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Career hub links job seekers, employers By HANNAH YAHNE hannah@appenmedia.com
women indicated several hundred who said they were interested in it. “It really has been like an incredible ride,” Burns said. “We've had so many doors that have opened to us. We've had so many wonderful things happen.” Located off Ga. 400 at Settingdown Road, the project will include more than 76,000 square feet. Burns and Miller hope Keystone will provide much-needed long-term stability and quality of life in a community where providers are increasingly expensive and hard to find.
DULUTH, Ga. — The Atlanta Regional Workforce Development Board celebrated the opening of its relocated career resource center Dec. 3 in Duluth that offers training and assistance with job-seeking to Gwinnett County residents. The Workforce Development Board includes members of the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and oversees the six career centers serving seven Metro Atlanta counties: Gwinnett, Cherokee, Clayton, Douglas, Fayette, Henry and Rockdale. The Gwinnett County career resource center is open at its new location, 3805 Crestwood Parkway NW, Suite 200 in Duluth. The career resource center is a collaboration between Gwinnett Technical College and WorkSource Atlanta Regional, a federally funded program working to connect employers with job candidates. “When you provide individuals with a skill set, you provide them with a life-changing opportunity to earn a viable wage, and therefore, increase their quality of life,” said Lauren Dod-
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A rendering imagines a welcome center at developmental disability community Keystone Village.
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County allows plans for disability community By JON WILCOX jon@appenmedia.com FORSYTH COUNTY, Ga. — Parents give everything for their developmentally disabled children, but they worry about the future. Tammy Miller and Beth Burns, Cumming adoptive mothers of children with special needs, said that thought kept them up at night. So, they set out to find a solution. “We wonder what's going to happen to them, and that's where the real passion behind this is,” Miller said. “It’s making sure our kids are cared for for
the rest of their lives.” Burns and Miller founded the Keystone Village nonprofit with the aim of one day meeting that need. Six years later, their children, who are now adults, finally have a solution. At a Dec. 4 meeting, the Forsyth County Commission approved changes to zoning conditions bringing Keystone Village one step closer to fruition. The 90-resident project will provide affordable long-term residency and care for adults with intellectual and developmental needs. The need for such a center is enormous within Forsyth County, Burns said. A needs survey conducted by the
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