Pathways to Recovery

If you’ve been impacted by opioids, it can be difficult to reenter the workforce or change careers. The NJDOL provides employment assistance to those with a personal history of opioid use or who have a friend of family member with a history of opioid use, so they can reenter the workforce.
The Pathways to Recovery program provides services to individuals whose workforce conditions have been impacted by the opioid epidemic, including:
- Training Services
- Career Services
- Supportive Services
The program’s goal is to provide participants with skills and training to support their transition into employment.
Pathways to Recovery offers services to the following counties: Atlantic, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Passaic, and Union.
The Pathways to Recovery program is financed 100% with WIOA National Dislocated Worker NEG federal funding totaling $3,000,000.
To be eligible, individuals must be able to answer yes to the following question: Do you, a friend, or any member of your family have a history of opioid use?
Participants must be dislocated workers temporarily or permanently unemployed or underemployed because of opioids.
Participants must live in one of the following counties: Atlantic, Camden, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Monmouth, Ocean, Passaic, or Union
Bergen County
Camden County
Center for Family Services, Inc.
Antoinette Fugee
Antoinette.Fugee@centerffs.org
(877) 922-2377
Essex County
Blessed Ministries, Inc.
Marvis Brown
mbrown@bmiworks.org
(973) 733-WORK (9675)
Hudson County
Blessed Ministries, Inc.
Marvis Brown
mbrown@bmiworks.org
(973) 733-WORK (9675)
Hunterdon County
Middlesex County
Mental Health Association
Tara Nicholls
tnicholls@mhanj.org
(732) 221-6039
Monmouth County
Mental Health Association
Denise Nieves
dnieves@mhanj.org
(732) 535-1232
Ocean County
Mental Health Association
Heather Ell
heathere@mhanj.org
(848) 480-0913
Passaic County
Blessed Ministries, Inc.
Marvis Brown
mbrown@bmiworks.org
(973) 733-WORK (9675)
Salem County
Somerset County
Union County
Blessed Ministries, Inc.
Marvis Brown
mbrown@bmiworks.org
(973) 733-WORK (9675)