New Jersey

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (DVRS)
P.O. Box 398
135 East State Street, 3rd Floor
Trenton, NJ 08625-0398
Direct: (609)292-5987
TTY: (609)292-2919
Fax: (609)292-8347
dvradmin@dol.state.nj.us

Employment Resources:

AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey
"The mission of the AIDS Coalition of Southern New Jersey is to be the region's premier comprehensive resource for people affected by HIV or AIDS. Through leadership and community collaboration, ACSNJ strives to provide the highest culturally sensitive quality care, education and prevention services." Employment counseling is one of the services offered.

Research:

The Workforce and HIV/AIDS: Employment is a Crucial Lifeline
Note: This is an international article, but I came across when looking for reseach on New Jersey.

Employment, Social Support, and HIV Sexual-Risk Behavior in Puerto Rican Women
Note: This article pertains to New York
Abstract: This study examined psychosocial factors associated with HIV-risk behavior among Latina women at self-disclosed heterosexual risk for HIV infection. Data were collected via structured interviews for 187 Puerto Rican women, aged 18-35, who attended a health clinic in the Bronx, New York. Over 64% of all participants reported unprotected vaginal sex with primary sexual partners. Higher levels of unprotected vaginal sex were associated with living with the partner, residing with children, current employment, heightened negative mood, and greater social support from the partner. The relationship between increased negative mood and increased unprotected vaginal sex use was mediated by employment, after controlling for educational level, living with the partner, and residing with children. The findings suggest that interventions designed to facilitate HIV-protective behaviors may need to consider that employment may supercede relationship factors among populations of urban women identified at increased heterosexual risk for HIV infection.