Years of farming experience would provide anyone with workplace skills that would qualify them for many occupations. However, in a credential driven workforce, a lack of certifications including a high school diploma or GED, make it virtually impossible for anyone to find employment. This was true for Thomas “Walt” W. who had spent the past… Read more »
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Samuel Gibson Success Story
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Bland Correctional Center
Warden Younce and Tim Williams talk about the partnership with the Board with behind the wall training with the HBI PACT program funded by the WORC grant.
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Buddy, Long Haul Truck Driver
One of the best things that ever happened to me was being incarcerated. Bad decisions and substance use led to an arrest that forced me to hit rock bottom. While I was in jail, I met a man named Greg Lee. He was serving time for the same things. We both had families that we… Read more »
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Emily, Job Corps Graduate
My name is Emily, and am 17 years old. My whole life, schooling has been very difficult for me, and I’m not sure why. I don’t have any learning disabilities that would prevent me from going to and doing it. In 2020 when the pandemic hit, I was a high school freshman with straight D’s… Read more »