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Success Feels
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Herron's Hope
"I am an ex-offender who encountered extreme complications in
finding employment due to the circumstances of my back-ground. On
far too many occasions, I had nearly given up hope of ever finding
employment, though, never for a second, had I given up hope on my own
abilities. Suddenly, just when there appeared no light at the end of
the tunnel, Ms. Tami Yarbrough requested that I attend a job fair. I
did and through it discovered a company that hired ex-felons. I have
been working with this company ever since. Thank you very much Ms. Yarbrough and staff for your assistance and guidance."
Sincerely, Herron L.
Verdell's Story
"I was out of work and away from home for over 18 years. Most of
that time I was in prison and the only home that I had was Chicago.
My family couldn’t really help me, however; they did what they
could. Every thing changed when I met up with a friend who took me
down to AACF, which changed my life around. They gave me the
opportunity to find housing, a good job and I learned how to create
a better resume. Today, I can say that because of AACF I have my
own place, car, and a dog. I really want to thank AACF for all its
help. I couldn’t have made it this far without you."
Sincerely , Verdell D.
Willing and Able
Harry W. is a recent AACF client. He
graduated from our computer classes, and successfully landed a
full-time, responsible position locally with help from AACF Job
Specialist, Tami Yarbrough, after a long job search. Harry is
a friendly, middle-aged man with a wonderful sense of humor who had
been searching for an employer for some time before he came to AACF.
He had been operating his own handyman service meanwhile and having
a hard time finding employment as a Maintenance Engineer. He
encountered several barriers, such as being an older worker, lack of
computer skills and being out of the workface for an excessive
length of time.
Harry now has successfully worked through his 90-day probation
period working full-time as Maintenance Engineer #2 for a beautiful,
large, 300 room hotel in Lombard. He is extremely happy with his
position and with his co-workers and superiors.
Letter from Maureen
“I became unemployed on February 10,
2005,” and went immediately to the Maywood IETC office for job search
assistance. Unfortunately, after three months of searching on my
own I was still unemployed and had had no assistance from other
employment search sources. In April, I enrolled in the computer classes
offered by AACF in Oak Park and noted that “they seemed to be on
top of things.” “Since I was desperate, I requested that AACF
staff assist me with my job search efforts. AACF offered to help
me, even though they did not have to help me. “Their job
developer assisted me with my resume, in setting up an email
account, and then followed through with a list of job opportunities,
both by email and by phone. The job developer’s prompt and
efficient service helped me to get a job offer right away, and I
began working on August 2nd. AACF is a very
impressive organization.”
- Thank you, Maureen C.-B. |
