Ruby and Gwen met during their first year at Salem State University in Salem, MA. They had classes together as social work majors, were suitemates during their second year of school, and served as mentors for students with disabilities. Gwen switched to an education major, focused on teaching English as a second language, and graduated [...]
Work Opportunities Unlimited (WOU) creates new opportunities for success in the workplace every day, both for clients and for team members. As a military spouse, Krystyn Case has moved frequently throughout her 9-year administrative career with WOU, but she has consistently supported the company’s mission of producing successful work outcomes for those with barriers to [...]
Crystal Chandler is thriving at what she calls “the best job I’ve ever had,” with help from her team at Work Opportunities Unlimited (WOU). After a brief hospitalization for depression, Crystal was feeling stable and ready to focus on finding a new full-time position. She learned of Florida’s Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) program from a fellow [...]
Florida Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) provides funding for Work Opportunities Unlimited (WOU) and is a federal and state funded program, designed to support people who have a barrier to employment, whether physical, developmental, or emotional. Those who qualify for the program become clients of vendor partners such as WOU, who work to find meaningful employment for [...]
(West Palm Beach, FL)- Kristen Giordano of Boynton Beach, has been presented with the Success at Work award from Work Opportunities Unlimited. The “Success-at-Work” award, which began in 2000, periodically honors and recognizes team members who have delivered outstanding service to our clients consistent with the Company’s core values. Founded upon the principle that all people can [...]
Pictured: Liz Auster and her husband, Scott If there’s one thing Liz Auster has learned since she retired, it’s that retirement isn’t for her. She spent 45+ years working full time as a Certified Rehabilitation Counselor in and around the hustle and bustle of New York City, so when she and her husband [...]
Based on her extensive education in global health, you would think that Fiorella “Fifi” Vittorio would be a policy analyst with a government agency or helping those affected by war or natural disaster within an international health organization. Instead, she is thriving in her career here at WOU and just became Director of Career Services [...]
(Providence, RI)- April Lombardi of North Smithfield, Rhode Island has been presented with the Success at Work award from Work Opportunities Unlimited. The “Success-at-Work” award, which began in 2000, periodically honors and recognizes team members who have delivered outstanding service to our clients consistent with the Company’s core values. Founded upon the principle that all [...]