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Job loss turns into a new opportunity for Kristen Ball

Posted on 7 years ago


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After a decade of working as a service manager for a local company, Kristen Bell lost her job. A trip to sign up for unemployment benefits, open the door for a world of new opportunities.

Bell, a Knox County native, utilized programs offered through Adult Education to obtain her GED. During her studies, she was introduced to KCEOC, a local agency that administers workforce services through a contract with Grassroots Partner the Eastern Kentucky Concentrated Employment Program, Inc. (EKCEP).

Learn more about Kristen’s remarkable story HERE.

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