Community members are invited to learn how factors like socio-economic status and ethnicity can result in healthcare disparities and receive helpful tips to advocate for better care by attending a meeting of the Project Sussex Kids General Council, Wednesday, January 24th, 11:00 a.m., at Project Self-Sufficiency. Participants will discuss how income, employment status, social support networks, racism, and gender can result in healthcare disparities and even increased maternal and infant mortality. Guidelines for advocating for better healthcare during visits with physicians, as well as programs available in the community, will be addressed by Caitlin Hurley, Project Self-Sufficiency. Project Self-Sufficiency staff will also provide an update on Project Sussex Kids activities. The meeting is free and open to the public; advance registration is encouraged. Interested participants are invited to call Project Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500 to register.
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.
