When Colin Richardson first walked into a Central Region Job Center, he was piecing together a living with two part-time jobs, one as a retail associate and another as a nursing assistant. That nursing assistant role wasn’t just a paycheck, though. It was a...
When Maria Wolfrum walked into the Central Job Center in December 2023, she was working part-time in retail sales and looking for something more — a career that could offer stability, purpose, and a future she could build on. What she found was a team ready to help...
When Maria Wolfrum walked into the Central Job Center in December 2023, she was working part-time in retail sales and looking for something more — a career that could offer stability, purpose, and a future she could build on. What she found was a team ready to help...
After more than 25 years of leading people and missions in the U.S. Army, Rodney Richardson came home to Missouri with something most job seekers don’t have — decades of real leadership experience. What he didn’t have was a clear sense of how to translate that...
A Cole County success story made possible through WIOA Adult, Healthy Blue, and EDA When Reagan Blain walked into the Central Region Job Center in January 2024, she was doing what a lot of young people do to get by — working two jobs. As a CNA and a waitress, she was...
Austin Harris knew he wanted more than just a job. While working at Walmart, he felt unfulfilled and ready for a different path. With encouragement from his direct supervisor, he connected with the WIOA Out-of-School Youth program and took the first step toward a...
