Workers of tomorrow: Workforce Commission program helps break youth employment barriers

by CJ Vetter ©The Port Lavaca Wave 2025
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CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Former Seadrift resident Alex Perez shows off his vocational nursing certificate. Perez was able to earn the certificate as part of a program offered by the Workforce Solutions of the Golden Crescent.


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