Rugenia Zimmerman: The Career-Course Connection

For Rugenia Zimmerman, the recession was a wake-up call.  She had been working in the healthcare field for 25 years and knew that caring for people was her passion.  But she also knew that losing her job as a patient observer at a local hospital was a very real possibility due to cutbacks and layoffs.  Wisely, Rugenia sensed it was time to look into job training options that would help her transition to a better job with more security.  She found out about Goodwill’s Human Services Employment Ladder Program (HELP) and enrolled.  For Rugenia, this eight-week class that prepares individuals to work in the human services industry was just the ticket she needed to advance in a line of work she already loved.