The ASPIRA Job Search and Placement Program is designed to assist TANF clients with the development of basic job search techniques and acquisition of soft skills needed to find and secure employment.
The program delivers forty hours of programming over a four-week period, including computer literacy instruction, job search and readiness training, and life skills workshops. The program will also provide job placement and retention follow-up assistance to all program graduates. Clients must have completed a TABE test with the local County of Essex W-T-W department and scored at least at the 4th grade level in Math and English to be able to participate in the program.
For additional information, please contact Ms. Alexandra Torres, Program Director at 973-484-7554, ext. 22
Available for all Essex County residents.
Our mission is to help individuals achieve self-sufficiency; to promote wellness sand community development through employment, education, and housing.
Our Primary Objective is To ensure the economic playing field is leveraged for low-income, hard –to-place urban populations, such as citizens returning from incarceration, substance abusers, TANF and SNAP recipients, as well as at-risk youths, by providing access to comprehensive, relevant job skills training, leading to immediate job opportunities, and long-term career opportunities.
VOCATIONAL ASSESSMENT SCREENING TOOL (THE VAST)
The VAST, administered through structured conversations, will appraise the individual’s work/training background, general functional capacities, and social/behavioral behaviors. In addition, the VAST will assess medical factors, educational background, along with work preferences, strengths, values, skills, abilities, level of motivation to work and potential barriers, in order to determine the client’s level of work-readiness.
CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
Our collaborative process with our clients assesses, plans, implements, coordinates/links, monitors, and evaluates the many options available to meet the expansive needs of our clients. By working with our clients, we are able to allow the client to remain in the driver’s seat, so to speak, in identifying and reaching his or her vocational goal. Our case managers:
Have a knowledge-base of available community resources in the event a client is in need of extensive services beyond employment;
Will link participants with appropriate resources in the community so that extensive barriers are addressed and remediated. These services may include, but not limited to mental health, substance abuse, legal services, and obtaining government issued identification;
Will oversee and monitor the progress of the client to ensure that the identified service goals and treatment are adhered;
Will coordinate their activities with designated agency representatives, e.g., Reentry Specialists and Parole to help assist the participant with adherence to supervision requirements; and
Case managers will conduct comprehensive job readiness services focused on enhancing skills needed to sustain employment.
We put people to work! We help clients choose, get, and keep a job. Our placement specialists have more than a combined 35 years of locating suitable employment for disadvantaged individuals. We pride ourselves on working closely with employers and building upon our database of employers so that we are able to find the best jobs to meet the needs of those we serve.
Provides services to all Essex County Residents.
The Boland Training Center is a comprehensive vocational training facility accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) and offering services approved by the N.J. Department of Labor. Courses offered are approved through the N.J. Department of Education Chapter 531. The program offers a variety of services:
Vocational Evaluation and Assessment: A three- to five- week program to assess vocational aptitudes and limitations. Prevocational testing includes standardized tests, work samples, and situational assessments.
Production Services: This program develops work skills and experience through training in assembly packaging, collating, shrink film, and light machinery contractual assignments.
Skills Training is offered in Food Services (leading to Sanitary Food Handler’s Certification).
Counseling Services/Job Placement: This program offers vocational and job-readiness counseling, job search services, and job placement assistance.
Location: 321 Central Avenue Newark, NJ 07102 • Phone: (973) 268-3160
Offers services to anyone in NJ.
Clients will receive an introduction to services, as well as assistance to determine eligibility for
specific programs offered throughout the Employment and Training/Workforce Development System.
Individuals will also be referred to other services offered through our partners.
Available to East Orange residents.
FOCUS programs provide an array of services to Essex County Residents which include adult basic education, employment & training services, senior’s services, emergency assistance, and nutrition programs. It also provides provide quality educational services for children before, and after school, and during the summer months as well as one-on-one counseling sessions for families and children. Parenting workshops and referral services are also available to those families that need temporary or permanent assistance such as housing. The objective of all program is to provide youth & families with enriching experiences that broaden their perspectives, improve their socialization, and enhance their skills to improve their overall quality of life. Also, provide the members of our community the tools needed to empower, help grow, and become self-sufficient.
FOCUS Family Success Center
441-443 Broad Street
Newark, NJ 07102
973-624-2528 ext. 114
Director: Ana Chavarria
Email: amchavarria@focus411.org
Website: https://focus411.org
Available to all Essex County Residents.
Training For HSE/GED
We assist youths who are at least 16-25 years old, who have not completed high school to successfully transition to employment, college or training by offering employability and life skills instruction, academic instruction to prepare Corps members to take the HSE( high school equivalency test).
Community Service
As part of pour educational experience, International Youth Organization/New Jersey Youth Corp has a community service component where all Corps members will receive experience in working on community service projects. If you are a Non-profit of Governmental agency we may be able to assist you with community outreach and some labor. Please call us at 973-621-1100 to see if we could be of any assistance to your organization
Employment Training and Job Search
We assist our New Jersey Youth Corps members to obtain additional employment training to assist them with their job search to meet their career goals’ If you are an employer please give us a call at 973-621-1100 to see if we can fill some job vacancies in your organization
Available to Essex County residents.
In reaching 3,000 families annually, ICC’s many programs aim to:
Address unmet needs and service gaps, particularly for underserved individuals and families
Provide Summer Programs for community youths
Serve as a Community Center for Ironbound residents
Create After-School programs in partnership with Newark Public Schools
Provide Environmental Justice leadership
ICC’s programs include the following.
Children’s Programs (Birth – 5 years old)
Early Head Start, Infants & Toddlers
Preschool, Head Start
Youth Programs (5 – 13 years old)
After-School
Community Center
Hawkins St. School
Summer Programs
Community Center
Newark Public Schools
Environmental Justice Leadership
Family Services
Family Success Centers
Information, Assistance & Advocacy for Families
Child & Family Activities
Emergency Assistance
Education Programs
Counseling (VOCA. FOC)
Fresh Food
Mental Health Services & Abuse Counseling
Breaking the Cycle
Therapy
Case Management
Emergency Assistance
Information & Referrals
Advocacy
Adult Education
Essex County College @ Ironbound
Citizenship
ESL, Computers (FSC)
Budgeting & Finances (FOC)
Jobs & Financial Counseling
Financial Opportunity Center
Free Tax Program
Financial Counseling
Financial Education
Job Training
Job Placement
Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center - Elm Street
317 Elm Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-465-0555 ext. 202
Director: Cheryl Meyers
Email: cmeyers@ironboundcc.org
Website: www.ironboundcc.org
Exclusive to Newark residents.
In reaching 3,000 families annually, ICC’s many programs aim to:
Address unmet needs and service gaps, particularly for underserved individuals and families
Provide Summer Programs for community youths
Serve as a Community Center for Ironbound residents
Create After-School programs in partnership with Newark Public Schools
Provide Environmental Justice leadership
ICC’s programs include the following.
Children’s Programs (Birth – 5 years old)
Early Head Start, Infants & Toddlers
Preschool, Head Start
Youth Programs (5 – 13 years old)
After-School
Community Center
Hawkins St. School
Summer Programs
Community Center
Newark Public Schools
Environmental Justice Leadership
Family Services
Family Success Centers
Information, Assistance & Advocacy for Families
Child & Family Activities
Emergency Assistance
Education Programs
Counseling (VOCA. FOC)
Fresh Food
Mental Health Services & Abuse Counseling
Breaking the Cycle
Therapy
Case Management
Emergency Assistance
Information & Referrals
Advocacy
Adult Education
Essex County College @ Ironbound
Citizenship
ESL, Computers (FSC)
Budgeting & Finances (FOC)
Jobs & Financial Counseling
Financial Opportunity Center
Free Tax Program
Financial Counseling
Financial Education
Job Training
Job Placement
Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center - Cortland Street
29-31 Cortland Street
Newark, NJ 07105
973-344-5949 ext. 201
Director: Cheryl Meyers
Email: cmeyers@ironboundcc.org
Website: www.ironboundcc.org
Exclusive to Newark residents.
Vocational rehabilitation, career counseling, and education and literacy services.
NCST Programs
Mentoring Through Case Management: Outreach Workers provide mentoring to youth and young adult ages 14-30 with achieving short term life goals.
Skilled and trained Outreach Workers are the linchpin to success of this initiative. Outreach Workers work individually and as a team to prevent community-based violence. We help residents with:
Hardship Assistance – Each participant has access up to $200 to address emergency needs.
Life Management Skills – Participants can receive up to 40 hour of life skills training and support.
Social Service Assistance – Participants are given assistance with acquiring birth certificates, Social Security cards, and other important personal documents.
Wellness Support – In partnership with the Department of Health and Community Wellness, participants are given access to confidential wellness evaluation and therapeutic counseling
Legal Support – In partnership with Rutgers University Newark Law Fellows, outreach workers and participants are provided with free legal services to address barriers to employment and self sufficiency.
Crime Survivor Support Services – In partnership with New Jersey Crime Victims’ Law Center, our advocates will facilitate the Victims Compensation Fund application process for mentees and survivors of crimes and connect them to support services.
Employment/Education Referrals – In partnership with Newark Jobs Connect and relationships with employers, participants are given priority referral and job training opportunities
High Risk Intervention (HRI): The High Risk Interventionist team’s primary responsibility is to respond to community based violence incidents based on intelligence from the community or law enforcement. HRI connects those engaged in violence to supportive counseling, crisis intervention assessment and mediation, referrals and resource information in order to restore peace and avoid arrest and incarceration.
Hospital Violence Intervention Program (HVIP): Outreach Workers are embedded in the University Hospital Trauma Center and connect victims and their families to supportive services Outreach workers also connect to the high risk intervention team and victim services in order to prevent repeat or retaliatory violence.
Safe Passage: NCST provides Safe Passage at schools with hot spots of violence surrounding select contracted schools. Outreach Workers are deployed in teams at key exit and entry points of the school, bus stops, stores and intersections where youth congregate in and around the school. Safe Passage allows Outreach Workers to develop relationships with the youth and their parents, intervene in and mediate potential conflicts, and ensure that students arrive to and from school in a safe and timely manner.
Trauma Recovery Center (TRC): The NCST Trauma Recovery Center (TRC) is a national award-winning program that is the first of its kind in Newark, NJ. It is designed to help victims of violent crime overcome barriers to accessing mental health treatment, health care, and legal resources in the acute aftermath of trauma. The TRC serves recent victims of violent crime, including survivors of physical assault, sexual assault, gunshot wounds, stabbings, domestic violence, and human trafficking.
mauryncst@gmail.com, middletonsncst@gmail.com
Newark Opportunity Youth Network launched in 2016 with a multi-pronged approach to improving outcomes for opportunity youth in our community - and across New Jersey. To execute this mission, our network is comprised of four key elements: Education, Workforce Development, Policy Advocacy, and Systems Building. Every city and region is unique, but when this approach is localized to a particular community's needs, only then, can large-scale, sustainable impact for opportunity youth become possible.
info@oyn-nj.org
As the primary source for New Jersey Career Connections' career navigation services, One-Stop Career Centers offer the most services and provide the most direction for jobseekers. They are staffed with qualified employment counselors to provide guidance for jobseekers. Other services, such as job training, are also offered at these locations.
SIERRA HOUSE - EAST ORANGE
(973) 678-3556
11 South Maple Avenue
East Orange, NJ 07017
Website: https://www.sierrahouse.org
Email: kfreeman@sierrahouse.org
Offers housing and transitional housing for homeless young women and young mothers, working families, and disabled, family support services and neighborhood improvement resources.
Sierra House Inc. is a nonprofit organization committed to improving the prospects of individual achievement for youth, low to moderate income families, and homeless young adults through housing, education, and community services, and thereby contributing to the long-term stability of our community. Our programs provide enriching life experiences that encourage and challenge youth to excel in their development, support neighborhood stabilization and encourage homeownership.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is launching the statewide SkillUp New Jersey Program to help recently laid-off New Jersey residents take charge of their futures and prepare to get back to work. SkillUp New Jersey can help workers who plan to return to their former employer as well as those who are looking to change careers by offering free and unlimited access to more than 5,000 high-quality online training courses.This free platform offers thousands of courses covering a variety of business skills, career topics, and helps to prepare you for industry certifications.
Through the SkillUp Newark Program, the online learning platform provides unlimited access to more than 5,000 Skillsoft courses used by many Fortune 500 companies. Courses are presented in English and Spanish and are offered as 30- to 60-minute modules. Classes are exclusively online.
For all NJ residents
The South Ward Promise Neighborhood provides an intensive case management program, known as the Family Hub, that works with our schools to bridge the gap between home, school, and community. We partner with parents to guide, support and advocate for children's unimpeded path to unlock their limitless potential. We offer the following services at no cost:
1. Parenting Supports and Children's Social and Emotional Needs
2. Education Access and Support- IEP, 504 and Behavioral Support Plans
3. Early Childhood Services and Daycare
4. Family Supports, Personal Growth and Counseling and Grief/Loss
5. Referrals for Accessing Medical, Dental, Hearing, Speech, and Vision Care
6. Employment Support: Job Search, Resume Development, Interviewing Skills
7. Connection to Legal Services: Eviction, Debt, Expungement, and Family Law
8. Financial Literacy: Budgeting, Financial Planning, Financial Education
9. Housing Stabilization Support
The Family Success Center’s overarching goal is to strengthen families and to prevent child abuse and neglect in the home.
Through proactive services, we enhance parental capacity for growth and development; increase the stability, health, and wellbeing of children and families; and empower community residents to acquire the knowledge, skills and resources they need to provide optimal outcomes for families.
The NWC Family Success Center provides family health, parent education, family activities, employment-related services, life skills, housing-related services, advocacy, referrals, special assistance, citizenship classes, and ESL classes.
Most importantly, the FSC creates opportunities for families to spend quality time with one another.
For additional information call us at 973-481-0415 or email info@northwardcenter.org.
Family Success Centers are neighborhood gathering places that work to empower families to succeed. In partnership with families, Family Success Center staff provide information, referrals, workshops, job readiness support, and activities for families. Family Success Center services are free to everyone, and there are no eligibility requirements—all are welcome
Unity Family Success Center
(formerly the Irvington Family Development Center)
Serves residents of Irvington and surrounding communities.
50 Union Ave., Ste. 403
Irvington, NJ 07111
973.372.4353
Family Success Centers are neighborhood gathering places that work to empower families to succeed. In partnership with families, Family Success Center staff provide information, referrals, workshops, job readiness support, and activities for families. Family Success Center services are free to everyone, and there are no eligibility requirements—all are welcome
Unity Family Success Center
(formerly the Irvington Family Development Center)
Serves residents of Irvington and surrounding communities.
50 Union Ave., Ste. 403
Irvington, NJ 07111
973.372.4353
The Urban League of Essex County is an organization of talented professionals, caring volunteers, and engaged trustees dedicated to improving the lives of disadvantaged residents throughout Essex County, New Jersey.
We believe in the American dream – that everyone should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, determination, and initiative.
Since our founding in 1917, our mission to help African Americans and disadvantaged residents achieve social and economic self sufficiency has supported that ideal. We offer relevant programs and services in education, employment, housing and economic development that empower communities and change lives.
Through the generous support of our funders, partners, members and volunteers, The League has touched the lives of thousands of individuals and families – putting them on the path to better opportunities, financial stability, home ownership and their own American dream.
Newark Emergency Services for Families, Inc. (NESF) provides programs and services to residents throughout Essex County. We provide support to our families and individuals in the community through many of our programs and services at NESF. Programs and services dual Homeless Drop-in Center, Emergency Housing Assistance, SAIF program, Re-Entry and off-site location Weequahic Family Success Center (WFSC). With our Intensive Case management and our referral network we are able to assist families and individuals who face multiply barriers to achieve self-sufficiency by providing them with the resources to maintain stable housing and income.
Weequahic Family Success Center
434 Chancellor Avenue
Newark, NJ 07112
862-237-7401
Director: Trisha Jones
Email: tjones@nesfnj.org
Website: nesfnj.org