(Photo Above: Holly, who experienced homelessness before Climb, is now a registered nurse and the Clinical Director at Epsilon Health Solutions, where she hires other graduates as CNAs.) Graduates Meet a Critical Need for Healthcare Workers As Wyoming continues to navigate an economic downturn, our graduates are part of the state’s workforce solution. “In my […]
(Photo Above: As a native Spanish speaker, Yaneli, pictured here with her son, looks to a future working in a medical setting where she can translate for patients.) Technology Brings Hope, Support, and Job Training to Isolated Families “It was scary at first to see everyone on screen,” says Yaneli of the first time she […]
(Photo Above: After losing her job of many years, Kerry worked part-time as a waitress, earning just $377 per month and relying on food stamps. She now has a higher-paying career with a construction company.) It’s Getting Harder for Families to Climb Out of Poverty A year ago, the oil and gas facility where Kerry […]
(Photos Above: Laptops wait for delivery to a new group of participants who will use them in Climb’s Medical Careers training in the Teton Area. Climb Wyoming participants and staff connect via Zoom video technology for training.) When the COVID-19 pandemic began, the world paused, and Sheena, like many of us, found herself anxious of […]
Brooke, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) graduate from Climb Wyoming, now works in a long-term care facility, where she’s helping her patients cope during this uncertain time.
(Photos Above: Johanna at work at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Celebrating at her Climb Wyoming commencement ceremony with her daughters.) When you’re working the “float pool” at a hospital, it means you experience something different every day, especially during a global pandemic. Johanna, who graduated from Climb Wyoming’s Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) program two years […]
Thank you to everyone who has reached out with concern for Climb Wyoming’s candidates, participants, graduates, and their families during the COVID-19 crisis. Our top priority right now is to continue to serve as a resource hub for moms and their children during this critical time of need. Climb’s model, developed over the past 35 years, […]
Across the state, grads are supervising fellow Climb moms who are new to the workforce, like Kyndal (left) and Melissa (right) at CPA Group of Laramie. Kaitlyn (left) manages Jessica (right) at Spring Wind Assisted Living. When Melissa, an office manager for CPA Group of Laramie, had an opening for an administrative assistant, she knew […]
Ashley specializes in cardiac telemetry (left) and recently graduated from nursing school with her family there to celebrate (right). When You Believe in a Single Mom’s Potential, She Will Break the Generational Chains of Poverty Ashley loves the human heart. Everything about it amazes her, even after almost a decade working on the cardiac unit […]
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