LWA 17: Kristy
When Kankakee Community College referred Kristy to our WIOA office, she was a single mother-of-two and had been newly accepted into the Registered Nursing program. She needed our training assistance to help her finance the program.
LWA 18: Kamari
When Kamari enrolled in the First Institute Training and Management Youth Program, she was committed to taking her General Educational Development (GED) Test. She met with her GED instructor and they began to develop a plan for her success.
LWA 19: Bernadette
Bernadette had always wanted to be a nurse, but did not have the financial means to make it a reality. She found herself separated from her husband, applying for food stamps, working part-time as a CNA, and not knowing how she was going to support herself.
LWA 20: Mathew
When Matthew was referred to the Illinois workNet Center, he was seeking financial assistance for the Respiratory Care program at Lincoln Land Community College. Matthew chose the medical field because he had lived with his grandparents and had taken care of his grandfather when he was diagnosed with lymphoma.
LWA 21: Emily
Our DORS partner referred Emily to the American Job Center in LWA 21 for assistance. Emily was working as a CNA and wanted to pursue training as an LPN. Emily took the CASPN placement test and was accepted into their LPN program.
LWA 22: Shannon
Shannon knew she wanted to help people ever since volunteering at a local hospital while in high school. Years later, when Shannon’s father-in-law was hospitalized and placed on a ventilator, she began to ask his respiratory therapist a series of questions to understand her father-in-law’s health condition and methods of treatment. Shannon’s interaction with the respiratory therapist increased her interest in respiratory care.