The annual Back-to-School Fair sponsored by the Sussex County Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency offers parents the opportunity to network with local agencies and to learn about services available to themselves and to their children.
The Fair is open to active Project Self-Sufficiency participants who are currently striving towards economic self-sufficiency and family stability, and who are in on-going contact with their Case Manager.
Active agency participants who attend the information sessions at the Back-to-School Fair, and who take advantage of the networking opportunities provided there, are eligible to receive free haircuts and school supplies for their children.
Project Self-Sufficiency relies on local businesses and individuals for the donation of new school supplies, such as:- crayons
- glue sticks
- loose leaf paper
- erasers
- scissors
- pens
- pencils
- spiral notebooks
- backpacks
Local social service agencies, health organizations and safety personnel are on hand to offer tips for a healthy and safe school year, including representatives from, but not limited to:
- American Red Cross
- Caring Partners of Morris/Sussex Counties
- Division of Youth & Family Services
- Domestic Abuse Services, Inc.
- Family Support Organization
- Ginnie's House
- Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey
- Literacy Volunteers of Sussex County
- Maternal & Child Health Consortium
- Newton Police
- Parent Interactions with Schools/Teachers
- Samaritan Inn
- Sussex County Health Clinic
- Sussex County Division of Social Services
- Sussex County YMCA
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- Children's Mobile Response/ Family Intervention Services
- NJ Family Care
- Statewide Parent Advocacy Network
Local stylists volunteer their time to give children free haircuts so that they will look great on their first day of school!
Participating salons have included:
- Becky's Hair Therapy
- Chalet
- George Michael
- Hair Gallery
- His 'n' Hair
- Salon Bella
- Salon Bleu
- Salon Fig
- Salon Serendipity
- Salon Unique
- Scissor Joint
- Total Image
- Village Mane
