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New Jersey Youth Corps Now Enrolling!
The New Jersey Youth Corps offers young adults in Sussex and northern Warren Counties the opportunity to earn their High School diploma, receive a weekly stipend and get on-the-job training through community service.
Enrollment for the next session of the New Jersey Youth Corps program at Project Self-Sufficiency is underway.
The sixteen-week program is for ages 16-25 in Sussex and Northern Warren County. The New Jersey Youth Corps gives those who have not completed high school the opportunity to boost their literacy skills, prepare for the high school equivalency exam, obtain on-the-job work experience, and transition into a career, college, or the military.
New Jersey Youth Corps of Sussex County offers:
- Literacy and High School Equivalency Education;
- Skills for work and life;
- Personal and career counseling;
- Community service/job placement;
- Free transportation to and from home, Project Self-Sufficiency, and local work sites;
- Free childcare;
- Next step support.
To be eligible to participate, youth corps members must be high school drop-outs, ages 16 - 25, who reside in the New Jersey counties of Sussex and Warren.
