Lewiston WMCA Provides Grant Funding for PSS/CRMA Students‏

                             

 

 

Photo Caption:  Western Maine Community Action supported three local students with a Job-Driven National Emergency Grant through a partnership with a healthcare academy with the MSAD 52 Adult Education Program.  Featured (left to right) Adult Education Director, Razell Ward, Josee Castonguay, MSAD 52 Work Ready Instructor, students Paula Corriveau, Darlene Johnson, Melodia Saunders, Barbara Roberts, PSS/CRMA Instructor, and John Rice, Schooner Estates Director of Operations.  Photo courtesy of Monica Millhime. 

Auburn – Three students enrolled at MSAD 52 Adult Education in Turner, recently participated in a Ready2Work Personal Support Specialist, (PSS) and Certified Residential Medication Aid, (CRMA), Certificate Program hosted at Schooner Estates in Auburn. Students Paula Corriveau, Darlene Johnson and Melodie Saunders successfully completed five weeks of intensive training.  The 150 hour course was funded by a grant provided to Western Maine Community Action (WMCA), a partner in the CareerCenter in Lewiston.  Students acquired the work readiness skills for a certification in residential medication and a healthcare work readiness certificate that healthcare sector employers are seeking. Mock interviews, tours and other healthcare specific presentations were included as part of the curriculum.  “WMCA provides services to people in Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and Somerset Counties,” shares Patti Saarinen, WMCA Program Site Coordinator in Lewiston. “Many of our services are designed for low to moderate income people and dislocated workers.  Some services are available regardless of income.”  Additional information available at www.wmca.org.  “MSAD 52 Adult Education offers education and training services to students seeking to earn a high school diploma or equivalency, literacy for basic education and English Learning Language (ELL) participants, those looking to upgrade skills for college, and a certification in residential medication and a healthcare work readiness certificate that healthcare sector employers are seeking. Mock interviews, tours and other healthcare specific presentations were included as part of the curriculum.  “WMCA provides services to people in Androscoggin, Franklin, Kennebec, Oxford and Somerset Counties,” shares Patti Saarinen, WMCA Program Site Coordinator in Lewiston. “Many of our services are designed for low to moderate income people and dislocated workers.  Some services are available regardless of income.”  Additional information available at www.wmca.org.  “MSAD 52 Adult Education offers education and training services to students seeking to earn a high school diploma or equivalency, literacy for basic education and English Learning Language (ELL) participants, those looking to upgrade skills for college, and a number of employment training programs in healthcare including CNA and PSS/CRMA, as well as certifications in other fields,” according to Ward.  FMI contact the Adult Ed office by calling 225.1010. 

 

Monica M. Millhime