Project Self-Sufficiency’s signature fundraising event, A Taste of Talent will be held at the North Shore House on Monday, Sept. 27, at 6 p.m. Project Self-Sufficiency’s services are open to residents of Warren and Sussex Counties.

Patrons can mingle with chefs from 30 area restaurants while feasting on appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Sponsorships for A Taste of Talent range from $500 to $30,000. It will take place both indoors and outside at the venue. Volunteer musicians will perform throughout the facility.

Featured restaurants will include Andrès Restaurant & Lakeside Dining; The Black Forest Inn; Bobolink Dairy & Bakehouse; Café Pierrot; Caffé NaVona; The Chocolate Goat Gift Shoppe; The Circle; The Clay Oven; Cliff’s Homemade Ice Cream; Crossed Keys Estate; Fossil Farms; Front Porch Organics; Green Cart Catering; George’s Wine & Spirits Gallery; Gourmet Gallery; Hayek’s Market; iL Porto; Krave Café + Caterer; Lorraine’s Cake Shoppe & Tea Room; Mama’s Café Baci; North Shore House & Blue Heron Tavern; Pattycakes Bake Shop; Perona Farms; Portofino’s Ristorante; Savour Cafe; Springhouse Dairy & Creamery; Sussex County Community College Culinary Institute; Tanti Baci Caffe; White Birch; and others.

A limited number of tickets for individual donations are available at a cost of $250. The North Shore House is located at 912 Swartswood Road, Newton. For more information or to donate or buy tickets go to www.projectselfsufficiency.org or call 973-940-3500 or 844-807-3500.

LAW SEMINAR

Project Self-Sufficiency’s virtual family law seminar on Thursday, Sept. 23, from 6 to 8 p.m. will cover child support, grounds for divorce, court procedures, alimony, parenting time, equitable distribution of assets, and other topics related to divorce.

The Zoom is free and open to the public; interested attendees should call Project Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500 for log-in details

EMPLOYMENT TRAINING

The next session of the Project Self-Sufficiency employment skills training program, Higher Opportunities for Women (HOW), starts October 5.

It is a 16-week program combining intensive computer skills training with classroom instruction to prepare women who have been out of the work force or underemployed to seek entry-level office administrative positions. Classes will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the agency’s campus, 127 Mill St., Newton.

An open house on Sept. 21, at 6 p.m., will introduce interested women to the program.

The training includes 80 hours of computer skills training, including instruction in Microsoft Word, Excel, and other applications. Because of the pandemic, classroom instruction and an externship at a community employment site has been replaced with coursework focusing on workplace navigation, life skills training, resume preparation, and interviewing strategies.

To enroll, or to find out more information about the program, call Project Self-Sufficiency at 973-940-3500. Information about Project Self-Sufficiency is available at www.projectselfsufficiency.org.