Knox Countian Emma Ledington Taps into JobSight Services to Help Cover Costs for Nursing School
Emma Ledington was already on her way to a career in nursing when she first learned about the employment services available at her local Kentucky Career Center JobSight in Knox County.
JobSight Services Help Jacob Howard Obtain CDL and Get to Work
Jacob Howard is no stranger to the commercial trucking industry. His family has been in it since he can remember, so it was a natural move for him when he decided to go for his commercial driver’s license (CDL) and begin working, too.
Partnership Between Colonial Claims and JobSight Proves ‘Life-Changing’ for Pike Countian Shasta Slone
Like many at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Shasta Slone wasn’t just facing the uncertainty of a global health crisis, but the prospect of unemployment, as well.
Gateway Career Center’s Youth Services Help Morgan Countian Nicholas Goodpaster Land First Long-Term Job
Nicholas Goodpaster has lived in Morgan County his entire life and doesn't plan on leaving, so while looking for a new job in 2022 he turned to the Gateway Kentucky Career Center in West Liberty for assistance in finding work close to home.
Bell Countian Jonathan Helton Completes Lineman Training, Prepares for Career with Assist from Bell-Whitley JobSight
Jonathan Helton knew that training to become a lineman wouldn’t be easy, but he was ready to learn a trade that could lead to a full-time career.
Colonial Claims & EKCEP Partnership Help Elliott Countian Jesse Pennington Step into New Career
Jesse Pennington was a licensed electrician in Elliott County when the COVID-19 pandemic put a hold on most everything, including his job. It was 2020, and with pandemic protocols in place, Pennington wasn’t able to earn a living in the profession he expected to build a career from.
Bell-Whitley Career Center Provides Timely Assist for Bell Countian Hope Hatfield to Get Back to School
With a lot of work behind her and more still left to do, Hope Hatfield is turning things around.
Workforce Services at Bell-Whitley Career Center Help Caitlin Crockett Begin Career in Nursing
Caitlin Crockett wasn’t initially planning for a career in nursing, but sometimes things have a way of working out.
Bell Countian Tessa Caldwell Begins Nursing Career with Help from Bell-Whitley Career Center
It’s early afternoon and rain is falling in Pineville as Tessa Caldwell enters the Bell-Whitley Kentucky Career Center. She is not far removed from an all-night shift at her job, but her smile widens as she starts to talk about the work she is doing.
Flood Survivor Joan Reed Works with EKY FLOOD Program to Help Others Impacted in Her Community
The rain sounded like water falling from buckets onto the metal roof of Joan Reed’s house. It was 12:30 a.m. on July 28, 2022, and the downpour had continued nonstop since the day before.
EKY FLOOD Program Provides Letcher Countian Emily McIntosh Opportunity to Help Others in Wake of Historic Flood in Eastern Kentucky
Like many in the wake of the July 2022 flood in Eastern Kentucky, Emily McIntosh wanted to help. Her hometown of Whitesburg and many surrounding communities were devastated, and a lot of people were left in need.
Knott Countian Beth Gibson Helping Rebuild Local Communities through EKY FLOOD Program
It’s a cold October morning, and Beth Gibson is spending part of it shoveling pieces of shattered drywall into a wheelbarrow at the Carrie Community Center in her native Knott County. She’s been doing this sort of work a lot as part of an effort to restore the center and other structures that just three months earlier sustained severe damage during one of the worst flooding events in Eastern Kentucky’s history.
EKCEP, Colonial Claims Internship Makes Career Change Possible for Floyd Countian Marianna Conn
After spending more than two decades as a paralegal, Marianna Conn decided it was time for a career change, and thanks to assistance from an employer-driven internship through Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP), that change recently became a reality.
Clay Countian Amelia Hoskins Moves up as Remote Worker with Help from Teleworks USA
Amelia Hoskins had a lot of work experience in 2020—mostly in the fast-food industry—when she decided it was time for a change, specifically to something she could do from home.
On-the-Job Training Program Supports Corbin Native Wesley Steele in New Career with Drake Lighting
Wesley Steele has a job with a view. “It’s awesome,” Steele says, his cell signal momentarily going in and out. He’s on the other end of a telephone conversation while on the way to a job in Knott County. “I love it.”
Harlan Countian Kimberly Begley Kicks Off New Career Following EKCEP Internship with Colonial Claims
Kimberly Begley had spent nearly a decade working in Harlan County’s tourism industry. It was a job that she enjoyed, but by the spring of 2021 she was ready for a change.
One Up Internship Leads to Full-Time Coding Job for Pike Countian Nathaniel Smith
In the fall of 2021 Nathaniel Smith was looking to leverage his training in software development into steady employment, and he hoped to begin his career without having to leave his native Pike County. He knew it wasn’t going to be an easy search at first, but thanks to a new internship program called One Up, he was able to accomplish both of his goals.
Bell Countian Darrell Estep Steps into New Job with Help from Bell-Whitley JobSight
Darrell Estep was 20 years old, had recently completed rehab, and ready for a new start with a new job.
Eastern Kentucky Employer Adds to Workforce with Help from One Up Internship Program
Less than a year after Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program (EKCEP) began its One Up internship program for college students or recent graduates, employers in the region are gaining new workers and interns are transitioning to full-time employment.
Lawrence Countian Tanner Waugh Credits Northeast Kentucky JobSight with Helping Him Make a Change for the Better
Tanner Waugh was at a bit of a crossroads. It was June 2021 and he was homeless and struggling to find a new job.