Jimmy visited the Job Center of Lake County for assistance, where he learned about the many services available, including the Revive Lake County program. Revive Lake County is a 5-week curriculum-driven cohort focusing on skills to prepare returning citizens for the workforce.
Bernadette, a single mother from Uganda with four children, was completing her final semester at college when she applied to Workforce Network for training assistance.
Tamarius enrolled in the WIOA Youth Elevate program where he attended Career Readiness classes to gain employability skills and receive career guidance. Tamarius had a rough time at first since he was painfully shy. It was difficult for him to participate in required activities, such as mock job interviews. Youth Elevate staff worked with him to prepare and guide him through the process.
Ashley found herself out of a job with the closure of Robertshaw. She had worked there for 10 years as a Machine Operator earning $13.56 per hour. She was a high school graduate but didn’t have many skills to offer employers and few job options.
Hector was in his mid-forties, supporting a wife and 2 children, when he was laid off from Honeywell. Hector had been employed at Honeywell since graduating from high school in 1994, and expected to work there until retirement.
Buba, a 24-year old mother of an 8-year-old daughter, was fleeing a violent environment in Eritea, Africa when she entered the United States as a refugee. Determined to succeed, Bubba enrolled in the Polysomnography program at the College of DuPage through WIOA grant funded assistance.