Liberty Hoekstra, food service supervisor at Eielson Air Force Base, has been named Global Connections to Employment’s Team Member of the Quarter for her compassionate leadership and dedication to her team. Supervising 6–12 team members who serve 600 customers daily, Liberty developed unique ways to show her appreciation through small tokens like keychains, lanyards, and […]

Jennie Butler, benefits coordinator, has been named Team Member of the Quarter for LifeView Group – parent company of GCE – for her exceptional contributions to the annual Health & Welfare (H&W) audit at GCE, our affiliate providing career services for team members with disabilities. Over the past three years, Jennie has progressively taken on […]

October marks National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), and Pensacola is home to one of the country’s largest private employers of people with disabilities – Global Connections to Employment (GCE). More than 300 team members with disabilities work at GCE contracts from Escambia to Walton County, including at Naval Air Station Pensacola and Eglin Air […]

Pensacola, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2024) – Young adults with disabilities now have access to a new job training site, thanks to the opening of Project SEARCH on the campus of Santa Rosa Medical Center. Officials, community partners and interns celebrated with a ribbon-cutting today at Santa Rosa Medical Center. “We are so excited our Project […]

Gulfport, Miss. (September 17, 2024) – Global Connections to Employment (GCE) has earned the Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Award at the Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi, known as the Navy Seabees base. This prestigious award is the highest recognition for Navy food service operations. The Colmer Dining Facility was recognized for the East […]

Global Connections to Employment (GCE) and SourceAmerica honored House Representative Mike Ezell of Mississippi’s 4th Congressional District and Senator Rick Scott of Florida as AbilityOne® Congressional Champions in recognition of their dedication to constituents with disabilities. GCE nominated Rep. Ezell and Sen. Scott for their significant contributions as federal policymakers, including congressional actions and support […]

Pensacola is home to one of the state’s top women-led businesses. GCE parent company LifeView Group ranked No. 8 on this year’s “Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Florida” by The Women’s Edge. The list includes nonprofit and for-profit organizations whose leaders are among the highest-ranking female executives in the Florida marketplace. Allison Hill, LifeView Group’s […]

Pensacola, Fla. (May 1, 2024) – LifeView Group has been designated a VETS Indexes 3 Star Employer for 2024, recognizing the organization’s commitment to recruiting, hiring, retaining, developing and supporting veterans and the military-connected community. LifeView Group supports veterans and their families through its three affiliates: Currently, 160 veterans work at LifeView Group sites across […]

Hayli Gourley is the GCE 2023 Team Member of the Year. She was born with a learning disability and worked hard to earn her high school diploma. Her first job was at a hotel, but she longed for teamwork. Today, Hayli is on the food services team at Global Connections to Employment (GCE) in Tacoma, […]