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MEET THREE MEMBERS OF THE NEW AMERICAN WORK FORCE. LAURIE JOHNSON When La urie Johnson injured her back, her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant was over. More importantly, the injury left her a single parent with two children to care for and no income. Welfare became a necessity. It wasn't long, though, before Laurie was on her way to a new career. Through JobWorks, she was able to acquire new computer skills, learning Windows 95 and Word Perfect. Once trained, she took a job at Indiana Die Molding doing data entry in the accounts-receiva ble department. "Most people on welfare want to work," says Laurie. "They just need an opportunity. " In her two years at Indiana Die Molding, Laurie has seen her responsibilities grow and feels she has a foothold in a steady job. Soon she'll start to work on an accounting degree. SHERRI MCPHERSON When Sherri McPherson came to Indiana Die Molding a year ago to apply for a job, she felt well-prepared. She had been through the JobWorks program where she received instruction on how to write a resume and handle questions in a job interview. "It gives you confidence," Sherri says of the program. "I felt like I could make a good impression. " She made a good enough impression to be hired and began at 10M as a press operator. After six months, she received a very favorable job review which earned her a promotion to the Weigh Up position on second shift. She was also rewarded by JobWorks with a $50 voucher for clothing and a gift certificate to an area restaurant. Sherri is as pleased with 10M as they are with her. "They're grea t," she sa ys of management. "If I need a little time off, they"re very flexible, very understanding." For Sherri and 10M, welfareto- work works well. JAMES KELLEY "I walked four and a half miles every day to get to work," says James Kelley, material handler at Indiana Die Molding. That may sound like a tall tale but in James' case it 's a fact. Several years ago, he was una ble to find work and, as a result, went on food stamps. So determined was James to stay off food stamps that every day for six months he made the trek from Meijer's (where the bus dropped him off) to 10M. Eventually he was able to buy a car to drive himself to work. J ames entered the JobWorks program where he learned basic job-seeking skills. He also received services from the Women's Bureau and the Food Stamp Office. Those services prepared him so he could land the job at 10M. For two years, J ames has been a valued employee. What's more, his hard work and determination have paid off with a promotion to Material Handler.
Object Description
Title | Building a new American work force: a report on welfare- to-work in Allen County |
Contributor | Indiana. Division of Family and Children |
Topic | Human Services |
Subject |
Welfare recipients--Employment--Indiana--Allen County Public welfare--Indiana--Allen County |
Geographical Coverage | Allen County, Indiana |
Date of Original | 1998 |
Time Period | 1900-1999 |
Source | Print version: Building a new American work force: a report on welfare-to-work in Allen County. (Fort Wayne, Ind.: Division of Family and Children, Allen County Office, 1998), 7 p. |
Additional Availability | Print version might be available at IPFW Helmke Library. See online catalog. |
Rights | Copyright Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, 2006- . All rights reserved. May not be reproduced without permission. For information regarding reproduction and use see: http://cdm16776.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/about/collection/p16776coll1/ |
Date Digitally Created | April 17 2012 |
Digital Publisher | Walter E. Helmke Library, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Digitization Specifications | This pdf file was derived from color 300 dpi, 24-bit uncompressed TIFF images that were scanned from the originals using a Fujitsu 5750C scanner with Adobe Acrobat 9.0 Professional scanning software. |
Content Type | Text |
Digital Format | text/pdf |
Collection | Fort Wayne Area Government Information |
Identifier | 30000122013331 |
File Name | 30000122013331.pdf |
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Title | Page 7 |
Transcript | MEET THREE MEMBERS OF THE NEW AMERICAN WORK FORCE. LAURIE JOHNSON When La urie Johnson injured her back, her career as a Certified Nursing Assistant was over. More importantly, the injury left her a single parent with two children to care for and no income. Welfare became a necessity. It wasn't long, though, before Laurie was on her way to a new career. Through JobWorks, she was able to acquire new computer skills, learning Windows 95 and Word Perfect. Once trained, she took a job at Indiana Die Molding doing data entry in the accounts-receiva ble department. "Most people on welfare want to work," says Laurie. "They just need an opportunity. " In her two years at Indiana Die Molding, Laurie has seen her responsibilities grow and feels she has a foothold in a steady job. Soon she'll start to work on an accounting degree. SHERRI MCPHERSON When Sherri McPherson came to Indiana Die Molding a year ago to apply for a job, she felt well-prepared. She had been through the JobWorks program where she received instruction on how to write a resume and handle questions in a job interview. "It gives you confidence," Sherri says of the program. "I felt like I could make a good impression. " She made a good enough impression to be hired and began at 10M as a press operator. After six months, she received a very favorable job review which earned her a promotion to the Weigh Up position on second shift. She was also rewarded by JobWorks with a $50 voucher for clothing and a gift certificate to an area restaurant. Sherri is as pleased with 10M as they are with her. "They're grea t," she sa ys of management. "If I need a little time off, they"re very flexible, very understanding." For Sherri and 10M, welfareto- work works well. JAMES KELLEY "I walked four and a half miles every day to get to work," says James Kelley, material handler at Indiana Die Molding. That may sound like a tall tale but in James' case it 's a fact. Several years ago, he was una ble to find work and, as a result, went on food stamps. So determined was James to stay off food stamps that every day for six months he made the trek from Meijer's (where the bus dropped him off) to 10M. Eventually he was able to buy a car to drive himself to work. J ames entered the JobWorks program where he learned basic job-seeking skills. He also received services from the Women's Bureau and the Food Stamp Office. Those services prepared him so he could land the job at 10M. For two years, J ames has been a valued employee. What's more, his hard work and determination have paid off with a promotion to Material Handler. |