I'm beating you this time!

Thursday morning I saw David leaving as I was walking into CareerLink, and I immediately started questioning where he was on Tuesday. I felt a little bit bad at the time for yelling at him, but I really had been concerned and I was relieved to see him. He had been sick the other days apparently, and promised me that he would continue to show up on time for the rest of his time in the program. Interestingly enough though I met up with his case manager later Friday afternoon, and he could not stop saying how much David has appreciated how much care he has been shown—that he couldn’t believe that someone would care that much. I am realizing more and more how much everyone just needs support and attention.
The other big surprise this week was with Nancy. Nancy had met with me earlier at one of the shelters, and when we didn’t see her at the first appointment I had thought she just didn’t want to do the program. In reality, she had walked in to CareerLink and been directed to another program in the building. It all worked out for the best though, because she caught up with Bobby Joe Thursday, took WIN assessment, and returned Friday morning for Alchemy. Actually, since she was the only one in Alchemy Bobby Joe requested that I take it with her to make it more entertaining—and we had a blast! We got really competitive during the lightning rounds, and we turned it into a fun morning overall. I really like Nancy, and I am so excited that she is sticking with the program. She is doing Digital Literacy Monday morning, and at this rate she should be through the program in no time!