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   Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA
 "helping is our middle name"
part of the helping-Brands network

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Founded 1.27.2011

14 years and counting...

Founded in River Edge Library 1.27.11
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the NhNUSA web site and the portal site is being rebuilt
to be more useful and easier to navigate
as I move pages to the new hosting company both sites will be open as they are transitioned. estimated completion is end of March.
Click here to reach pages that are now live on the new web site

You can visit the new pages on the new host as they are being built out.
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www.helpingbrands.net  webportal home page
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About

NhNUSA 

www.helping-brands.org
Community Partners

​Ask Professor John 

Leadership

Membership and One on One sessions

As I am in the middle of the web site transition apparently many Federal Workers have been laid off from their jobs and need to transition to the private sector.  As in the past Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA always steps up to help, There is a new specialized LinkedIn group and landing page on the new web host. 

​ I ask everyone in my network to help with this effort by inviting those who have private sector jobs to join this micro NhN LinkedIn group.

​http://www.askprofessorjohn.com/helping-federal-workers.html

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NhNUSA is a fantastic resource for career advancement! With a web portal, LinkedIn group, Facebook group, and a large network of members and volunteer leaders, it is a well-rounded platform for professional growth.
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Job Search books on Amazon

Employment News

Immigration Crackdown Could Boost Wages In NJ, Report Says
Your cash emergency fund probably isn't going to cut it in this economy
The AI Advantage: How Job Seekers Are Landing More Interviews And Higher Salaries
​Use this top strategy to get more interviews and negotiate higher salaries.

John's LinkedIn Articles

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by John R. Fugazzie
​Named Top 100 Websites 
For Your Career by Forbes.com
Layoffs Dataset

History of NhNUSA

Over the 14 years of Neighbors-helping-Neighbors existence we have had in excess of 150 volunteer leaders who led our meetings across NJ, in Boston, DC and Madrid Spain. 85% of our leaders landed jobs and many have keep helping.  www.nhnusa.org

When I started the helping-Veterans chapter we ran meetings and included all veterans in the main stream NhN meetings. AJ Luna and many others have assisted with this area. I accumulated emails of hundreds of individuals, veterans and organizations who supported and helped Veterans. www.helping-Veterans.org

The Latino's chapter was formed for and by my students at FDU in the Hispanic Center so many of my former students still stay in touch and help me with a wide range of community projects www.helping-latinos.com 
Diana Bermudez ran a meeting group in spanish for the parents of her high school students.

The www.helping-Women.org chapter effort came about through a strategic partnership with the Women's Rights Information Center in Englewood, lead by Amira a professional contact who volunteered significant to lead our woman's group and also many of my FDU students went there to help with the weekly meetings.
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Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA and its founder John R. Fugazzie were active members of the White House Faith-based Neighborhood Partnership during the Obama administration, and now again under the Biden Administration who re-established this office which ended 2025.

From long term unemployed to
White House and USDOL advisor 

See more 

Russell Berrie Foundation to honor
​‘Making a Difference Award’ recipients

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Click on image for all Media Coverage
2.3.14 - Sen. Booker's first floor speech - "We Take Care of Our Own"
6.27.2020 Weekly Toyo Keizai Magazine - Japan
PDF of my four-page article with the magazine cover, saying “Corona Job Crisis.” The majority of the issue is about situations in Japan, though. I quoted you on the third page. You’ll see “NhN USA” and your middle name, “R” in English! My Tokyo-based editor has tried to send us copies of the issue, but mailing services between the U.S. and Japan have been interrupted for the past few months. I haven’t received even a single magazine or mail from Tokyo since the end of March. So at the moment, I’m emailing you.

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misako_hida_weekly_toyo_keizai_magazine.pdf
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​​01/20/2018
​Support Group Launched In River Edge Has Put Hundreds Back To Work
Business Talk with Jim Campbell  12-17-2017

Listen in interview here  comes in at 11:00 minutes
The New Jersey Council of County Colleges recently presented its 2016 Community College Spirit Award to John Fugazzie for his exemplary support of New Jersey’s community colleges.
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NJ Jobs Program Helps Match Unemployed with Companies/ 

9.17.15
America’s two economies and the Federal Reserve’s role
Mary Snow explains why the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision matters

helping Neighbors with Barriers

New Jersey

Rockland County​​

Providing community outreach for:

Westwood Library calendar 
www.westwoodpubliclibrary.org

https://www.westwoodpubliclibrary.org/jobs-and-small-business-help.html​
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​NhNUSA partnership with 
​Westwood Library 
Since Aug.15, 2011 
NhNUSA founding Library
​River Edge Library ​
​Opened January 27, 2011
to September 18, 2014

Thanks to all our former meeting locations over the past 14 years

Westwood
Monmouth Co
Middletown
Women's Rights Info
​Fort Lee
Wayne
Cranford
Waldwick Library
Cresskill
Bergenfield
Oakland
Ridgewood
Fair Lawn
​Dumont
Lodi
Garfield
Hawthorne
Closter
Englewood
Maywood
Howell
Ringwood
​Wanaque
Lake Hiawatha
Maplewood
Mahwah
Warren Co Library
Monroe
Colts Neck
Cliffside Park
Emerson
Oradell
​Rockaway Twp.
​Sussex County
Norwestcap Phillipsburg
Boston Public Library
Mt. Pleasant Wash. DC
ProNet-Orlando FL
Microsoft store Boston
Microsoft Store Bridgewater
Microsoft Store Virginia
Microsoft Store San Diego
Montclair State Univ.
Rutgers Business School MBA
Career Connections
​Cresskill Library
​Raritan Valley CC
​Hudson County CC
Community College of Morris
Bergen Community College
​Hudson County One Stop
Berkeley College - Marcal
5.6.14
Search without reward
MIT conference highlights the plight of the long-term unemployed, a social issue of growing urgency.
MIT Sloan Mini Conference on Long term Unemployed

3.7.14
February Jobs Report CNN News   
Story on CNN news this morning 
2.3.14
Sen. Booker's first floor speech - "We Take Care of Our Own"
2.1.14
Founder of Bergen jobless group hopeful about Obama initiative 

1.7.14  
John R. Fugazzie on MSNBC with Thomas Roberts 11am
1.4.14 
John R. Fugazzie on MSNBC with Alex Witt
8.27.13
Set Back by Recession, and Shut Out of Rebound
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Rick Hampson
2.4.13
Cover story USA Today 
written by Rick Hampson

Video report on River Edge meeting on USA Today

Story was covered by 2nd largest Newspaper in Italy

​Rick Hampson is a national reporter for USA TODAY. Over five decades as a journalist he's covered stories such as the assassination of John Lennon, the trial of John Gotti, the 9/11 attacks, eight national political conventions.

We Will Always Remember 9-11