Prom season will be here before you know it and Project Self-Sufficiency is seeking donations of new and gently used formal wear, including prom dresses, bridesmaids’ dresses, gowns for mothers-of-the-bride, evening bags, jewelry, wraps and shawls, as well as shoes in good condition for display in the agency’s annual “Sister-to-Sister” Prom Shop.

The dresses must be dry cleaned and on a hanger. In the shop, which is housed on Project Self-Sufficiency’s Newton campus, gowns and accessories are displayed in a boutique-like setting, and teen girls are invited to select shoes, wraps and jewelry to complement their dress. The Sister-to-Sister Prom Shop will be open during select dates in the spring.

“The community has been particularly supportive of the ‘Sister-to-Sister Prom Shop’ every year, and we are fortunate to have a large collection of beautiful gowns and accessories in our collection,” commented Deborah Berry-Toon, Executive Director of Project Self-Sufficiency. “We believe that every young woman deserves the chance to have a beautiful dress for that special, once-in-a-lifetime event, and we are looking forward to opening the prom shop again this spring.”

Donations will be accepted at PSS, 127 Mill Street in Newton, Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Sister-to-Sister Prom Shop is a program of the Journey Family Success Center.. For information about the Prom Shop, or to find out more about any of the programs at Project Self-Sufficiency, call 973-940-3500 or visit www.projectselfsufficiency.org.

Landlord/Tenant Seminar

Landlords and Tenants Project Self-Sufficiency will offer a free, virtual Landlord/Tenant seminar on Thursday, Feb. 9, 7 p.m. Participants will discuss the rights and duties of landlords and tenants, including eviction, security deposits, leases, mortgages, and saving homes from foreclosure. The seminar is open to the public with advance registration required. To register and receive the log-in details, call Project Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500. The legal education seminars are a program of the Journey Family Success Center at Project Self-Sufficiency.

Connections Matters

Project Self-Sufficiency will continue the workshop and discussion series, “Connections Matter,” designed to facilitate the conversation about issues surrounding Positive & Adverse Childhood Experiences (PACEs), with virtual sessions in English on Thursday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. and in Spanish on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. Both workshops are free and open to the public; interested participants are invited to call 973-940-3500 for log-in details.