offer a full range of services for low income single parents, teen parents, displaced homemakers, and two-parent families, including computer classes, resume preparation, help with interview skills, legal education, parenting workshops, help with emergency basic needs, counseling, case management, support groups, life skills preparation, financial workshops, family activities and childcare.

www.projectselfsufficiency.org