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“I first came here on an assignment from another program in August 2015,” said Kenneth Adams.

The program that Kenneth is referring to is Project Empowerment, a transitional employment program offered by the Department of Employment Services (DOES).

“I didn’t even really understand what was going on here, but I felt that there was something definitely buzzing about this organization and the program. I felt that being as though I was already going to be here, it would be advantageous for me to take some time to see what the program had to offer,” Kenneth continued.

Kenneth, who is a returning citizen, acknowledged the fact that he had new things to learn as he reacclimated himself to society, “the information that I had was just so out of date that I really was just not prepared for what’s going on right now in the job market.”

Knowing that he wanted a license and a job in property management, Kenneth took full advantage of our resources, he received job readiness training, and used our computers for research on a daily basis.

“SEM allowed me the time and the resources to study to take the test and learn as much as I can. I couldn’t afford a school, so I used the computers here to download any and everything I could pertaining to the subject. I learned more than I probably would have learned in a class.”

Kenneth worked diligently and passed his property management exam!

“But, then, here’s comes the licensing fee. Money was an issue, but Ms. Ashley told me, ‘If it’s money that’s preventing you from moving on to the next level, then we can always help.’ The organization actually gave me some money to help pay for my license. I submitted it, and got it back on Monday.”

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