About an hour away, Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. was trying to help companies find scarce labor. They made the connection with the Joseph Project at the senator's office - two problems connected and became solutions for each other.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Big blessing
"That was the biggest blessing I ever received," said Christopher Lane of Milwaukee. He was referring to a jobs program that made a way for him to start over after some serious setbacks. Cooperation of several groups has connected 79 people to a new job since last fall through the Joseph Project.
In zip code 53206, 62% of all men have been in prison, highest rate in the country. Nearby is Greater Praise Church of God in Christ, whose pastor recruited among churches for applicants to a job workshop which he and two senate staffers put together.
About an hour away, Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. was trying to help companies find scarce labor. They made the connection with the Joseph Project at the senator's office - two problems connected and became solutions for each other.
In the words of the senator, “We may not be able to save the entire world or the entire nation, but boy, you certainly can turn one person’s life around.”
About an hour away, Sheboygan County Economic Development Corp. was trying to help companies find scarce labor. They made the connection with the Joseph Project at the senator's office - two problems connected and became solutions for each other.
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