Success Stories

Job Seekers

Success Story: Tyrone Turner

The summer of 2010 was a challenging one for Workforce Investment Areas across Maryland.  Most had spent their American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, and had little money for summer youth employment.  With help from a Congressional earmark, City funds, and other donations, the Baltimore Mayor’s Office of Employment Development managed to offer positions to 80 percent of eligible applicants.

Tyrone Turner was one of the lucky ones . . .read more

Success Story: Diana Hale

Most young people don’t focus on death and

dying during their summer work experiences,

but 20-year-old Diana Hale found a niche in

that field as a summer intern at Calvert Hospice

in 2010 . . .  read more

Success Story: Phil Kelly

After a successful career as an executive with two large companies in Western Maryland, Phil Kelly wanted to be his own boss.  When the economic downturn derailed his plans . . .

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Success Story: Rose Madison

The Great Recession hit Maryland’s EasternShore especially hard. Layoffs and closings forced hundreds of highly skilled workers out of the workforce . . . read more 

Success Story: Lisa McDowell
“It all started at One-Stop,” according to Lisa McDowell.....
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Success Story: Aaron Sierak

“I lost motivation to continue,” recalls Aberdeen resident Aaron Sierak...
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Success Story: Roberto Morejon
Five years back, “you wouldn’t know what to think if you saw somebody like me on the street,” former gang member Roberto Morejon recalls...
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Success Story: Marilyn Baldwin
“I loved my job, and I felt awful,” recalled Marilyn Baldwin about getting laid off...
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Success Story: Golois Mouelet-Nguimbi
When 17-year-old Golois Mouelet-Nguimbi landed in Carroll County in September 2006, he had a lot to learn...
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Success Story: Evangelin G. Redd
Healthcare may be a high-growth, high-demand industry, but that didn’t keep Evangelin Redd from losing her job with a health insurance company...
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