The Governor’s Reentry Training and Employment Center
The Governor's Reentry Training and Employment Center is the cornerstone of NJRC’s efforts to rehabilitate reentering individuals into our society. Located in Kearny, New Jersey, the Training Center provides program participants with comprehensive, wraparound services: state and federal benefits, legal services, healthcare, housing referrals, and training and employment.
To make our participants competitive applicants for various fields, NJRC conducts evaluations of participants to determine appropriate career tracks and necessary skill training for establishing a career. Through partnerships with private businesses and accredited training vendors, program participants who complete a training course will receive “industry-recognized” credentials, complete employer onboarding, and manage federal bonding for continued employment.
Our Facility
Through the generosity of Wendy Neu of the Hugo Neu Corporation, the Governor’s Reentry Training and Employment Center is located in a three-story, 25,000-square-foot facility that provides training and “industry-recognized” credentials to NJRC program participants. This facility also includes:
- The Francine A. LeFrak Wellness Center
- MaloSmilesUSA Dental Screenings
- Clara Maass Medical Center Medical Screenings
- The Cunningham Computer Center
- Financial Literacy with Hudson County Community College
- Medication-Assisted Treatment from New Bridge Medical Center
- Veterans Assistance
Training for Excellence
New Jersey Reentry Corporation works to provide each program participant with the tools necessary to succeed when they return from prison, jail, addiction treatment, or combat. At the Governor’s Reentry Center, participants are supported by professional teams that will assess, prepare, and implement short and long-term career plans. NJRC's goal is to train participants with industry-recognized credentials to demonstrate the necessary core competency to reenter the workforce.
NJRC Training Courses
The Governor’s Reentry Training and Employment Center houses nine (9) classrooms and conferences spaces for a wide variety of training. NJRC has partnered with the below organizations and companies to offer courses in the below skills:
- Google Digital Literacy
- Financial Literacy through M&T Bank and TD Bank
- Introduction to Computers through JPMorgan Chase
- Workforce Readiness through USDOL and 1 Huddle
In addition, NJRC offers "industry-recognized" credentials in sixteen (16) major certification skill sets:
- CISCO’s CCNA Routing & Switching
- Construction Package
- Culinary Arts
- Electrical Assistant
- EMR
- EMT
- Forklift Training
- HVAC
- Medical Assistant/Medical Billing and Coding
- Microsoft Basics
- Peer Recovery Specialist
- Phlebotomy
- Plumbing Assistant & Building Maintenance
- Solar Panel Installation
- Solar Panel Sales
- Welding
