Tax Centers of America in Lakewood took the opportunity to prepare young adults for everyday life while participating in Hire Pierce County: Next Gen.

At Nallayer Studios, owner Rey Thompson has used the Hire Pierce County: Next Gen internship program to find young adults interested in photo and video production as a career.

Caring With Compassion Community Founder and CEO Ronita Boullt utilized the Hire Pierce County: Next Gen internship program because she was interested in mentoring youth in the healthcare service [...]

Anthony is a mature worker who connected to WorkSource Pierce in 2017 but could not complete training due to personal issues and barriers. His education level and physical limitations held him [...]

Bright Ide Acres in Orting said they found Hire Pierce County: Next Gen beneficial for their farm in several ways. “It can be hard to find part-time crew members for our farm, and hiring a young [...]

Prior to connecting with Hire Pierce County: Next Gen, Amarye was experiencing homelessness and suffering from addiction, anxiety, and depression. Through the young adult internship program and [...]

Ivelina had not had a job in several years. She lacked the confidence to get into the workforce because she felt she had little to no valuable skills that were appealing to employers. All her [...]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Korean Women’s Association (KWA) found itself dealing with continuous workforce demand and consistently pursued hiring during 2021. In the slowest months of 2021, [...]

Olympus Services, LLC is a minority-owned business that specializes in custom fencing, decking, and concrete. Owners Stanton and Gabe Moaalii serve the whole Puget Sound area but call Tacoma [...]

Harbor WildWatch in Gig Harbor was able to utilize the Hire Pierce County: Next Gen program to hire an intern to serve as an Operations Assistant for their Visitor & Interpretive Center. “We [...]