“Don’t let anyone tell you that you cannot achieve your dreams. Make your dreams your reality.” – Christian Dunn In the fall of 2019, 16-year-old Christian Dunn found himself on a new path. He had fled a home, where he reported feeling “unwanted”, without a plan, but with hope for a better future. He had […]
Tuscola County – Adrainne came to the Caro GSTMW! office in December of 2019 searching for the opportunity to make a minor change in her career. She had been working in the healthcare industry as a CNA since 1997, but was looking to discontinue working on the floor with patients and shifting to assisting them […]
Tuscola County – Dr. Jean Barden, owner of Greater Thumb EYECARE, has utilized GSTMW! OJT and IWT programs to help grow her business. In early 2020 she purchased a new location, thinking she would have at least a year to renovate the old Chase Bank into a larger office space. Little did she know that COVID-19 would strike […]
Owosso – Michael Sutton began working with Career Services in October 2019. Right away, he was entered into the Offender Success program through the GSTMW! partnership with Catholic Charities. Michael was seeking assistance with obtaining full-time employment. He also expressed a desire to return to school and obtain a degree in some type of social […]
Sanilac- Karen Morris was referred to GST Michigan Works! through the Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA) Program in August of 2019. At that time Karen had been laid off from her job of over 3 years. While working in her previous job Karen learned that she had a passion for the Medical Field. During […]
Brent Lawson is an Adult participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! Service Provider. Brent was referred to the FHEO Program by the Perkins Special Populations Coordinator at Mott Community College. Brent shared that throughout his life he has had numerous jobs, including working as […]
Sanilac County – Alex Vernarsky had an interest in the electrical trades, and was ready to begin the Step Into Work training program. Advanced Auto Trends in Snover decided to give Alex the opportunity to train with their machine maintenance/repair and machine building department. Alex is doing extremely well, has moved into an extended Step […]
Laura Bice is an Adult participant from the Greater Flint Health Coalition’s Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) Program, a GST Michigan Works! Service Provider. Laura attended an Information Session to learn more about how she could re-enter the healthcare industry as she knows that providing care for others is her lifelong duty. Laura followed the […]
Jupiter Manufacturing is a full line CNC, milling, turning, production, prototype, fabrication and die building facility. Due to a job loss, Michael found himself struggling. He had some previous CNC experience, but not to the extent that Jupiter was looking for. Thomas contacted GST Michigan Works! to inquire about the On-the-Job Training Program, which he […]
Aristo-Cast, Inc. had prepared and scheduled training for an employee who had planned to be trained under the Going PRO Talent Fund Fiscal Year 2020 grant, which was not funded due to COVID-19’s early impact. Still needing to have the employee trained, GSTMW! and Aristo-Cast moved in the direction of the Incumbent Worker Training option. […]