Caring for Child Care Providers with Austin Public Health’s Support

Mar 8, 2022 | Blog, Success Story

For child care providers in Central Texas, providing quality care during a pandemic and a labor shortage makes for a twofold challenge as limited resources and rising costs impact care. To support our providers, Workforce Solutions Capital Area and Austin Public...

Austin’s Child Care Providers Receive Bottled Water at No Cost from Workforce Solutions Capital Area

Feb 23, 2021 | Blog

The severe winter weather that struck Austin in late February left many residents without water for days. While the City of Austin worked hard to fix pipes and get the water flowing again, Workforce Solutions Capital Area partnered with Austin Public Health to...

Driven to Succeed

Apr 18, 2016 | Blog, Success Story

  Viginus Nwokonkwo enrolled in the Workforce and Education Readiness Continuum (or WERC) seeking employment assistance.  However, soon after enrolling, Viginus had to return home to Nigeria to tend to a death in the family. In June of 2014, upon return to the...

Polishing Rusty Skills

Aug 5, 2015 | Blog, Success Story

Chriss Rathbun, a self-proclaimed “geek” and experienced information technology professional, loves the IT industry and has successfully weathered its highs and lows. He lost his Project Management job in the early 2000s during the dot com bubble, and bounced back in...

Hitting the Ground Running

Jul 2, 2015 | Blog, Success Story

When Tiare Marshall, a native Alaskan, moved to Texas with her now ex-husband in February 2011, she didn’t know anyone. In November 2013, Ms. Marshall relocated from Dallas to Austin after her separation to begin a new life as a single parent. When the former...