20-year-old Bradley Aldridge reached out to GST Michigan Works! in Fenton office looking for assistance in finding stable, long-term employment. Bradley had previously worked at Speedway as a Cashier making $9.45/hr. He had also obtained training as an Ariel Lift and Skytrack Operator while he worked at Silverline Contracting as a Laborer. Now, he found […]
Category: Employee Success Stories
Thalia Holbrook is an Out of School Youth participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! service provider. Thalia was working as a Barista at Starbucks when she heard about the FHEO Program from a friend. Thalia shared that she had been interested in working in […]
Flint – Adrian Ortega, age 60, is a former Commercial Truck Driver who had been unemployed for more than a year. He was working with The Talent Development Center at the GST Michigan Works! Flint Service Center to receive tutoring support to complete GED Testing. At the time, Adrian’s only mode of transportation was his […]
Huron Co. – Laura from L.J. Gascho Furniture reached out to the GST Michigan Works! BSP in Huron County to inquire about Gascho’s eligibility for On-the-Job Training funds. Finding candidates who have experience in their specific field of finishing furniture can be challenging so they often need to train their new employees on-the-job. This decreases […]
Lapeer Co. – On October 25, 2021, GST Michigan Works! received a call from Latinx Technology & Community Center of Greater Flint. Joshua Bryant requested the Agency’s assistance with a Cuban couple that did not speak English and was looking for work. An appointment was made for the next day at our office. Pedro and […]
Tuscola Co. – “At the time I contacted GST Michigan Works!, I was in a job that barely paid my bills. I wasn’t financially able to pay for training on my own. With the aid from GSTMW, I was able to attend training, graduate, and find a much better career.” – Joshua Quillen Joshua had […]
Huron Co. – Stacy came to GST Michigan Works! with a full-time job as a receptionist at a local doctor’s office earning $13.77/hr. Due to the shortage of healthcare workers and her desire to obtain a better paying position, Stacy investigated funding to become a Clinical Medical Assistant. She discovered that the Tuscola Technical Center […]
Flint – Demis Jones, a 42-year-old single mother of four kids, came to GST Michigan Works! as an unemployed production worker. In her initial interactions, she shared what kind of employment she was seeking. Demis did not have transportation, so she wanted something local and close to home. At the time she was not interested […]
Genesee County – August of 2019, Jeree Brown entered GST Michigan Works! looking for assistance with training funds, and she was ultimately referred to the PATH program. Already aware of her desired career pathway, Jeree met with her Career Coach. In the initial sessions, Jeree worked with her Coach to identify specific barriers holding her […]
Lapeer County – Koyona Poplar started working as a caregiver and later as a Nurse Assistant as one of her first jobs. After seeing the opportunities in healthcare and enjoying helping others in need, she decided to go back to school. It was not easy as she could not afford to not work, and the […]