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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
  • Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH)

  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…

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• A New Attitude

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH)

  Jessieca Glover was referred to the SEMCA Michigan Works Southgate Service Center as an AEP applicant on January 13, 2014. Prior to this referral,…

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• New Employment in Her Field

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. (PATH)

  When her previous employment ended due to cutbacks, Lauren lived off of her savings Lauren Lewis began participating with EDSI, a SEMCA Michigan Works!…

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• You Won’t Find a More Thankful Jobseeker

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Dislocated Worker

  Karen Anderson has never made as much money as she is making right now. Karen Anderson has never made as much money as she…

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• She Just Needed Funds for Training

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Dislocated Worker

  Lisa Smith was recently divorced and raising three children while working part-time as a school paraprofessional for $7.50 per hour. She had not held…

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• Running into Stumbling Blocks During Interviews

  • Employer Success Stories
  • Dislocated Worker

  Michael Gloskey came to the Michigan Works! Southgate Service Center after being laid off in January 2015 from Saia Motor Freight in Dearborn. He…

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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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