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The HPOG Employer Driven Career Pathways video features Montefiore HPOG, an HPOG grantee at the forefront of meeting healthcare workforce challenges in its community. The video shows how Montefiore works closely with employer partners and other stakeholders in the borough of the Bronx in order to start their participants on a career pathway and address the critical need for qualified home health aides who can provide competent, compassionate care.

The Partnership to STEP UP in Health Careers (STEP UP) is a career support program, which provides training to Temporary Assistance for Needy Family (TANF) recipients and low-income individuals in the Chicago area.

Living in the poorest county in New York State, residents of the Bronx in New York City face significant challenges. In 2017, the Bronx was deemed the unhealthiest county in the state for the eighth year in a row. Unemployment rates are almost 50 percent higher than state average. Almost half of the children in the borough live in poverty.

Montefiore Health Profession Opportunity Grant (HPOG) program is fighting these statistics by building healthier neighborhoods through a commitment to community health. The program creates opportunities for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals by offering workforce skills development in the healthcare field.

St. Louis residents have the opportunity to enter a career in the healthcare field. This is thanks to the Missouri Healthcare Industry Training and Education (HITE) program . The program helps low-income individuals improve self-sufficiency by offering healthcare training and support. To reach higher enrollment and post-training employment objectives, HITE enlisted the help of a few partners.

A unique team-staffing model guides HPOG participants along career pathways in King County, Washington.

Health Workforce for the Future (HWF) Project serves the diverse population of Seattle and surrounding King County. HWF helps program participants maneuver complex healthcare career pathways. Support services ensure that every participant excels, but every person has different needs. HWF uses a team of Navigators to provide that support. The design of the program evolved with this in mind.

Workshops build skills and knowledge for graduates of the Health CareeRx Academy.

The residents of Connecticut are growing older. Many chose to live their final days in the comfort of their own home. The Health CareeRx Academy at The WorkPlace offers workshops to educate program participants on proper care for aging communities.

In collaboration with Metropolitan Family Services (MFS) and South Suburban College (SSC), Chicago State University administers the Partnership to STEP-UP in Health Careers HPOG program. The program is an evidence-based, multi-institution collaboration that uses a multitiered approach to career laddering. STEP-UP aims to provide career pathways for high demand health professions through training and support services that help participants reach the highest level of their career trajectory.

Discussing employment opportunities early and often enhances the educational experience.

Community College of Allegheny County experienced several challenges after the start of their Pathway to Success in Healthcare (PSH) program , particularly in reaching employment outcome goals for students and obtaining post-graduation data. They ascribed this to a lack of communication and relationship-building between students and the employment specialists who educate and facilitate healthcare jobs for program participants. Although the program had strong relationships with healthcare employers, they struggled to communicate available employment opportunities to students.

Since 1965, Schenectady Community Action Program (SCAP) has pursued alleviating poverty, by helping people to help themselves. Through various programs, they support and empower individuals to build upon their personal resources and abilities to rise out of poverty and become self-sufficient. With the Health Professions Opportunity Grant (HPOG), SCAP partnered with Schenectady County Community College’s Upstate Partnership for Healthcare Pathways (UPHP) program to enroll low-income job seekers in healthcare training.

During an appointment at the Women, Infants, & Children office, Iris came across a flyer for San Jacinto College’s Health Career Pathways Partnership (HCPP) and saw an opportunity to become a registered nurse. HCPP offered free healthcare tuition and support services to help her succeed in a new career.