Jessica Robey and Kisha Barnes discuss the importance of career training for local women with Pastors Tom and Billy. The Caroline Center provides free career education for women in Baltimore City. Learn more about their work on their website: https://caroline-center.org. 

Jessica Robey works as the Communications and Marketing Manager at The Caroline Center. 

Akisha Barnes is an alumnus of the Caroline Center (Group 57) from 2014. After graduation, she was selected by Pat McLaughlin to speak to City Hall and give testimony on behalf of the Caroline Center students in 2015 at an especially important meeting for funding. With that testimony, not only did C.C. receive the funding, but was also awarded an additional $20,000 from the city. She has been on panels to speak with the students of Caroline Center about the benefits and possibilities of being a graduate. She has also tried to attend as many C.C. functions as her schedule would allow in support of the organization that gave her so much. Since graduating, she took up a position as a GNA with Genesis from 2014-2015 and worked as a Childcare Provider from 2015-2020. She is presently an employee of the City of Baltimore as well as the proud business owner of a mobile CPR/First Aid company called “Voices Hearts and Hands LLC” through which she teaches the Women of the Caroline Center BLS training. If you or anyone you know is interested in taking a course with Voices Hearts and Hands LLC, they offer a wide range of courses from CPR/First Aid to BLS and Disaster Preparedness. Feel free to contact them by calling 443.648.3047 or sending an email to voicesheartsandhands@gmail.com.

Believe in Baltimore is a podcast conversation with community leaders and change-makers in Baltimore, Maryland, hosted by Govans Presbyterian Church. In each episode, we welcome a local leader to share about their work in Charm City, as well as their hopes and dreams for our community. Govans Presbyterian Church is a theologically progressive community empowering people to make the world better. Learn more about Govans and how you can get involved at www.govanspres.org.