Jesse's New Job!!

It always been Jesse's dream to work in law enforcement. Since his move here in August of 2007, he has applied to dozens of city and county departments. Unfortunately, the current economy left many of these departments without the funds to hire and train entry-level recruits.

It was difficult to watch him spend countless hours of his time going through each application process, many of them leading to further testing and interviews, only to later find out he wasn't selected.

Last week, all of Jesse's hard work paid off when he was selected and hired by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Department! Just a few months ago he was hired by their Reserve Department and has been attending their local reserve academy three nights a week, but this new position is full-time and, more importantly, is a paid position. Clackamas County has a great reputation and it was Jesse's first choice for departments. Not only that, but he was selected as a patrol officer which is the position he was most wanting, meaning he won't have to start in a different department and work his way to patrol.

I am just so proud of Jesse. He has worked really, really hard for this and nobody deserves it more than him. He still has a long road ahead, including a 4-month academy in Salem, Oregon (which is an hour away), but he couldn't be more thrilled to begin this journey.

We will keep you posted as we know more!