continued support. At CEO, she believes she’s found her purpose. She used to be a waitress and thought that was her destiny, but CEO allowed her to follow another path. “Being a permanent employee of CEO is one of my biggest life accomplishments. I feel I am worthy and valuable, and I’m very passionate about sharing my story to encourage and inspire others who struggled like I did,” she says. P2E (Pathway to Employment) instructor and outreach specialist Lia Watts, 40, is a Marin resident who began transitional employment in July 2023. “I was referred through some of the support groups I
CEO supports participants in advanced training programs such as Commercial Driver’s Licenses, IT and union apprenticeships.
was part of,” she says, and it gave her a chance to get back into the
great opportunity; it’s not an opportunity that’s taken lightly,” she says. She had office training and is now a permanent employee who helps other people find ways to overcome obstacles. Among them are obtaining clothing for interviews, directing them to places where they can get housing and, if necessary, accessing mental health services. “I consider myself peer support,” she says, and she assists people with basic résumés and arranges mock interviews. In addition, she stays in contact for a year with people who need
workforce after dealing with personal hurdles. “In my 20s, I laid the groundwork to be a successful person … but I got drastically off course,” she says, explaining that she made a series of bad decisions that led to her incarceration. She was feeling discouraged and didn’t know how to get back on track, so when CEO came into her life, “It was a blessing,” she says. “It was a huge wakeup call. It was a pivoting point in my life.” She enjoyed working on crew, where she got exercise
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