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• The Will to Succeed

  • 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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• 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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• Life is a Highway

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Dislocated Worker

  Life is a highway, a road one travels. Wayne Hughes has traveled that highway. As a former felon, Mr. Hughes meandered through various jobs…

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• The Path to a Respiratory Therapist

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

  Tamesha Jones, a PATH customer at the MichiganWorks! Wayne Service Center, and her Career Development Facilitator (CDF), Mr. Hamood, started a journey toward success…

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• Never Give Up

  • Employer Success Stories

  Troy Turner reported to the PATH program orientation at the MichiganWorks! Wayne Service Center in October, 2016 after completing his Applicant Eligibility Period (AEP).…

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• Music Inspires The “Long Drive”…To Success

  • Employer Success Stories
  • WIOA

  Everett Carter was a young father and husband with a sporadic work history. He had been homeless and burdened with financial and emotional demands…

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• Focused on Reaching Goals

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Youth (WIOA)

  After graduating from high school in 2012, Andrea Davis thought she was on the right path to reach her goal of becoming a nurse.…

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• Maximizing Her Full Potential

  • Employer Success Stories
  • WIOA

  Barbara Barreto is a resilient, motivated, intelligent, hardworking individual. It's because of these distinctive traits that she has endured, overcome obstacles and challenges, and…

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• Overcoming Barriers

  • Youth (WIOA)

  Eric Galyon has been a participant in the Wayne WIA Youth Program since August 2011. Upon entry to the program, Eric was dealing with…

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• A New Career in Information Technology

  • Employer Success Stories

  Wayne Michigan Works Service Center client, Ron Goff, was laid off due to the decline in the economy. Ron Goff had a background in…

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