by Admin | Oct 23, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Sherry DeAngelo reports on her customer. “Amanda, single mother of six children, began working with Man-Tra-Con in June 2018. She was receiving SNAP benefits and did not have a reliable support system in place to encourage her and help with childcare. Amanda was eager to find work, but had gaps in her employment and needed more job skills to secure a job at a self-sufficient wage,” Sherry explains.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “When Jared visited Man-Tra-Con seeking assistance in May 2017, he was determined eligible for WIOA services as a dislocated worker unlikely to return. He had lost his job at American Coal due to a substantial layoff and was eligible for 26 weeks of unemployment benefits.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “Peighton, a single mother of an 11-month old child, had been working full time at Southern Illinois Hospital in Carbondale for nearly 4 years when she came to Man-Tra-Con for assistance. Peighton was seeking WIOA training assistance for the Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) program she was pursuing at Rend Lake College (RLC) in Ina, Illinois.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “Crystal had been “laid-off” in April 2016, from Rush Trucking Center in Mt. Vernon, Illinois due to a plant closure. In May 2016, she began receiving dislocated worker services administered by Man-Tra-Con Corporation through WIOA funding. Crystal had only been familiar with the trucking business, after having worked in it for over 20 years.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “Brianna had been working part-time at Franklin County Hospital and part-time as a server at Applebee’s when she came to us seeking assistance in December 2016. She wanted to find full-time, permanent, self-sufficient employment, but was waiting to be accepted into the Associate Degree Nursing program at Rend Lake College.
by Admin | Oct 22, 2018 | Success
Career Specialist Michelle Sanchez reports on her customer. “Kamillia, a single parent of two small children, was seeking WIOA training assistance when she visited Man-Tra-Con in December 2016. At the time, Kamillia was enrolled in the Associate Degree Program (ADN) at Rend Lake College in Ina, Illinois.