Violetta’s goal is to work in a Public School.
Violetta enrolled with the Caribou Opportunity Center in 2018. Since that time, staff has supported her with completing English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes and a bachelor’s degree through the Universidad Interamericana de Puerto Rico. Once she got her degree, staff arranged a paid internship for her with Aroostook County Action Program (ACAP) to help her gain experience in the education field. During her internship, Violetta’s car stopped running and the part needed to fix it was no longer available. Staff searched local salvage yards to find the part and called every local mechanic to find someone to make the repair. Once a mechanic was found, ACAP offered to pay for the repair. Unfortunately, the car could not be repaired so Fedcap staff and ACAP worked together to combine resources to cover Violetta’s weekly public transportation costs. Violetta was recently offered a position with the local school district. With her higher wages, Violetta is now saving for a new vehicle.