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Fabian is a 32 year-old father of three children and stepfather to a daughter. Fabian was referred to Fathers for Life by the Department of Children and Family Services. After participating in the 24/7 Dad curriculum, he gained the parenting skills needed to develop a positive relationship with his children. Through Fathers for Life, Fabian […]
Continue readingCareer Resources, Inc. Awarded $822,000 from STRIVE National to Serve Juvenile Offenders in Bridgeport and Hartford!
Career Resources, Inc. (CRI) has been awarded a 26-month, $822,000 grant by STRIVE National to expand our services to formerly incarcerated youth through a new Department of Labor initiative called STRIVE for the Future. The grant enables CRI to serve 80 youth, 14 years and older from high-poverty, high-crime communities in Hartford and Bridgeport who […]
Continue readingAdult Education: Matthew Lozada
Matthew Lozada is a 22 year-old resident at the Renaissance House in Bridgeport, CT. He has been participating in the GED program and making significant gains in reading, arithmetic and writing, and receiving awards for participation and effort. Matthew is now giving back to the community, speaking to youth group members and college students about […]
Continue readingMaturity Works: Delores Harp
Delores Harp has extensive child care experience, helping raise her 10 brothers and sisters and four children of her own. After completing her GED, Delores learned about MaturityWorks, though she had doubts about starting college at 56. It was a serious commitment, 10 months of studying 2 days a week at Housatonic Community College and […]
Continue readingDress for Success/EMS: Gina Colon
18-year-old Gina Colon is in the Career Resources Emergency Medical Services program. Her goals are to become a register nurse and a paramedic. In a few months, Gina received her books, passed her CPR training, created her resume and cover letter and was part of a class trip to Hartford for a victim and first […]
Continue readingDigital Literacy: Yvette Adolphe
Through the Digital Literacy workshops, Yvette Adolphe brushed up on her computer skills and earned a Microsoft Digital Literacy Certificate. With this certificate she found a job!She also went on to obtain a National Career Readiness Certificate and obtained WIA funding to take a course in Bookkeeping Certification. Thanks to the Career Resources computer workshops, […]
Continue readingWorkKeys, KeyTrain and National Career Readiness Certificate: Shannon Shepherd
Described as bright, intellectual, passionate, and dedicated by her KeyTrain instructor, Shannon Shepherd experienced some twists and turns in her life, but is currently participating in the Liberation’s Families in Recovery program. Shannon set a goal to become a Medical Assistant and took full advantage of WorkKeys and KeyTrain to increase her employ-ability. She exceeded […]
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