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:
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crayons
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glue sticks
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loose leaf paper
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erasers
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scissors
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pens
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pencils
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spiral notebooks
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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:
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American Red Cross;
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Care Plus NJ;
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Caring Partners, CMO;
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Comfort Partners;
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Connect for Community;
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DASI;
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DAWN Center for Independent Living;
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New Jersey Department of Child Protection & Permanency - Sussex;
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Disability Rights New Jersey;
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Family Connections;
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Family Intervention Services;
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Family Partners of Morris and Sussex;
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Family Promise;
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Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey;
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Hardyston Special Education Parent Advisory Board;
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League of Women Voters of Sussex Highlands;
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Legal Services of Northwest Jersey;
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Literacy New Jersey – Sussex County Programs;
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Local Share/Foodshed Alliance;
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Garden volunteers at Project Self-Sufficiency;
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Morris Sussex Youth Advocate Program;
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NAMI;
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Newton Medical Center Health Education;
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New Jersey Cancer Education & Early Detection Program (NJ CEED);
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New Jersey Comfort Partners Program;
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NORWECAP Child & Family Resources;
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Partnership for Maternal and Child Health;
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Planned Parenthood;
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Project Self-Sufficiency;
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SCARC;
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Shop Rite of Newton;
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Statewide Parent Advocacy Network;
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Sussex County Children’s Advocacy Center;
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Sussex County Community College;
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Sussex County Division of Health;
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Sussex County Division of Social Services;
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Sussex County Library;
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Sussex County Public Health Nursing;
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Sussex County Special Child Services;
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Sussex County YMCA;
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Sussex Macaroni Kid;
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Zufall Health Center;
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United Way of Northern New Jersey;
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and others.



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:
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Becky's Hair Therapy
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Chalet
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George Michael
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Hair Gallery
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His 'n' Hair
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Salon Bella
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Salon Bleu
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Salon di Panache
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Salon Fig
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Salon Serendipity
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Salon Unique
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Scissor Joint
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Total Image
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Village Mane