TRAINEE STORIES
Dennis
Dennis Willard, U.S. Navy Veteran, was stationed at Port Hueneme California in the Navy Construction Battalion (commonly referred to as Seabee). As a Seabee he was responsible for building infrastructure for the U.S. military around the world. During his eight years of service, Dennis deployed to numerous countries such [...]
Hilary
I'm a lifelong Puget Sound resident. I love this place! As a kid I went to Salty Sea Days, caught 99 cent double features at Everett Theater, jigged for herring off the docks of Marine View, poured over Archie comics at the Everett Comic Book store, and ferried to [...]
Karen
Karen Hagen loves the Kindred Kitchen Training Academy. She started classes in the first part of October 2021, and she graduated in January 2022. Born in Texas, Karen traveled to a variety of states with her family as a child. The longest period, five years, was spent in the [...]
Ejay
Ejay Perez is focused on his future. He just graduated from our Kindred Kitchen Culinary Training Academy and is considering his options for employment. He was a diligent worker in the program and caught on quickly to the many concepts he was exposed to. “Jon Zintel (Kindred Kitchen Trainer) [...]
Precious
When Precious found Housing Hope she was 9 months pregnant and homeless. She found Housing Hope through a referral to help her, her boyfriend and her soon to be born daughter to get off the streets. Her daughter was born a week after getting housing. While at Housing Hope [...]
Sergey
Prior to our Training Program Sergey was living on the streets. He faced a variety of barriers which prevented him from finding work. He connected with an Employment Specialist who recommended the Ground Works Training Program as a way to reenter the workforce. Sergey said he learned a lot [...]