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In April 2018, Work Attributes Toward Careers in Health (WATCH) , a Health Profession Opportunity Grant in central Pennsylvania, noted rapid job growth in three occupations: Medical Front Office (MFO), Medical Billing and Coding (MB), and Electronic Health Records (EHR). They also saw a growing need for training options with flexible scheduling to accommodate individuals with employment and family obligations. Their efforts to integrate online healthcare training became the marker of program success when the COVID-19 pandemic moved most training and case management online.

The Northwest Ohio Pathway to Healthcare Careers (NOPHC) Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program at Zepf Center focuses on helping low-income individuals obtain the education and training needed to pursue a job in the healthcare field. This project also builds upon the community Bridges out of Poverty initiative, which focuses on empowering people to progress out of poverty.

Whatcom Community College (WCC) added the Innovations in Creating Access to Careers in Healthcare Grant (I-CATCH) program to their campus in October 2018. The I-CATCH program is open to Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and low-income individuals looking for a new career in healthcare. WCC’s addition of I-CATCH opened training and support services to more people in Washington state. It also brought a new approach to I-CATCH participant coaching. The WCC I-CATCH program uses a student-centered coaching approach, which focuses on utilizing campus and community resources to fund and support students’ personal needs. The coaching also keeps employment in mind through every step of the student’s academic progression.

CareerAdvance Healthcare Job Training Program at the Community Action Project of Tulsa County, Inc (CAP Tulsa) is a free healthcare career training program. They offer coaching, education, training, and job opportunities for low-income families in Tulsa. CareerAdvance helps participants build the academic skills necessary to enter a healthcare training program, earn an industry recognized certificate, and find employment through local partner employers.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients in Texas face a challenge when it comes to training and education. Under the state’s work-first service model, parents are required to work a minimum of 30 to 40 hours a week to receive TANF benefits. This forces them to choose between work and school. Through thoughtful planning with community partners, Alamo Colleges District’s Alamo Health Profession Opportunity Grant (Alamo HPOG) program found a way to offer full-time training to TANF recipients without fear of losing their benefits.

In June 2018, Work Attributes Toward Careers in Health (WATCH) , a Health Profession Opportunity Grant based in rural central Pennsylvania, applied for the Institute of Educational Leadership’s Minds That Move Us (MTMU) initiative. WATCH developed Team ASCENT (Advancing Social Capital via Enhanced Networks & Training). ASCENT is designed to integrate into existing programs and builds participants’ social capital using technology. ASCENT consists of peer ambassadors, representatives from WATCH, Adult Education, Central Susquehanna LPN Career Center, Geisinger Medical Center’s Nursing Assistant Residency Program, and Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation.

The Upstate Partnership for Healthcare Pathways (UPHP) at Schenectady County Community College wants to lift the weight of testing anxiety from the shoulders of their nursing students. In 2018, the ATI TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) exam became required for all applicants to the nursing program. This overwhelmed many UPHP participants who were now performing poorly on their first test attempts. UPHP knew they needed to provide students with the resources and time it takes to prepare for the TEAS.

Removing barriers to education through support services is one of many goals of the Health Career Pathways Partnership program at San Jacinto College. Funded by Healthcare Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), the program provides healthcare education and training to low- income individuals. Health Career Pathways Partnership not only provides tuition assistance for healthcare education and training, but the support services needed to successfully complete it. Support services come in the form of gas cards, funding for supplies, certification exams, and most recently—laptops.

Project HOPE at the South Carolina Department of Social Services takes a unique approach to helping their participants. There are two critical elements to their program: Boot Camp and job placement. Located in Columbia, SC, the program provides education and training in healthcare to low-income individuals and guides them into well-paying healthcare jobs.

Volunteers of America Texas Health Profession Opportunity Grant (VOATX HPOG) does not just open the door to employment for its participants; it gives them the keys. VOATX HPOG provides opportunities for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income persons in Houston and Conroe, Texas. It helps them obtain education, vocational training, and living wage employment in high-demand positions in the healthcare industry.