In six years of traveling around Wisconsin, I have yet to visit a manufacturing company that can find enough people to meet their hiring needs, but you look at neighborhoods in Milwaukee and still see high rates of unemployment. That’s why we started the Joseph Project. We saw a need for making the connection between people who are genuinely seeking opportunity and the opportunities that exist around the state. This project is designed for those who want to turn their lives around and experience the dignity of being able to provide for themselves and their families. The Joseph Project helps them grasp the first rung on the ladder of success. My Senate staff, working collaboratively with Pastor Jerome Smith of Greater Praise Church of God in Christ and a growing number of Sheboygan area employers, are doing an incredible job motivating participants to complete the process.