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In this latest issue of Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program's (EKCEP) "Success Stories," you'll learn about three great people--Teresa Pitts, Elizabeth Compton, and Marvin Boggs--who utilized EKCEP's services, including Job Clubs of Eastern Kentucky, to get back in the workforce.
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Theresa Pitts ofMorgan County
knows fromexperience
how difficultit is to re-
enter the jobmarket during
midlife.
For 18 years,Theresa worked
for the AppalachianRegional Healthcare
(ARH) Home HealthAgency, but she retired
and moved away fromher hometown of WestLiberty.
When circumstancesout of her control forcedher back into the jobmarket, she found thateverything hadchanged.
Slow economic timesand the devastatingtornado that rippedthrough West Liberty inMarch 2012 left a lot ofpeople looking for work,and competition for jobsbecame fierce.
Thankfully, a friend ofTheresa’s heard aboutthe Morgan County JobClub and recommendedshe give it a try.
A job club is a smallgroup of job seekerswho meet weekly withlocal workforceprofessionals toimprove their jobsearches. The groupmembers providesupport for each otherwhile networking, continued next page
EASTERN KENTUCKY’S WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS
EKCEP941 N. Main StreetHazard, KY 41701606-436-5751
©2013Eastern Kentucky C.E.P., Inc.
• Theresa Pitts Job Club gave her an edge
• Elizabeth Compton new job, bright smile
• Marvin Boggs new career has him at the head of the class
For more than 40 years,Eastern KentuckyConcentratedEmployment Program,Inc. has served 23mountain counties ineastern Kentucky withworkforce development,training, and employ-ment programs to meetthe region’s changingneeds.
EKCEP operates the
network of workforcecenters, where morethan a dozen state andfederal employment andtraining programs aregathered under one roofto meet the needs ofeastern Kentucky’s jobseekers and employers.
EKCEP also administersprograms that delivertiered levels ofservices–includingassistance with tuitionand books–to adults,dislocated workers, andeconomicallydisadvantaged youngpeople under theWorkforce InvestmentAct of 1998 (WIA).Delivered through theJobSight network, theseWIA programs use a widevariety of resources tohelp customers advancetheir careers.
For more information onwhat EKCEP’S WIAprograms can do for you,visit www.ekcep.org,contact your localJobSight location(www.jobsight.org), ore-mail EKCEP’scentral office [email protected].
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Theresa Pitts on the job
Theresa Pitts:Job Club Helps Her Compete in a Tough Job Market
sharing job leads, and learning techniques for improving their jobsearches from workforce professionals, local business people, andother invited guests.
The combination of support, networking, and job-search educationmakes job club members much more successful at finding a jobthan those who search alone.
The free job club is sponsored by the
www.facebook.com/jobclubseky
www.facebook.com/jobclubseky.
www.facebook.com/jobclubsekywww.facebook.com/ekcep.
