by Ron Whittington | Dec 1, 2022 | Success Stories
Thanks to the Individual Training Accounts (ITAs) offered through CareerSource Northeast NEFL, Arianna Grondin received scholarship assistance to enter the Florida State College at Jacksonville (FSCJ) Nursing Program. Today, she’s a nurse resident at Baptist Hospital...
by Ron Whittington | Nov 10, 2022 | Success Stories
Deborah Mendoza, now 36, says she has worked since she was about 15 years old – and continued working full-time once she graduated from high school and became a working mother. “I had kids and had to work full time, so at that time, I really didn’t have a chance...
by Ron Whittington | Nov 5, 2022 | Success Stories
Nearly 75 people have become certified nursing assistants (CNAs) at Northeast Florida State Hospital in Macclenny, Florida thanks to training funding provided through CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL). The 600-plus bed hospital has provided continuous...
by Ron Whittington | Oct 28, 2022 | Success Stories
In 2022, CareerSource Northeast Florida (CareerSource NEFL) Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Manager Tammie Jackson got a surprise visit to her office at St. Johns River College in Palatka from Tamara Ellis – who thanked Jackson for the help she...
by Ron Whittington | Oct 10, 2022 | Success Stories
Deziree Lawson is now in the nursing career she had always wished for, thanks to the support she received from CareerSource Northeast Florida. Lawson, who had received a business degree from St. Johns River State College in 2016, decided to follow her dream to become...
by CareerSource NEFL | Feb 17, 2022 | News, Success Stories
When Diona Green found herself in a window of unemployment after working in customer service for 15 years, she knew it was the opportunity she needed to become her own boss. Green, of Jacksonville, had been chasing her catering and cooking dreams part-time for about...