by epecadmin | Apr 9, 2017 | Breaking the Cycle, Student Stories
TYESHA OLDEN: IT’S ALL UP FROM HERE For Tyesha Olden, the struggle was constant. To be sure, she was trying hard to get her life on track. She had dropped out of high school when asthma caused her to miss too many days to catch up, but she’d signed up for Job...
by epecadmin | Sep 28, 2016 | Student Stories, Supporters
HELPING HANDS: TERI AALDERS You might say dog grooming is in Teri Aalders’ blood The owner of Empire Pets grooming salons in Mission and Lenexa, Kan., she’s been a groomer for years. Her mother groomed dogs for more than 40 years. Her three sisters are groomers, one...
by epecadmin | Aug 20, 2016 | Breaking the Cycle
NATASHA’S LESSONS LEARNED Our students aren’t the only ones who do a lot of learning and growing at The Grooming Project. The students learn grooming, customer service and a whole lot of life skills; Natasha Kirsch, the project’s founder, has learned a few...
by epecadmin | Aug 9, 2016 | Breaking the Cycle, Project News
WHY DOG GROOMING? NUMBERS TELL THE STORY It’s a question we get all the time. Of all the skilled trades for which to launch job-training, why did we pick dog grooming? The answer is easy: because good-paying, family-friendly jobs are waiting! And it’s a trade that’s...
by epecadmin | Jul 23, 2016 | Breaking the Cycle, Celebrations, Project News, Thank You!
WHERE ARE THEY NOW? They are women at work, and your support made it possible! Graduates of The Grooming Project’s inaugural class in spring 2016 have jobs – good paying ones! – at grooming salons across the city. If you want to see the results of your involvement...
