When Cici joined the Corps, it was her first job outside of retail. She was drawn to the program because she was able to work outside and serve the community. "It was a different kind of service for the community, and I was very interested in that."
Cici's biggest takeaway from her experience at the Corps was confidence, which she used to start over in a new field of work. After the Corps, she went on to be indentured into the NorCal Carpenters Union. Cici was sponsored to join Women in the Trades, which will ensure a spot for her in the union. "My main goal is to be extremely well versed in carpentry, figure out how to build homes, network with whatever contractors I can, potentially become a contractor myself, and get funding for areas with a high [rate] of homelessness."
Cici feels that the Corps is a "great opportunity" for those who are looking to expand their career choices. She chose the Corps in order to focus on herself and get out of a dead-end career, and along the way, she found that she could also make transformational changes in her community at the same time.
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