Workforce System Success Stories - Workforce Development and Adult Learning

Meet Amy...
Incumbent worker receives training to advance her career.

Amy works for the Maryland Farm to Food Bank program, part of the Maryland Food Bank. The Maryland Food Bank relies on donations and volunteers to provide food services to the needy, but they struggle with transportation challenges getting the food donations shipped to distribution areas on the Upper Shore. When Amy discovered she could be eligible for a scholarship through the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board (USWIB) to participate in a seven-week CDL training that would allow her to drive the vehicles to pick up food donations, she jumped at the chance. “I am so glad I now have the CDL license to help the Food Bank,” said Amy. “Last week I hauled a tractor trailer load of potatoes from Baltimore to Dorchester County. It was a big deal because it was right before the holidays. A lot of people count on the Food Bank at that time of year. Not only that, but I can now help haul grain for my dad and brother as well as another local farmer. Just my pure appreciation for the Upper Shore Workforce Investment Board! Thank you so much! I had no knowledge of this program prior to my application for the CDL program. I now tell anyone who asks me about how I paid for my CDL about the scholarship money!”