Pathways to Success Program Participant Helps Change MO Job Access Laws
COLUMBIA, MO – In the summer of 2021, the Missouri state law preventing individuals with felony convictions from working jobs that involved selling alcohol and/or lottery tickets, was changed. Henry Mikel, an 2021 alum of the Connections to Success Pathways ...
Transformation Story: Meet Sal
COLUMBIA, MO – “Hope is a big thing,” said Sal Moreno, a 2021 alum of the Connections to Success (CtS) Pathways to Success Program in Columbia, MO. “I have a hope for a better future of myself, and I think ...
Wheels for Success: Tom’s Story
When Tom completed Personal and Professional Development Training with us last year, one of his goals was to obtain his driver’s license. Without a license, his job opportunities were limited to those within walking distance from his home. Tom invested ...
Alumni Cheyenne wins “Pursuit Beyond the Suit” Scholarship
Cheyenne participated in one of our first Personal and Professional Development Trainings in Central Missouri and just started her freshman year at Columbia College. She’s pursuing an associates degree in human services and recently won a “Pursuit Beyond the Suit” ...
Alumni Simone pursues her dream career as a soul food chef
Simone connected with our team after a hard period of unsuccessful job searching in early 2019. She had recently been released from incarceration and was struggling to find employment. “One day I was going to see my probation officer, and ...
Alumni Sean wins business grant through entrepreneurship competition
Sean is a self-starter and entrepreneur who completed Personal and Professional Development Training with us in Kansas City this January. This summer he won a business grant through Determination, Inc. as part of their Rise Up, Get Started entrepreneurship competition. ...
Pressing toward goals during the COVID-19 crisis
Jerry completed Personal and Professional Development Training with us at the Kansas City Reentry Center in 2019. During the training, he and fellow participants built job search strategies, sharpened soft skills, and created goal-driven plans for their next steps upon release. ...