CORE Vocational Training - Indiana

🎉 Please join us in welcoming Kelly Berry to the CORE team as our new Employment Specialist!

Kelly is passionate about helping people with disabilities achieve their goals and build meaningful futures. As she shares, “I deeply believe in the organization's mission and the important work being done to empower individuals and expand opportunities within our community.”

Welcome to CORE, Kelly! 💙

Congrats to Mitchell for completing Core's program on June 3! 🎉 👏 He is thriving at Culver's, welcoming customers, managing the dining area, and handling dishwashing duties. Employment Specialist Jennifer Gottschalk misses working with him and looks forward to celebrating his future successes. ✨

Austin is off to a great start in his new role at Fort Wayne Zoo! Working at the Slice Shack, he serves pizza, keeps the dining area welcoming, and enjoys being part of a supportive team. 🍕 We're excited to see where this opportunity takes him next! Thank you to Fort Wayne Zoo, a valued CORE business partner, for creating opportunities that help individuals thrive and succeed.

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A great day at the Bluffton job fair at Bi-County! Corey came looking for job opportunities and also helped Program Director Amber at the CORE table 😊

CORE is proud to partner with the Fort Wayne Zoo, a valued employer that creates meaningful opportunities for participants like Austin. In his new role at the Slice Shack, Austin is building skills, gaining confidence, and discovering what he enjoys most about the workplace. 💼 🎉

Carter is learning many different tasks with support from amazing coworkers at Fort Wayne Zoo. Everything from serving pretzels to stocking popcorn and his favorite cotton candy 🥨

Congratulations to Tim💯, you have become a valuable and dependable employee at Kroger. Everyone enjoys working with you and is proud of your accomplishments.

We appreciate Defiance City Schools' commitment to inclusion. Kaitlyn is thriving in her daily role thanks to the supportive staff. We look forward to continuing this partnership for future clients!

"The greatness of a community is most accurately measured by the compassionate actions of its members." -Coretta Scott King