Success Stories


Mai Kay Lee


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Mai Kay Lee was enrolled into the Empower program on 10/26/04. When she first came to the Empower program, Mai did not have any work experience or knowledge of work expectations. She was also "Basic Skills Deficient" in reading. We invited her to attended our Portfolio Workshops, which she gladly attended all three. She learned various foundations of work readiness through these workshops. I then placed Mai at Anberry Rehabilitation Hospital as a part of her work experience. Mai was able to demonstrate what she had learned from our workshops and quickly adapted to Anberry's daily routine. Mai made such an impression through her work skills and work ethics that after her work experience hours ended, Anberry offered Mai part-time employment. During this time, Mai also worked on her reading through our Plato Lab. She was able to help herself achieve a higher level of reading. Mai has expressed her gratitude with the help of the Empower program and with her success.