Allison Palmer is looking to get her life back on track. She lives in a women’s shelter and is hoping to find a job to support herself and her husband, who is staying in a men’s shelter.
“I just want to be able to stand on my own two feet,” she said.
Palmer, 55, was one of dozens of jobseekers attending Clocked In, a free workforce expo that aimed to connect employers, jobseekers and community organizations to help people find work, training and other resources.
Deep South Today, Mississippi Today and the Foundation for the Mid South hosted the event, which took place Tuesday at the Jackson Medical Mall. It was made possible by a grant from the Foundation for the Mid South’s Moving Mississippians Forward Through Employment Initiative…