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RISING ABOVE EVERY CHALLENGE support in self-sufficiency for motivated, eligible participants. Following Ms. Jones, Ms. Brown, and Ms. Smith’s path to achieving self-sufficiency, we not only saw their daily challenges, but we witnessed what was possible for their future. “My deepest impression from our first job training participants is of incredible resilience,” said Evelyn Puckett, IPC Social Services Coordinator. “Each student had obstacles that would have defeated many of us, but each was a study in perseverance. I
am in awe of their strength and resolve.” Despite facing numerous obstacles, each woman set a goal toward independence and achieved an amazing success story. Ms. Jones, a single mother of six children, always felt different because she dreamed of becoming a nurse. She relayed her struggle to find jobs that could give her the schedule she needed to manage her family. She had given up her dream, but
MS. JONES, JOB TRAINING PARTICIPANT
MS. BROWN, JOB TRAINING PARTICIPANT
MS. SMITH, JOB TRAINING PARTICIPANT
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hanks to funding from IPC’s Discernment Committee, three single mothers were able to graduate from job training programs in the medical field. The women received job training, support, and financial assistance as part of Family Wraparound Support Services. The program expands IPC Social Services’ job training support to provide better employment opportunities and