0:00 What kind of person is cut out for this work?
0:08 Human services is about looking at a person, understanding who they are, seeing their needs and their goals, and connecting them to the resources to succeed.
0:19 Our graduates will have two years of professional experience out in our community and serving clients. And so, I think that's definitely one thing that
0:27 helps our program to stand out. With that in mind, I wanted to create a life skills program. The impact has been
0:34 extremely massive in terms of my development.
0:38 I wanted to help people. I know a lot of people say that, but especially within the Hispanic community. So, being able to provide those resources for them.
0:45 There's a lot of skills you can learn within human services and interning at different individual places.
0:52 We kind of help bridge the gap between where they start and then that future career where they want to end up. The PFW human services department gave me
1:01 the confidence to go out and start my own nonprofit.
1:04 Being here at the human services department, it has given me the resources and the foundation that I need to be able to pursue my end goals.