Tim came to DVR after having a few tough years. He was in court-ordered outpatient treatment. His parents were taking care of his son and he ... read all »

Stan Hagerman came to the Lander DVR office for assistance in job placement. Stan relayed that he could secure jobs but had trouble retaining ... read all »

Krystopher went to DVR with a dx of Cerebral Palsy and other cognitive disabilities. He has been working with a job coach from Able Hands ... read all »

Josie is a student at Glenrock High School. She started working with Vocational Rehabilitation at the end of her sophomore year. Josie ... read all »

Jerimy had pursued his passion in life and had been successfully employed as a mechanic for a small auto shop. He had always enjoyed this ... read all »

Jennifer came into the Evanston DVR office not sure what her abilities were and if she was able to obtain employment with her disabilities ... read all »

During Whitney Saxton's senior year at Evanston High School she was referred to DVR by the Consulting Teachers at the Special Education ... read all »

Tom Cumbie applied for DVR services when the company for which he worked went out of business. He had been working with community resource ... read all »

Rita Rozzo was 39 years old when she applied for Vocational Rehabilitation. She has already been through three different residential ... read all »

Mike Randall is a Wyoming native, a small business owner and Jackson DVR's neighbor. He owns and runs the Teton Barber which is located ... read all »

Melanee was single 25 year old woman when she first came to DVR in Rock Springs. She had struggled for years with substance abuse ... read all »

Josh Bettcher had been gainfully employed with Admiral Beverages but after injuring his back he was no longer able to do the physical ... read all »

Jennifer Davis has been maintaining a job as an office manager for over 5 years. When DVR first started working with her four years ago ... read all »

Cheryl came to our office feeling hopeless. She was having difficulty seeing at work and was soon let go from her employment due to her ... read all »

William worked with the Montana Vocational Rehabilitation in Billings before moving to Laramie, Wyoming in 2012. He had been unemployed ... read all »

VJ has complex cognitive and psychological disabilities, as well as orthopedic issues with accompanying chronic pain. VJ has ... read all »

Shauna came to Vocational Rehabilitation after having long term mental health and substance abuse issues which have plagued her for ... read all »

Ryan underwent the first of two back surgeries. It was at this time that he knew he had to do something. He searched around and decided ... read all »

Lorene had a visual impairment that made it excessively difficult for her to read, write and complete applications. Additionally, Lorene had ... read all »

Joshua Elkins has a rare, chronic skin and gland disorder which requires him to work in a sedentary environment. In addition, Joshua has ... read all »

When Eric applied for services from DVR, he had been employed at a local restaurant for almost twelve years as a dishwasher/kitchen ... read all »

Craig Leavitt came to Vocational Rehabilitation as a transition student. He was eighteen years old and was to graduate from ... read all »

>Bob Davis came to DVR unsure of what to do. He is 39 years old and his doctor told him he has "the hands of an 80 year old." Owning his ... read all »

Thomas Patrick applied for vocational rehabilitation services at the Department of Workforce Services. He was struggling financially and was ... read all »

Many times the challenges we face in life seem to be insurmountable. No matter how hard we try with our efforts, the prospect of reaching our ... read all »

Robin Lonnevik moved to Wyoming from Washington State. Robin was diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa while in her early twenties and her ... read all »

Jacob "Jake" Thompson was born into a family that expected the most from him, and he never let them down. Jake loved ... read all »

This is a success story about a young man, Gene Larson, who has autism and lives in a small town (around 500 people) in Wyoming. He lives ... read all »

Cassandra, "Cassie" Pohl, is a bright, energetic young lady who came to the Division for Assistance following an Acquired ... read all »

Angela Hutchinson applied for Vocational Rehabilitation services at the age of 27. She had already been through residential substance abuse ... read all »

When Andrew first applied for DVR services, he had no clear idea of what he would like to pursue for a vocational goal. Andrew had just ... read all »

Allisa Davis applied for services with Vocational Rehabilitation in Rock Springs. She came to Vocational Rehabilitation after having ... read all »

I came to the Department of Workforce Services some years back because I was having trouble keeping a job due to some personal issues. At that ... read all »

I got laid off in April from the coal mines when they'd done their cutbacks. And the job market up around the area where I live isn't very good and ... read all »

I have been working for the last two years and I noticed it was time to start working towards my future. I needed to obtain my GED and Workforce ... read all »

When I graduated from high school I had no idea what I wanted to do, so I went back to my childhood daycare to get a job. One of their requirements ... read all »

We were looking for investments from local agencies or people to fund our schools. That's how I first got involved with the Department of ... read all »

The Department of Workforce Services came into our picture when we were thinking about opening up Wyoming's first private technology ... read all »

The Department of Workforce Services has helped us a lot with our hiring processes. It's an easy process and they bring us some really ... read all »

In its first year and a half of operation, the Wyoming Career Readiness Certificate program issued 1,143 certificates. On Oct. 16, 2009, Tosha ... read all »

The WY Quality Counts! scholarship program allowed Bree to get her CDA (Child Development Associate) certificate and she is now ... read all »

I can not really express how thankful I am to have been able to utilize the ETSS Grant. It was such a blessing and a weight off of our ... read all »

Consuelo, as a single parent receiving public assistance, accessed training dollars through the Department's Workforce Investment Act. ... read all »

Jeptha, a 21 year old father of two, accessed training through the Wyoming Department of Workforce Services - Workforce Investment ... read all »

Marie recently attended the National Association for the Education of Young Children conference in Washington, D.C. using the Department's ... read all »

The Dads Making a Difference Program, aimed at providing single and non-custodial fathers with training to prepare them for a worthwhile ... read all »

Wanting to change her life, Shannon went through treatment and accessed funding and support from the Department's Vocational ... read all »

Since May 2009, program enrollment in the55+ Employment Network has increased by more than 200 percent. Zedora, an assistant ... read all »

Dan came to Vocational Rehabilitation in August of 2015. He had previously been interested in Vocational Rehabilitation services but was ... read all »

The Workforce Development Training Fund allowed Kathryn to enroll in a Master Portrait painting course which she hopes to use in ... read all »

This success story from Worland revolves around a determined gentleman who has shown an incredible amount of growth as he has ... read all »

Kevin Johnson is the kind of client every VR Counselor dreams of working with when he/she walks through the door. Kevin worked as an ... read all »

From David's first appointment with Vocational Rehabilitation, he has been upbeat, friendly, and expressed the desire to help others. ... read all »

Thank you for this opportunity to finish my college degree. I have been able to apply what I have learned to the children in my care. For ... read all »

WY Quality Counts! helped me financially to take this class and the class was excellent! ... read all »

Paula at Project Safe called me on August 8, 2008 about a woman who was in their shelter. She had no place to live, no car, no family, and ... read all »

Paul Smith (an alias) moved to Cheyenne from the western slope of Colorado. He had a wife and a two-year-old child to support, and he had ... read all »

Jerri Eversull came to the Cheyenne Workforce Center as a dislocated worker seeking job skills training and re-employment services. ... read all »

Jeremy Hansen is a young man that came to the Cheyenne Workforce Center seeking assistance to attend the radiology program at Laramie ... read all »

Jenny Ash is 33 years old and married with four children. She and her husband were having a hard time making ends meet. Her employment history ... read all »

In June of 2005, Aynna Boyle was an 18-year-old recent graduate from high school, with a one-year-old daughter, few job skills and limited ... read all »

Beginning in February 2006, the Rocky Mountain Oil and Gas Training Program is a great example of ... read all »

Rufus Henson was unemployed at the end of the 2005 summer season. He was seasonally working for the City of Rawlins as a laborer after ... read all »

Rebecca Stansell was fortunate to have survived Hurricane Katrina. She and her husband, Greg, fled to Wyoming due to the State's low ... read all »