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	Bergen County Career and Life Counseling Center Ms. Darlene Christmas, Coordinator Bergen County Technical Schools Bergen County Displaced Homemaker Career & Life Counseling Center The Bergen One-Stop Career Center 60 State Street 2nd Floor Hackensack, New Jersey 07601 Telephone: 201.329.9600 (ext. 5552) Fax: 201.488.2742 Email: Darlene Christmas 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) Diane Scarangella
	About the Center The Career & Life Counseling Center located at Bergen Workforce 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. 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 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.
	Women's Rights Information Center Ms. Joan Grzenda, Executive Director Ms. Suzan Grey Burr, Program Director Ms. Elidia Patch, Program Coordinator, Hispanic Services Displaced Homemakers Program Women's Center Building 108 West Palisade Avenue Englewood, New Jersey 07631 Telephone: 201.568.1166 Fax: 201.568.0762 Email: Suzan Grey Burr Email: Joan Grzenda Email: Elidia Patch info@womensrights.org www.womensrights.org
	Women's Rights Information Center helps women and their families become self-sufficient by providing services which includes: Assistance with problem solving Linkage with resources Legal consultations Separated/Divorced support groups Shared housing Employment services which includes: - Computer Classes - Career counseling - Resume Consultation - Interview Preparation - Job/Talent Bank - Occupational Training - Workshops presented by expert female workers on professional, personal and business issues
	Emphasis is on the Hispanic population and the problems caused by language barriers and adapting to a new culture. ESL classes are offered several times a week in beginning, advanced and workplace levels. Workshops on employment, career, job search skills, parenting, legal issues, life skills and confidence are offered throughout the year, as are computer classes.


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