Morris County assistance programs.

Employment Assistance
Federal government aid is funding two job training and assistance programs in New Jersey with the goal of providing rapid relief to the jobless, providing housing assistance, and also help out families in Morris County and Northwest Jersey who are struggling from the economic downturn, according to Morris county officials.

People can get help from a $5.1 million job training program. This will especially benefit those who are seeking to re-train for jobs in the medical field. The program is being run by the Workforce Investment Board of Sussex, Morris, and Warren counties.

The job training program is officially known as WIRED, which stands for Workforce Innovation in Regional Economic Development. The primary goal of the program is to immediately help people in need of new jobs in northwest New Jersey, Morris Sussex, and Warren Counties.

Housing Assistance and Energy Bill Help
In addition, Morris County is planning on receiving almost $1 million for a "homeless prevention, rent aid, and rapid re-housing assistance program" for families that are in need of short-term rent or mortgage help. The aid is intended to help people make it thru a short term hardship and is not intended to be long term aid.

These funds will be made available to individuals and families, to help with paying utility bills, rental assistance, moving costs, security deposits, motel or hotel vouchers, and a wide variety of other bills and expenses. Also, help can be provided for employment training, medical bills and debt, mental health, credit counseling, and even legal advice.