Norman Melton

Meet Welfare Reform Liaison Project Ambassador Norman Melton. Our students graduate and become ambassadors of the program. Job well done Norman!

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Ishmael Hinson

Ishmael (Ish) Hinson, a former WRLP program participant, is a bright and talented young adult, wanted desperately to go to college.  His high school grades were below average and test scores disqualified him from going to a four year college.  Following his graduation from the training program, Ish served as an…Read More

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Wendy and Richie Smith are a married couple who fell victim to the economy. There is one child in the household. Wendy participated in WRLP’s job training program in 2006. Following completion of the program, she joined Americorps*VISTA and spent two years helping develop WRLP’s video production capacity as a member of VISTA. As her VISTA assignment ended, she began…Read More

Mr. Travis

Mr. Travis, a 28 year old black male, came into our program in March 2008 with a past criminal record.  He had no income and had gone to several temporary agencies without being able to locate employment.  He lived with his grandmother and was at a point in his life…Read More

Ms. Kelly

Ms. Kelly is a 23 year old white female with one child.  She came into the program in December 2009 after a history of sporadic employment.  Her only income was a small amount of unemployment insurance.  She graduated from high school but had not received any formal training or specific skills.  Ms. Kelly and her baby lived with her father.  Her goal was…Read More

Mr. Channing

Mr. Channing a 28 year African-American male came into the WRLP training program in July 2008 after shortly becoming unemployed.  He had no income, a few “brushes with the law” and lived with his mother.  He completed his GED in the JobCorp program where he also obtained…Read More