Welcome to the Team!
The Choice Group welcomes our newest counselors to the team! Tricia Hall - NOVA Area Tabatha Clay - Charlottesville Area
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Welcome, newest Counselors!
We'd like to welcome our two newest Choice Group team members! Claire Adams - Hampton Roads Area Evan Jang - Richmond Area
Counselor Feature: Nancy Kells McNamara
Nancy McNamara is the Lead Counselor in the Hampton Roads area and has been working at The Choice Group for over four years now. While she says that she has had many memorable experiences during her time here, one in particular stands out in the last year. “It was it was a great pleasure to be able to assist a client with multiple felonies who was just released from prison to get back into the workforce doing cabinetmaking which he learned while in prison by working with DARS to promote On the Job Training (OJT) for the client with an employer. I was able to get the employer to give the client a chance, and he is now successfully in Long-Term Employment Support Services (LTESS). He recently attended a job fair via DARS for people coming out of the prison system and shared his success story and how OJT and working with DARS and The Choice Group helped him re-enter society and the workforce successfully.” She loves seeing her clients grow and succeed...
Welcoming New Vocational Counselors to RVA!
We'd like to welcome our newest members of The Choice Group Richmond team! Alexandra Thomas Vocational Counselor Cliff Carter Vocational Counselor Lakeshia Ward Vocational Counselor Mary Chris Warner Vocational Technician Nolan Speichinger Vocational Counselor
Consumer Protection Bureau: Your Money, Your Goals!
The Consumer Protection Bureau has developed an amazing resource called Your Money, Your Goals . The aim of this program is to help individuals gain financial independence through strategy, planning and goal setting. Feeling out of control of your own situation is something that many individuals who receive Social Security experience. At The Choice Group, we offer benefits counseling so you know exactly how your benefits will be affected by employment. We set goals to maintain them while supplementing your income through employment or figure out how to reach complete financial independence - it depends on you! These tools work in quite the same way, letting you choose your path to independence and the freedom of choice! These tools and more can be found at consumerfinance.gov !