by Jennifer DeJoy | Aug 21, 2025 | Participant Stories
I have a bachelor’s degree in psychology, but it wasn’t the platform for success that I had hoped for. So here I am, a freshman in college again at 47. I am following my passion, purpose, and responsibility. I couldn’t make ends meet as a public-school educator and a...
by Jennifer DeJoy | Jul 16, 2025 | Build Your Career Stories, News, Participant Stories
I’ve been interested in psychology since high school and have worked in caretaking roles throughout my life, but as a first-generation college student I wasn’t fully aware of how to decide on a major or how to turn that major into a career. When I finished...
by Jennifer DeJoy | Feb 5, 2025 | Build Your Career Stories, Participant Stories
I had been looking for a job, and wasn’t finding what I was looking for, when a family friend told me about New Ventures Maine. At my previous job I had worked my way up the company ladder pretty quickly. After three years, I felt like I was no longer learning new...
by Jennifer DeJoy | Nov 25, 2024 | Build Your Career Stories, Participant Stories
I homeschooled my two children through high school. When they were college-ready—and world-ready—it was time for me to get back into the workforce. I went to Central Maine Community College to study human services and graduated with an associate degree in a year and a...
