Health & Fitness
Family Expo Coming this Month!
Families in Sussex and northern Warren Counties are invited to the free Family Expo at Project Self-Sufficiency on Thursday, April 25th, from 4:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Parents and their children are invited to a free Family Expo hosted by the Sussex County Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency on Thursday, April 25th from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m. The event will feature information about health and wellness, fire safety, parenting tips, and first aid. Keynote speakers will include Haley Ward who will present information about the Enough Abuse child sexual assault prevention campaign, and Kris Imbrie who will discuss the impact of trauma on children. Participants will be treated to dinner and goodie bags filled with parenting resources. The Family Expo is free and open to families from Sussex and northern Warren Counties, but space is limited and registration is required.
The Enough Abuse effort is a community-wide education effort which aims to mobilize adults and communities to prevent child sexual assault by increasing awareness of the warning signs displayed by predators and as well as victims. Program Coordinator Haley Ward will give an overview of the program, and highlight the free training sessions which are offered regularly to middle and high school youth, their parents, teachers, administrators, coaches and other youth-serving professionals about how to recognize and prevent child sexual abuse. Licensed Clinical Social Worker Kris Imbrie will discuss the impact of trauma on children during her presentation. “Children who have been the victims of violence, witnessed violence or who have experienced other types of trauma are particularly susceptible to the harmful changes that occur in the brain. This presentation will look at the behavioral changes that we can expect of traumatized children and address the approach adults can take that will help them heal.”
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In addition to Project Self-Sufficiency, organizations who hosted information tables at the event last year included the American Red Cross, Caring Partners of Morris/Sussex Counties, Gateway Northwest, the Division of Youth & Family Services, Domestic Abuse Services, Family Intervention Services, the Family Support Organization, Ginnie’s House, the Interfaith Hospitality Network, Legal Services of Northwest New Jersey, Literacy Volunteers of Northwest New Jersey, the Newton Police Department, NORWESCAP, Parent Interactions with Schools/Teachers, Sussex County Community College, NJ Shares, NAMI, the United Way of Sussex County, and others.
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“The Family Expo gives parents the opportunity to interact with experts in a variety of fields, and to ask questions and get information about issues faced by their families,” notes Claire Willetts, Program Coordinator at Project Self-Sufficiency. “We are grateful for the response from the health organizations, social service agencies and public safety officials in our community, and we are looking forward to a wonderful and informative evening.”
The Sussex County Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency is part of a network of Family Success Centers across the state whose purpose is to strengthen families and neighborhoods; develop networks of family services that foster healthy families; and to build connections within families, between families and to the community. The Family Success Center provides a wide range of services to participating families, including assistance with healthcare, substance abuse prevention services, career planning, job training, parenting workshops, and life skills training.
Participation in the Family Expo is free and open to the public, but space is limited and registration is required for attendance. To register for the Family Expo, or for more information about the programs and services available at Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500.