WAYNE COUNTY

Mercedes Brown was enrolled in the WIOA program in July 2024.  She was attending Coastal Pines Technical College’s LPN program, was unemployed, and needed financial assistance to complete her program of study.  WIOA provided Mercedes with transportation stipends, assisted with uniforms and supplies, and paid for testing and fees associated with receiving her LPN license.  Mercedes recently graduated and accepted full-time employment with Coastal Manor Nursing Home as an LPN.  We are so proud of Mercedes and all her accomplishments. 

Mercedes had this to say about the WIOA program.  “Applying with WIOA was simple, easy, and so worth it.  The assistance I received helped tremendously with gas to get back and forth to clinicals and supplies needed to get me through nursing school that I otherwise wouldn’t have been able to afford.  Without the help of WIOA, graduating and becoming successful would have been much more difficult.”