Lapeer - Active Home Medical in Lapeer has been in the role of a vendor for supplying our Medical Occupation Students uniforms and required medical equipment for customers enrolled in training via GST Michigan Works! for several years. When the Young Professionals work experience initiative opportunity opened, local Lapeer youth participant seemed like she may be a good fit for placement. Sarah was enrolled in the Dental Hygiene Program at Mott Community College and was wanting to be placed with a health-related employer. Due to Sarah just starting her program a match in a dental practice was unable to be secured.

The GSTMW team set a goal to locate an employer in a health-related field that could still expose Sarah to a meaningful work experience that would align with her career goals. Active Home Medical Supply was approached due to our past positive relationship as a vendor and being a health and medical business. Active home Medical Supply has been in business in Lapeer for over 30 years but recently has acquired a new owner, Stacey Fike. Stacey was more than willing to work with our program and designed a work plan that would expose Sarah to protocol and standard medical ethics that would be transferable to any medical practice.

Sarah Rodgers successfully completed the duration of the 90-day work experience opportunity at Active Home Medical. Though Sarah could have remained as an employee, she is focusing on her studies and complete her training, grateful to have this valuable work experience under her belt.

Active Home Medical has such a positive experience, they have taken on a second youth for Young Professional work experience, continuing to mentor and empower our upcoming workforce.