On May 18th, Lara Gordon will be awarded her Associates of Applied Science Degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant from Kennebec Valley Community College (KVCC). Lara will begin a new career providing comprehensive OT services under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist. Lara’s path to a new career started more two years ago when she came [...]
..I sit around these different tables …and I speak up and use my voice, my knowledge and I make a difference. Yes, it is scary, but I do it anyway.”
Linda Johnson came to Maine from Massachusetts after raising a family and going through a life-changing event. She had always vacationed in Maine and felt it was the right place for her, but what she didn’t count on was the poor economy. After six months of looking for a job in the Portland area, Linda [...]
Crystal and Scott Amundsen wanted a house to call their own. With the addition of their son, the Amundsen’s decided it was time to make a plan for home ownership and set down roots in the community that they loved. Crystal had learned about the Family Development Account matched savings program while taking the Financing [...]
Carol Ayoob, owner of The Whole Potato Café & Commons, developed her business plan in Women, Work, and Community’s twelve-week New Ventures Entrepreneurship Training last year. She secured financing from NMDC, as well as community investments from friends and supporters, and opened her doors on her dream this month in downtown Presque Isle. Photo: Kathy [...]
When Dawn Walls came to Women, Work and Community in 2010, she was going through a divorce. Her children were grown and gone. She had struggled long term with depression, anxiety, and PTSD. “I didn’t know what I was going to do with the rest of my life.” At that time she just wanted to [...]
“Thank you WWC for instilling courage and knowledge in me, and for forever being a sounding board.”
This annual fall affair, initiated four years ago to thank WWC’s generous supporters, has bloomed larger each year. At each luncheon, graduate speakers share their thoughts on the part WWC has played in their lives. This year’s focus was our Career Development program area. Pictured clockwise from top right are: President of UMA Allyson Handley [...]
Michelle Bosse-Velilla found her way to Women, Work, and Community in 2006. At the time, she was a stay-at-home mom considering starting her own childcare business. She had no idea what was involved but had the desire to try. She began working individually with a business counselor at WWC, and their relationship continues to this [...]
“I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to meet and work with the supportive group at Women, Work, and Community.” Julie Tilden enrolled in Creating Your Future to explore possibilities for what to do next in her career. She had worked at several jobs and tried self-employment and was ready to use her talents in [...]
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