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Victoria’s journey began at Penn Valley Community College’s Registered Nurse Program in Kansas City, Missouri. Her college career faltered when she had her first child and needed employment. She thought her dream of working in the healthcare field was over until she came across the School of Phlebotomy website. Victoria was thrilled they offered weekend Medical Assistant programs that worked with her schedule.

Victoria came to the Full Employment Council and met with the Healthcare Coordinator. Victoria applied for and was accepted into the Missouri Healthcare Industry Training and Education (HITE) program. She immediately enrolled in the Medical Assistant program. She never missed a day of school and fell in love all over again with healthcare. HITE helped Victoria through her training by paying for her tuition, providing scrubs, a stethoscope, blood pressure cuff and transportation assistance.

Greg worked as a Customer Service Representative in a call center housed in the same building as GoodCare , Goodwill Industries of the Valley’s Health Professions Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program office. He met Rick and Jeana, GoodCare staff who told him about the program. They explained that participants received academic and financial support to pursue a career in healthcare. Later, when faced with unemployment, Greg remembered their offer to help him find a new career path. Greg was concerned because he felt he did not possess any marketable job skills. He also was a recovering addict. Nevertheless, he knew he needed to make a change and was committed.

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.

Professional Healthcare Opportunities Careers And Support (PHOCAS) 2.0 at Workforce Development Board SDA-83 serves Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and the underserved across eleven counties in Northeast Louisiana. PHOCAS provides training for careers in the high-growth and high-demand healthcare sector. With the support of PHOCAS, participants overcome barriers and basic skills deficiencies to train for a career in healthcare.

The Workforce Development Council (WDC) of Seattle-King County has been serving the city of Seattle and surrounding King County, WA for ten years with the Health Workforce for the Future (HWF) program funded by Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG). HWF supports progress toward economic self-sufficiency for low-income individuals through low-cost healthcare training. HWF medical assistant (MA) apprenticeship program not only shapes the lives of its participants, but the way the state of Washington implements training programs.

Leigha grew up in La Marque, Texas in a low-income home. Her mother worked at different healthcare facilities as a certified nurse aide (CNA) with long night shifts. Despite her mother’s efforts, it never seemed to be enough to keep their family stable.

Her mother’s healthcare career exposed Leigha to the field at an early age. Leigha loved the thought of helping others. Her mother exemplified a deep gratitude for her work and compassion despite the challenges of the job. Leigha admired her mother for persevering through her struggles and desired a career that would help people overcome adversity.

Amber was a young mother struggling to raise her two children when she walked into the Danielson American Job Center in east Connecticut. While working with an Employment Advocate (EA), she mentioned an interest in a career in healthcare. Her EA directed her to Health Careers Advancement Project (Health CAP) , an HPOG program facilitated by Eastern Connecticut Workforce Investment Board, Inc. Health CAP provides opportunities for TANF recipients and other low-income individuals to obtain occupational training in many healthcare tracks. Amber spoke to an HPOG navigator about how to enter the Health CAP program.

The Allied Health Career Pipeline at Hostos Community College recognized they needed to focus on Adult Basic Education (ABE) training to help their participants achieve success. They introduced ABE training in 2018 as a part of their Home Health Aide (HHA) training and later offered it as a prerequisite to Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students.

The Partnership to STEP UP in Health Careers (STEP-UP) program at the Chicago State University focuses on a multi-level approach to career improvement in high demand health professions. The program serves low-income individuals and TANF recipients in Chicago, especially the south side and the southern suburbs.