Historical profile

John R. Fugazzie and the Original Job Club

John R. Fugazzie founded Neighbors-helping-Neighbors USA, the volunteer career network that launched in River Edge in 2011.

Founding a peer-led group

Fugazzie helped organize the original weekly meetings for people navigating unemployment and career transitions. The group shared job search advice and contact leads in local spaces. Connecticut legislative staff later documented the network’s development and use of volunteer facilitators.

Public writing and organizing

Fugazzie published community updates about the group and described a meeting with Labor Secretary Thomas Perez. The record gives those activities historical context. Readers looking for current organizational information should use the organization’s current website.

See the group history or the historical job seeker advocacy page.

Sources and further reading