Alumni

Welcome Housed Working and Healthy Graduates and Others

This page is where you can view information about our alumni, and share what you have been up to.

Stories you may be interested in

• High Demand Jobs with Career Progression and Benefits
  
  We are a non-profit culinary training and intern program helping people facing barriers return to being self-sufficient. We are newly listed on ETPL, qualify for WIOA, and would like to introduce ourselves to your career coaches and specialists. We would be happy to host a workshop or info session at your office about our program.  We encourage you to refer candidates for our training and job placement program. We work with local agencies ... Learn More
• Congratulate Tony – he just leased an apartment and got his keys! Independent housing!
  
  Tony just got the keys to a new apartment, and in his own words: Hot Daum. I got the apartment. I sign the lease agreement tomorrow at 1030am. Two miles from work. Yes!!! Prayer works. I am like a kid in a candy store. Yes, prayer can work, but what also worked for Tony was hard work, determination, persistence and a work ethic that is hard to match. Congratulations Tony on achieving your dream of returning to self-sufficiency. We’re glad to ... Learn More
• Reflections on the Housed Working and Healthy Graduation
  
   I recently attended the graduation ceremony for the Housed Working and Healthy Class of June 2021 and I loved it.  There is something so wonderful about watching deserving people get recognition for a hard-won job well done.  The students in this year’s graduating class are people who have all succeeded in overcoming numerous daunting challenges to get to the platform upon which they stood on June 4, 2021, waiting to be presented with their ... Learn More
• Graduation – The words are still echoing…
  
    The words are still echoing:  If you can look up, you can get up. If you can get up, you can make a difference. These were the sentiments from Tony, one of five new graduates from the curriculum portion of our program, as he talked about the HWH program which included both curriculum and apprenticeship..  Although Covid and quarantines had delayed the celebration several times, it did not in any way temper the pride, enthusiasm and spirit ... Learn More
• Our First Graduation Ceremony
  
  We are making great progress in the culinary program at Housed Working and Healthy.  Click here to see the  Video  So much so that the first cohort of students has completed their initial round of training and earned their phase one graduation certificates. Five students. Five Graduates. This is their story. Victoria C. When she was working on her speech on Friday afternoon, and through the weekend, Victoria was extremely nervous. She was asked ... Learn More