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  • Gaining Confidence and Hope

    • Offender Success

    Steven Jones first met Cari Grahl, Re-Entry Liaison, while he was incarcerated at Parnell Institute located in Jackson, Michigan, during an In-reach meeting. At…

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  • Back in the Workforce

    • Employment Services

    Rochelle Carrington's job search proves it doesn't have to take months of filling out applications to get back into the workforce, having walked through…

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  • Preparing for a Career Change

    • Employment Services

    ES and TAA programs helped Brazleton Start a New Career Loretta Brazleton started her career at Technicolor in Livonia, Michigan in Dec 1995. She…

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  • A Brighter Future

    • Employer Success Stories
    • Youth (WIOA)

    Chris Jones had been just skating by through school up until the eighth grade. However, his academic performance plummeted after he started at John…

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  • A Bright Future

    • Employer Success Stories
    • Youth (WIOA)

    Nathaniel Taylor came to the Michigan Works Southgate Service Center Youth Program because he had recently stopped working at Burger King and had been…

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  • Working in the Digital Age

    • Employer Success Stories
    • Youth (WIOA)

    Eddie Colquitt joined the Michigan Works! Wayne Service Center’s WIOA Youth Program in February of 2016. He was motivated to earn his GED and…

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  • From Homeless Vet to a Career

    • Employer Success Stories
    • WIOA

    David Brewer Sr., a veteran, came to the Michigan Works! Southgate Service Center seeking assistance in paying for training. He was homeless at the…

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  • Driving Ambitions

    • Employer Success Stories
    • WIOA

    Scott Kallenberg is a veteran and he attended the Information Session at the Michigan Works! Monroe Service Center in July of 2016 to inquire…

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  • A Team for Life

    • Employer Success Stories
    • WIOA

    Timothy and Crisine Kennedy wanted a career and life together Timothy and Crisine Kennedy spent three years living in the Philippines before relocating to…

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  • Everyone Deserves a Second Chance

    • Employer Success Stories
    • PATH – Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope.

    Brittany Johnson began her current PATH program enrollment with EDSI, a Michigan Works! Affiliate office in Westland, on March 19th, 2013. Brittany had been a PATH…

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