Jersey City's York Street Project was host of the 2nd annual Women's Power Breakfast. The event, titled "Breaking the Cycle of Poverty," was held last week at Liberty House.

The event was to benefit York Street Project initiatives to break the cycle of poverty among women and children.

Nearly 130 business women from Jersey City and Hudson County attended the breakfast, according to Deborah M. Hurley, the group's development director.

Jeannine LaRue, one of the speakers at the event, shared her personal story of surviving abuse and being inspired and motivated by a village of individuals at the York Street Project who encouraged her to go to college.

She went from poverty to chief of staff to former Gov. Jon Corzine and is now a top lobbyist in New Jersey.

York Street Project's mission is to provide housing, education, and childhood development with counseling and life-skills training to more than 300 economically-disadvantaged women and children each year in New Jersey.

The event was sponsored by Fidelity Investments, Silverman, PSEG and Federal Farm Credit Banks.