TOMS RIVER, NJ — The Displaced Homemakers Program of Ocean County has been helping individuals who have lost their primary source of income since 2007. The program provides support services to clients to show them how to become financially self-sufficient by offering training and assistance in finding employment. The program, which has offices on the Ocean County College Main Campus, in Toms River, is managed by OCC’s Counseling & Student Development Services Office, and is funded through a grant from the New Jersey Division on Women.
Displaced homemakers are typically women – of various ages – who span a wide range of ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds, and who must obtain or upgrade their skills for transition into the paid labor market. As a displaced homemaker, you may even be working but are underemployed. Through support, counseling, and training, the Displaced Homemakers Program can assist you in reaching your full potential.
Program services are intended to enhance employability and earnings, and to impact positively on the quality of life for the displaced homemaker and the entire family. Services include career, employment, and life counseling; connection to social and community organizations; assistance with the job search; and help with becoming economically self-sufficient. Other available services include academic advising, educational and training opportunities, career planning, pre-employment counseling and training, health and wellness programs, supportive counseling, self-esteem and confidence building, and information and referrals to community resources and social services.
If you have lost your major source of financial support because of death, disability, separation, or divorce, Displaced Homemakers can help. If you are emotionally or vocationally unprepared to enter the job market or need additional training or education, the Displaced Homemakers Program is here for you.
For additional information on the Displaced Homemakers Program of Ocean County at OCC, call 732-255-0400, ext. 2297.