Posted on Aug 29, 2014
Juggling the demands of an almost-two-year-old and working full-time can be quite a challenge for a single mom. But Destiny Howard approaches both with a positive and joyful attitude.
Having worked in entry-level retail and food service jobs since she was 15 years old,
Posted on Aug 29, 2014
Having used a customized communication device since her early teens, Lori has seen technology make considerable advancements in those years. She uses an ECO2 device not only to communicate with others, but to perform her data entry work at Rise’s Data Ability program in
Posted on Aug 29, 2014
As soon as I walked through the door into the plant, I felt like I was home,” said Nancy Ellefson, referring to Cambridge Metal & Plastic in Cambridge. “This job was like a miracle for me. I had done foundry work for eight years
Posted on Aug 29, 2014
Having trained in prison for 1,500 hours to be an apprentice barber, John Hawkins said he is more than ready to make some positive changes in his life. John has spent much of his adult life incarcerated and it took him three months to
Posted on Jun 05, 2014
When Nadia and her husband Leonid moved from Russia to Texas about five years ago to be closer to their only daughter, they knew they would face many challenges making a new life in the United States.
Although they both had marketable skills, they
Posted on Jun 05, 2014
At times, her problems seemed almost insurmountable, but with tenacity and determination, this young mother of two small boys is moving forward with great success.
Just two years ago, Courtney Gapinski was unemployed and living in a St. Cloud-area homeless shelter with her children.
Posted on Mar 17, 2014
When Mary moved back in 2007 to her hometown of St. Cloud after a 12-year incarceration in a Florida women’s federal penitentiary, she was filled with both excitement and concern. Where would she live? Would she be able to find a good job to
Posted on Dec 10, 2013
Having benefitted from others’ kindness and support, Nathalie uses her talents and takes every opportunity to give back.
When Nathalie Erickson found out that staff from Rise’s Mental Health and Housing Supports programs were going to participate in the Anoka County Project Community Connect,
Posted on Dec 09, 2013
Rise and Minnesota Workforce Center staff partnered with the hospital management to implement relatively simple, low-cost accommodations
Despite her extensive education and impressive career in electronic publishing and graphic design, Gretchen DelFratte was laid off from her job at a daily newspaper due to