When Antoinette Agosto walked into the Columbia Job Center on April 13, 2026, she was looking for two things: guidance on where to take her career and help getting her resume in shape. What she found was a path back into the field she’d trained for. Antoinette...
Jillian Boyles knew she liked kids. What she didn’t have, as a high school senior in Columbia, was any real way to find out whether working with them could be a career. Up to that point, her work experience had been janitorial work. She had a strong interest in...
At 22, Hannah Laflamme felt stuck. A non-traditional homeschooling experience had left her without a high school credential, and her only work history was a job as a personal shopper at Walmart. She wanted to work with young children as an assistant teacher, but...
When Antoinette Agosto walked into the Columbia Job Center on April 13, 2026, she was looking for two things: guidance on where to take her career and help getting her resume in shape. What she found was a path back into the field she’d trained for. Antoinette...
Ashley already knew her way around patient care. As a Certified Medical Assistant, she’d built a career helping people on some of their hardest days. But she wanted to go further, do more, and earn more, and that meant going back to school. She enrolled in the...
When Keeoctea Hightower walked into the Columbia Job Center on October 9, 2025, she was looking for two things: employment guidance and help with her resume. As a veteran, she had a strong foundation of skills built during her military service. She needed a clear path...
