Workforce Education Services is a department we have here in Walla Walla Community College that assists individuals who are in workforce programs and help them get ready for school, get started. We can screen them for funding resources, but we can assist them with paying tuition, helping them get their tools, books.

And then while they're in school, helping them stay in school. You know, might be gas or they need to move out of their apartment, and they need to get into a new apartment, we can assist them in finding funding resources for that.

So I decided to come to Walla Walla Community College to get my Welding degree. I walked in and told them I want to do and they did anything and everything to figure out how to assist me in getting into the program.

I've had two toolkits paid for, and then my books have always been paid for, if you need the help, you just have to let them know and be willing to go have that conversation. They gave me a path to be focused on.

I didn't realize the amount of options that I had for different sorts of funding. I was trying to pay for college by myself, and I wasn't able to and my advisor kind of stepped in and she told me about a grant that I could apply for.

Very, very helpful because I was very stressed with housing and with books and you know, school bills to pay for and all the other stuff that people have in life.

You can tell a lot of times when individuals come to me, they're overwhelmed. One of the main things I will say, "It will be fine. I'll work with you. It's gonna be cool. You can always come in."

And so I think a lot of it, it just puts their mind at ease and they know that they can do it. And they know that they can come to a Navigator and we will assist them and help them find those resources.

It eased my mind after day one of meeting them, I just knew that they were there to help me.

Life just happens, you can just go and talk to your Navigator. I had to talk about my car being broke down, and she was able to give me the assistance necessary to fix my car. They really put you in a place to succeed. And it just makes it easier for you to want to succeed.

I feel like I can bring any problem to them.

They never told me no. It was always a, "We'll find a way!"

It could be all of us one day that might need that assistance. So I always put myself in that position to be there for those people.

I consider my Navigator like my friend. She's like my rock. Like if anything I need I just go to her. She's really -- Yeah, she's important to me.

I do believe that we change people's lives and I am very passionate about changing people's lives and assisting them in growing and becoming the people that they would like to be.