Norma moved to West Virginia from out of state to live with her daughter and family. She has been searching for employment for the past six months with the assistance of JSI. Norma is signed up for services through the WV DRS and has had the opportunity of doing a Community Based Assessment (CBA) which allows Norma to go out into the community and find businesses that she might enjoy working at. Through this process, JSI contacts a business and schedules an Informational Interview where we and Norma can learn more about the business. After contacting several businesses, we found a business that Norma was interested in. Norma has been working at the new Book Warehouse located in the Flatwoods Mall.
The Book Warehouse is a new bookstore that recently opened its doors. At the bookstore, Norma has been reorganizing the entire book audio section. She really enjoys working at the bookstore because Norma loves reading. She has been organizing all the audio books in alphabetical order. She has learned how to "face" or "spine" a book to allow for space and attractiveness on the shelf. As the bookstore receives new shipments, more books are added to the shelves. Norma has been working in this one area of the bookstore and really enjoys the work. She said that it gave her an opportunity to learn new authors and what books are available. The tasks that she performs allow Norma's skills and experience to shine through. Norma also enjoys the social aspect of the work where she has the opportunity to chat with customers and the employees about books.
Norma is also involved in the community through service at the Thrift Store in Gassaway and the Senior Citizens in Sutton. She attends church on a regular basis with her family and feels that Braxton County is now her new home.
