The Indiana Department of Health added 2,888 COVID-19 cases to the state s total Wednesday, raising it to 959,409. The cases were confirmed Sept. 28. There were 65 confirmed COVID-19 deaths reported, raising the state s total to 15,132. The deaths occurred between Aug. 25 and Sept. 28.
Free Job Training Gives Hoosiers Hope Amid Pandemic
Courtesy Washington Township Adult Education
As a dying wish to her mother, 48-year-old Winona Parker vowed to get her high school diploma.
It would take the Indianapolis woman four years, and half a dozen attempts, to make her career dream a reality.
“I would say to myself, ‘No matter what has come against me, I was now determined more than ever to achieve my goal,’” she recalls in an email.
Now, the former fast-food worker is enrolled in a pharmacy tech training program. It will allow her to be certified in about four months to help serve pharmacy teams on the front lines of the coronavirus pandemic.