by Laurie Coldwell | Dec 15, 2022 | Blog
Bobby Little is a self-advocate, a SUFU Member and live in Presque Isle, Maine. He and Kile recently spoke about his working in the community: Bobby recently told us about getting a job for the Salvation Army. Bobby said this is a flexible position and has worked a...
by Laurie Coldwell | Oct 7, 2022 | Blog
Barbara Pomeroy lives in Millinocket, Maine a member of the Northern Penobscot Chapter of SUFU. Stacy G spoke with Barbara Pomeroy, and this is what she said. I’ve been interested in beauty and makeup ever since I was a little girl. My Aunt was a hairdresser and I...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 29, 2021 | Blog
Stacy Smart, a member of the Springvale chapter of Speaking Up For Us, and also a member of the Maine Developmental Disabilities Council Board of Directors also participated in the Career Exploration Workshop. Today she shares with us her thoughts on this Workshop...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 7, 2021 | Blog
When I was in my Senior year of high school, I took a Job Exploration training. Everyone had to take it & it was new to me at the time. I was trying to understand it all at the time because it was new to me. It helped me on my job working at the Hotel in Virginia...
by Laurie Coldwell | Jul 1, 2021 | Blog
Georgia West is a member of our Caribou chapter. She is a member of the chapter rep committee and recently participated in the Career Exploration Workshop Series. I had worked on a resume years ago, in this series I learned what I needed to put on a...