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As a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families recipient, Audrey qualified to enroll in the Health Careers NW program offered by Worksystems, Inc. Health Careers NW prepares participants for training in healthcare career pathways, supports them through training completion, to help them find careers that offer family-sustaining employment. While working at the Portland Airport to make ends meet, Audrey began her journey to becoming a medical assistant (MA) in 2018.

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.

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.

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.

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.