2008 Fedcap Words About Work! Honorable Mention G. Brown

Gwendolyn Brown has been an employee in Fedcap’s Office Services division since October of 2007. After completing treatment for alcohol and drug abuse, she graduated from Fedcap Career Design School’s Office Skills training program last year. Ms. Brown works on several Office Services contracts and is excited about an unexpected job benefit. She works with a number of deaf co-workers and is in the process of learning sign language to better communicate. In addition to writing about her past struggles, she now mentors young women who are battling addiction. “I now enjoy living life on life’s terms,” she says, and continues, “I look in the mirror now and tell myself I am somebody.” Ms. Brown has plans to return to school and become a licensed counselor and work with young adults. This is Ms. Brown’s first submission to the Words about Work! contest.Work makes a difference in all of our lives. It provides independence, dignity, income, a sense of self-worth and accomplishment, a purpose. And it should never be taken for granted. Words about Work!® is an annual poetry competition for Fedcap participants, employees, and their children that offers inspiring thoughts on the question: “What does work mean to you and your family?” Now in its eighth year, Words about Work!® is an inspiring vehicle for the public to learn about Fedcap. Our mission — to be a premier organization that empowers people with barriers to employment to move towards economic independence as valued members …
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