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Bergen County
Displaced Homemaker Center at the Bergen County One Stop Career Center
Ms. Alison Belkin, MA, NCC, Coordinator
Bergen County Technical Schools
Bergen County Displaced Homemaker Career & Life Counseling Center
The Bergen One-Stop Career Center
60 State Street Room 200
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
Telephone: 201.329.9600 (ext. 5547)
Fax: 201.488.2742
Email: alibel@bergen.org
www.onestopbwc.org/careerlife.htm
Ms. Diane Scarangella, Grant Manager
Bergen County Technical Schools
Bergen County Displaced Homemaker Career & Life Counseling Center
327 East Ridgewood Avenue
Paramus, NJ 07652
Telephone: 201.343.6000 (ext. 2213)
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About the Center
The Displaced Homemaker Center located at the Bergen County One Stop Career Center provides comprehensive
counseling, training, job placement and a range of critical support services, assists
displaced homemakers, single parents and economically disadvantaged women to achieve
self-sufficiency. The Center focuses on the transition of women from the home to work place.
The goal of the Center is to assist women in attaining independence, economic security and self-sufficiency. Services include:
- Individual and group counseling with professional career counselors
- Vocational, aptitude testing and personality profiles
- Computerized career exploration programs
- Programs to encourage and support women through job training
The focus of the program is to upgrade displaced homemaker's skills using job training education curricula that are tied to employment opportunities that are in demand occcupational areas. Job training Programs are offered in:
- Electronics
- Computer
- Training for Trades
- Adult Basic Education for remediation
- GED, ESL(English as a Second Language) classes
The Center also provides Legal Seminars, Personal Growth Seminars, Career Exploration, Employment Readiness, and ongoing Support Groups.
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Women's Rights Information Center
Ms. Joan Grzenda, Executive Director
Ms. Suzan Grey Burr, Managing Director, DHNJ Past President
Displaced Homemakers Program
Women's Center Building
108 West Palisade Avenue
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
Telephone: 201.568.1166
Fax: 201.568.8813
Email: Suzan Grey Burr
Email: Joan Grzenda
info@womensrights.org
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Women's Rights Information Center is a place for women in transition to gain career, life
and resource-building skills that can change the direction of their economic futures
for the better. The center’s goal is to promote a high quality of life for women as
independent earners and self sufficient members of the community.
- Career Services – Job search counseling, resume development, interview coaching, networking, job readiness workshops, and employment assistance
- Career Closet – Business clothing and accessories for interviews and new jobs
- Computer Training and Certification - Introductory classes, certification-based training and online credentialing in Microsoft Office applications and QuickBooks bookkeeping software
- Entrepreneurship - Seminars and workshops in starting a new business, developing a business plan, sales and marketing
- Hispanic/Bilingual Career and Education Services - ESL, citizenship education, computer training, career counseling, workshops in Spanish, and support services
- Information and Referrals - Linkages to social service agencies, community organizations and local resources for personal and family needs
- Legal Consultations - Appointments with family law attorneys specializing in matrimonial, custody and child support issues
- Shared Housing for One-Parent Families and Others - Services to guide and support individuals in finding compatible housemates, establishing home sharing arrangements, and maintaining shared households; plus counseling and referrals for other housing related needs
- Women’s Diversity Book Group - Monthly discussion group of book selections focusing on women’s issues, lifestyles, histories, and rights
- Workshops - Informational seminars on health and wellness, financial management, self- development and more
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Copyright © Displaced Homemakers Network of New Jersey, 2007
Displaced Homemakers Network of NJ
PO Box 342
Jamesburg, NJ 08831
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