Success Stories

A Circle's Story My name is Katherine Dieterie and I am a Graduated Circles Leader in Sussex County, NJ. In fact, I am becoming an Ally to a new Circles Leader. I have come a long way from where I was 2 years ago. I had lost my job 3 years ago and when I joinedCircles I didn't realize how depressed I was feeling.I was lost and not myself. Within the firs week of becoming a Circles Leader I signed up for classes to re-train myself so that I could find a job that would sustain me until … [Read more...] about Norwescap Celebrates Katherine’s Success

Yvonne's story "When I was just a teen. I decided that by the age of 25 I would be married, have two kids, my house, and a Honda Civic. Well, I wasn't too far off. By the age of 28 I was married, by 30 I had my second daughter and by 31 I had my house.I never got the Civic but I did end with a brand new car.I joined NORWESCAP Family Self-Sufficiency about one year after I started receiving housing assistance thanks to the help of Mark Bizzarro, Sherry Sims and Margarita Howard. knew then that … [Read more...] about Norwescap Celebrates Yvonne’s Success

BH recently began the IDA program with the goal of home ownership. While driving a school bus and attending school at William Paterson part time, she was offered a twelve-month teaching position at $40,000 annually. Despite many financial setbacks, she was able to save $2,900 with her new job. She attributes much of her success to the financial education she received through the IDA program, including budgeting and how to be an educated consumer. Ironically, by attending the home ownership … [Read more...] about Individual Development Account Client Builds New Business

A recently separated mother of two young girls came to the Career & Life Transitions Center. Though struggling financially, she was ineligible for food stamps. Without the extra cushion provided by such benefits as Child Support and Rental Assistance, she lived by borrowing against her credit. She has a business degree and decided that she needed a career change and further schooling because she could not afford the commute back and forth to New York City for her job as a single parent. When … [Read more...] about Struggling Mom Retrained and Secures Job

A young woman came to the Family Success Center only able to speak Spanish.Pregnant and unsure of her future, she did not know what to do. Though a victim of domestic violence, she faced criminal charges or deportation from accidentally hurting her batterer. Immediately she was connected to resources in the community. With the NORWESCAP Family Partner's support, she was able to get a public defender, and the charges were reduced to a fine. She needed to speak English, so she began to attend … [Read more...] about Family Success Helps Mom Find Success In The Community