Jan 17, 2017 | Blog, Success Story |
Through a supportive network of service providers, Diana Martinez was able to make Austin her home. Diana Martinez was born in Houston, and she and her family moved to southern Mexico when she was seven. Diana attended her first year of college in 2014 until she and...
Jan 3, 2017 | Blog, Success Story |
Nola Ryan’s path to her career as a CDL truck driver has been rocky, but she used the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) program to set herself on a path to success. Nola, a longtime Austin resident and Johnston High School (now Eastside Memorial High...
Jun 21, 2016 | Blog, Success Story |
Daniel Moreno knows the meaning of hard work and determination. Daniel was born in Mexico, the sixth of seven children. Daniel’s uncle took him under his wing at age nine, and they moved to the United States where they worked seasonal crop picking jobs. Daniel became...
Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Success Story |
Viginus Nwokonkwo enrolled in the Workforce and Education Readiness Continuum (or WERC) seeking employment assistance. However, soon after enrolling, Viginus had to return home to Nigeria to tend to a death in the family. In June of 2014, upon return to the...
Apr 4, 2016 | Blog, Success Story |
Austin has been announced as one of 15 new communities added to the White House’s TechHire Initiative. Designed to develop homegrown information technology workforce, TechHire communities are piloting programs to train lower-skill workers—often in just a few...
Nov 23, 2015 | Blog, Success Story |
Daniel Cardenas’ father always told him to give back to the community and to those who are less fortunate. Daniel graduated from the University of Texas in Austin (UT) in 2003 without having a clear idea of what he wanted to do with his life. After being laid off from...
