Success Stories!

See how people like you found a way to a new career!!

Life is full of challenges and successes … you can be a success too!

People in our community have changed their lives just by working with the local workforce support partners. Everyone can feel stuck, having someone on your side can make all the difference in the world. Here are some stories to celebrate successes … you can be one too!

July 2022 – June 2023

Behavioral Health – Audrey Vasquez (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Oregon Prosperity 10K Future Forward grant, June 2023), Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

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Transportation – David Garcia Rivera (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program, WorkEx Grant – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Healthcare – Alivia Levario (Project Youth+ WIOA Youth Fund, June 2023), Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

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Transportation – Raymond Henagin (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program, WorkEx Grant – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Healthcare – Laura Zepeda (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Federal Disaster Wildfire Grant, Oregon SNAP Training & Employment Program – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – William Hartley (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Federal Disaster Wildfire Grant, Oregon SNAP Training & Employment Program, and Empower – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Child Care – Ashley Falk (Oregon OYEP-HECC Grant, June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Tshepho Ramonna (WorkSource Rogue Adult Worker Grant, Oregon WorkEx Grant, June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Manufacturing/Healthcare – Jordyn Perry (Project Youth+, Oregon WorkEx Program, June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Mehmet Sabri Kaya (WorkSource Rogue Valley Federal Disaster Wildfire Grant, Oregon Department of Human Services, and Equus Workforce Solutions, June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Healthcare – Elizabeth Warner (Project Youth+ WIOA Youth Fund, Oregon OYEP-HECC Fund – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Mark Hixson (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Fund, Driving Prosperity Good Jobs Challenge Grant, June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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GED – Mariah Haugen (Project Youth+ WIOA Youth Fund, June 2023), Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

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Transportation – Timothy Clark (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Federal Disaster Wildfire Grant, Oregon SNAP Training & Employment Program, and Empower – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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GED/Construction – Quintin Reardon (Project Youth+WIOA Youth Fund, June 2023), Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

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Healthcare – Richard Bernoulli (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Federal Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant, Oregon WorkEx Fund, the SNAP Training & Employment Program, and Empower – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Seth Rosenblum (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Fund, Driving Prosperity Good Jobs Challenge Grant, SNAP Training & Employment Program, and Empower – June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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GED/Music Engineering Technology – Izaiah-Carico-Markwell (Project Youth+ WIOA Youth Fund, June 2023), Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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GED/Construction – Carter Biles (Project Youth+ WIOA Youth Fund, June 2023), Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

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Child Care/Early Childhood Education – Annalisa Norland (Project Youth+, Oregon WorkEx Program, June 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Braidon Gaskell (WorkSource Rogue Valley Adult Worker Grant, Oregon Prosperity 10K Fund, and USDA STEP/SNAP, May 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Jeremy Foster (WorkSource Rogue Valley Adult Worker Grant, Oregon Prosperity 10K Fund, USDA STEP/SNAP Program, and Empower, May 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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GED – Gennavieve Kissinger (Project Youth+ WIOA Youth Fund – May 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Sean-Ray Avilez (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant, May 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Christopher Davis (WorkSource Rogue Valley Adult Worker Fund and Driving Prosperity Good Jobs Challenge Grant – May 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Raul Meza (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Fund and Driving Prosperity Good Jobs Challenge Grant – May 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Michael “Nelli” Iovinelli (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Disaster Recovery Grant, USDA STEP/SNAP Program, and Empower – April 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Healthcare – Jillian Pearce (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Disaster Recovery Grant, USDA STEP/SNAP Program, and Empower – April 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Kevin Bushnell (WorkSource Rogue Valley Adult Worker Fund and Driving Prosperity Good Jobs Challenge Grant – April 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Early Childhood Education – Laina Morris (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Employment Recovery Grant – April 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – William Chapman (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant, USDA STEP/SNAP Program – April 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Health Care – Jennifer Kaga (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant – March 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Marieta Wood (Oregon Prosperity 10K Grant, WorkSource Rogue Valley, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program, and Empower – February 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation/Manufacturing – Michael Burke (Project Youth Plus WIOA Youth fund – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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College Preparation – Abe Selvas (Project Youth Plus WIOA Youth fund – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Ernest Nussbaum (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant, USDA STEP/SNAP Program – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Gabriel Gonnella (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Social Services – Diana Lopez (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation – Valentin Guerrero (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grant – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read.

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Transportation– Jason Ashworth (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Employment Recovery Grant – January 2023) Success Story … click the image to expand and read his story.

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Health Care – Kimberly Horn (WorkSource Rogue Valley Dislocated Worker Employment Recovery Grant and Oregon STEP Funding – December 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read

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Transportation/Empower – Beckie Figueroa (Empower, WorkSource Rogue Valley, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program, WorkEx Grant, Oregon Department of Human Services and Equus Workforce Solutions – December, 2022), Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

Transportation – David Diaz (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Dislocated Worker Wildfires Grants and Oregon STEP Funding – November 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read

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Transportation– James Adney (Oregon STEP and WorkSource Rogue Valley, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Programs – October 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read his story.

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Transportation – Zephaniah Enriquez (WorkSource Rogue Valley Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program – October 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read

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Healthcare – Nicole Armstrong (WorkSource Rogue Valley, Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program – September 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read her story

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Transportation – Nathan Dunn (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Dislocated Worker Wildfires Grants – September 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read

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Transportation – Brandon Vansickle (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Adult Training Program – September, 2022) Success Story … click the Play button to view the video

Transportation – Dalton Bradley (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Dislocated Worker Wildfires Grants – August, 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read

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Transportation – Jenifer Morse (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Dislocated Worker Employment Grants – August, 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read her story

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Healthcare– Michael Wilson (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Dislocated Worker Employment Grants – August, 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read

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Transportation – Zach Pendergrass (WorkSource Rogue Valley and Dislocated Worker Wildfire Grants – July, 2022) Success Story … click the image to expand and read her story

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