Article Contributed on: 6/23/2009 12:09:38 AM
Friday, June 19 was a monumental day in the life of Sheila Martinez. After a 14-year struggle to receive her GED, she finally achieved her goal thanks to the help of the Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE).
Martinez, a 30-year-old mother of two, was in between jobs and in desperate need to put food on the table for her family. She needed a career that would be there for both her and her children and being a bartender and security guard was not enough. Now with a GED, Martinez aspires to be a sheriff or a corrections officer and is even considering going back to college to receive her associate's degree.
Martinez was just one of the 13 program participants honored for receiving their GED by The Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE) on Friday, June 19 at the La Alma Recreation Center in Denver. Since its inception in 1982, CWEE has helped more than 9,000 low-income adults prepare for, find and keep reliable employment. Today, CWEE continues to prepare single parents and families for long-term employment, enabling them to achieve self-sufficiency and end their dependency on TANF. In addition to their GED program, CWEE provides their participants with basic skills, computer certificates and job readiness courses.
For more information on the Center for Work Education and Employment, visit
www.cwee.org or call 303-892-8444.