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The Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) team hosted a Carryover Webinar for HPOG program directors on December 14, 2016. During this webinar, Kim Stupica-Dobbs, OFA Program Manager for HPOG, discussed the requirements of carryover requests, submission timelines, and answered questions with current HPOG grantees.

Native Employment Works (NEW) grantees are required to submit an annual report that includes a narrative and statistical component.  NEW program reports cover each July 1 — June 30 program year/ report period.  In each program report, grantees should cover NEW activities, services, and achievements during/for the period covered by the report, including activities, services, and achievements paid for/supported with NEW funds awarded for this program year and activities, services, and achievements paid for/supported with any NEW funds carried forward from a previous program year.

Henry is an immigrant from Ghana who faced difficulty securing employment in New York City. He applied to the Hostos Allied Health Career Pipeline Program and was accepted in January 2019. Henry completed certified nursing assistant (CNA) training, passed his exams in February 2019, and started working in April. In February 2020, he completed patient care technician (PCT) training and obtained another job in October 2020.

Candace enrolled in HPOG when she was 39 years old. She applied and was accepted into the Northwest Ohio Pathway to Healthcare Careers (NOPHC) Project in February 2017. She enrolled in the state tested nursing assistant (STNA) program in March 2017, completed the course in April, and passed her exams in December 2017. Candace re-entered the licensed practical nurse (LPN) program in September 2019 after withdrawing earlier that year. She graduated in December 2020 and passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in April 2021.

Sarah is a single mother of two children who started her career in healthcare at age 19 to support her young family. She earned her Medical Assistant certification in late 2016 outside of HPOG and began working soon after. Sarah wanted to further her training as a licensed practical nurse (LPN) so she enrolled in the Kansas Health Profession Opportunity Project (KHPOP) in April 2019. She completed training and received her LPN license in December 2020.

This video showcases different HPOG participants commenting on their individual HPOG journeys towards success.

Frank is a proud Alaskan Native and military veteran. He was accepted into the CITC Health Professions Opportunity Program (HPOG) in March 2019 and started medical office assistant (MOA) training. He completed training in November 2020, passed the National Healthcareer Association certification exam, and is currently employed.

Naisha was always interested in working in healthcare but did not know how to get started. She applied to the Upstate Partnership for Healthcare Pathways (UPHP) program in February 2019. Naisha completed her phlebotomy certification in May 2019, finished her emergency medical technician (EMT) course in May 2021, and became employed shortly after.

Cherif is a single father who was laid off from his retail job due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was accepted into the Southwestern Connecticut Health CareeRx Academy in September 2020. Cherif completed certified nurse aide (CNA) training and earned his certification in March 2021. He is currently employed.

Ali was working at Wal-Mart to earn tuition for his healthcare training. He was accepted into the Missouri Healthcare Industry Training and Education (HITE) program in December 2017. Ali enrolled into registered nurse (RN) classes and graduated in December 2019. He went on to pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) in January 2020 and obtained employment the same month.