With the bills adding up, Faraja struggled to find stable employment. She discovered PA Women Work and signed up for the RISE program. After meeting with a career coach, she…
After being incarcerated in 2019, Cherrell Russell joined PA Women Work’s ReWork program during her time at Passages to Recovery. She knew she had a lot of work to do…
When Teresa Potts (61) learned about PA Women Work, she was living in a homeless shelter and searching for a path forward. She had experienced a series of setbacks, but…
When Vision moved to the U.S. from Zimbabwe in December 2023 to join her husband, she wasn’t sure what her future would hold. Even with a strong career background in…
Married at 21, for nearly two decades, Melissa’s life centered around her role as a homemaker. After her divorce in 2013, Melissa needed to support herself but had limited job…
Victoria found a successful career after graduating from the University of Pittsburgh in 2002. When she had her second child, she decided to step back from full-time work and move…
After recovering from Covid, Charis faced health complications that led to her needing to leave her job of 18 years as a math teacher. As a single mom, she began…
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