Melissa enrolled in the WIOA Adult program in 2019. She worked full time earning $13.75 per hour while going to school full time. Melissa graduated from State Fair Community College in December with an Associate’s Degree in Nursing. She passed the State...
When I (Sundi Jo Graham) first met Dennis Gaffney, I asked him why he wanted to do something different with his life. Though I’d heard the answer from others many times before, through the tone of his voice and the pain in his eyes, I knew he meant it. “I want to be a...
Funding from the MO Works Together Grant was the opportunity Abby Helton of Lebanon, Mo., desperately needed. She successfully completed training to become a Certified Pet Groomer, allowing her to obtain her “dream job”. “It’s still pretty...
Jesse graduated high school from a small town in Missouri and very much wanted to work in the field of fitness. He came to the Lebanon Job Center and was enrolled in the Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Out-of-School Youth Program in May of 2017. Jesse had...
Douglas, an Army Veteran, came into the Lebanon Job Center January 2nd, 2020, to find out about training opportunities available. Mr. Crum was working at Missouri Tooling & Automation, making just under 24K a year to support his family of six. Douglas chose to...
Mr. Sternberg received his CDL through the Dislocated Worker program at Clement Truck Driving in July 2020, and is now employed as an over-the-road drive with TMC Transportation in Iowa, making over $60,000/year. Clement Truck Driving Academy is a great place to gain...
