Collaboration Leads to Connections
CSCF recently participated in a targeted patient healthcare job fair event for Orange County District 5 residents. We supported Southern Technical Institute WIOA participants who are seeking permanent employment in the CNA, HHA or PCA fields. Leah Rawlins represented to provide training information on our services. Read more…
Read More »We’re Thirsty to Ignite Their Potential
CSCF, in collaboration with The Coca-Cola Company and Taylor Horan, a UCF alumna, recently hosted the Dear Future Orlando Challenge event in Orlando. The initiative encouraged young adults ages 18 to 24 to submit ideas that tackle community-specific challenges. Taylor’s submission was inspired by her personal experience when she was in high school and wishes she had exposure to different career paths and opportunities available in her community. More more & Photos…
Read More »From FCAT to GED to MITSUBISHI
Chris Rivera struggled in high school and couldn’t pass the required reading FCAT. Because of that, he didn’t receive the standard high school diploma. Without a diploma, he went right to work in construction. His mother never stopped encouraging him to get his GED though. She knew the future would be challenging if he didn’t get to earn his GED and she wanted better for him.
Read more about Chris’s inspiring journey…
Read More »CSCF + ORTIZ + SWEAT = A Winning Combination
Career seeker, Felix Ortiz, was unemployed when he walked into our Seminole Career center to register for our services. Career Services Consultant, Lupino Reed, worked with him on his resume and helped him to secure an internship at Board Member Richard Sweat’s company .decimal.
More on Felix’s success and writing a new chapter in his career journey…
Read More »Constructing a New Future
Debra came into our office feeling defeated, but left with a new sense of hope after meeting one of our career consultants. She had moved from New York and left the security of her medical career behind to be with her son. Despite her prior experience working in the medical field, Debra struggled to find work.
Keep reading to find out how we helped Debra transform her life with a new career…
Single Mom Soars to New Heights
MacKenzie Varney had grown up with her father in the military and was quite accustomed to change. However, one stop in Orlando changed her life forever. Her father abandoned her here and she ended up meeting a guy who was all wrong for her. Long story short, Mackenzie ended up pregnant… and alone. That is, until she saw the CSCF light.
Keep reading to find out how, with the help of CSCF, she was able to use her hardships as an anchor to take her to new levels.