{"id":602,"date":"2018-03-29T14:52:16","date_gmt":"2018-03-29T14:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mdnewdirections.org\/newstaging\/?p=602"},"modified":"2024-08-22T15:02:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T15:02:48","slug":"david-parker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdnewdirections.org\/newstaging\/stories-we-live-by\/david-parker\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories We Live By: David"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"602\" class=\"elementor elementor-602\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26592ddb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26592ddb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67f582b\" data-id=\"67f582b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e0121a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6e0121a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/mdnewdirections.org\/newstaging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/david-parker.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-222\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d88e7fd elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d88e7fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>David Parker came to MND in December 2011. Despite the employment barriers he faced, including drug addiction and incarceration, David was persistent in looking for employment. &#8220;I kept coming back and MND kept giving me leads. Then, I used the resume writing and interview skills I learned at MND and finally got a job.&#8221; David was hired as a dietary aide at Coppin State University on January 17, 2011. &#8220;The support group on Thursdays really helped me during the week,&#8221; he recalls. &#8220;I don&#8217;t know if I would have made it without that support.&#8221; MND provided David with the skills to build his confidence and overcome his employment barriers. He learned how to conduct a good interview and speak about past mistakes productively.<\/p><p>When David was hired he felt relieved. &#8220;What they taught me here at MND, it really worked,&#8221; he recalls. David is extremely grateful for the support and skills MND provided. 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