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The Community College of Allegheny County (CCAC) in Pennsylvania works to connect low-income individuals and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients with one of its many healthcare training programs. The Pathway to Success in Healthcare Grant (PSH) program allows CCAC to extend its outreach to people and places often overlooked.

International Rescue Committee (IRC), a refugee assistance program, provides navigation services for some clients of the San Diego Workforce Partnership (SDWP). IRC is one of many partners providing medical training and support services for the San Diego Workforce Partnership. IRC was instrumental in helping Pas along her journey to career success. They helped Pas enter SDWP’s Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program funded by the Office of Family Assistance. With the support of the HPOG grant she enrolled in the medical administration program at U.S. Colleges in San Diego and completed her training in February 2014.

Hard work meets HOPE at the South Carolina Department of Social Services.

Project HOPE is an award-winning training program serving the entire state of South Carolina. The program provides participants the chance to enter the high-demand healthcare field. Training and supportive services ensure all participants succeed from recruitment to job placement. Project HOPE’s success comes from five core phases, but one shines above the rest.

There are certain skills that students cannot learn from books. Fostering the development of personal and interpersonal skills is strengthening the healthcare workforce in Northern Louisiana.

Professional Healthcare Opportunity Career Center and Support (PHOCAS) at Workforce Development Board SDA-83 Inc. (WDB 83) hosts a monthly workshop, teaching skills that healthcare students may not find in a traditional classroom setting. WDB 83 developed the Essential Skills Workshop in response to a need expressed by the Northeast Louisiana (NELA) Healthcare Alliance for a better-equipped healthcare workforce. NELA Healthcare Alliance is a group of healthcare partners that acts as an advisory board to WDB 83.

In the spring of 2017, the city of Detroit Mayor’s Office launched “Detroit at Work,” with the goal of placing 240 Detroit City residents in entry-level healthcare positions. Three local hospitals committed to the Mayor’s employment initiative: Detroit Medical Center, St. Johns Providence, and Henry Ford Health Systems. Furthermore, a network of partnerships and support formed to help meet this goal.

Volunteers of America Michigan (VOAMI) HPOG is an integral piece of this team. VOAMI HPOG brings skills training, healthcare training, and job placement to Detroit at Work. City resources, including the City of Detroit Employment Offices and the Oakland University School of Nursing Continuing Education (OUSNCE), joined forces with VOAMI to raise program awareness, enroll students, and expand employment opportunities. The City of Detroit Employment Offices aided in recruitment, and OUSNCE stepped in to provide training.

New online courses plus enhanced learning opportunities equals increased participant enthusiasm and training completion.

By making strategic changes and additions to its healthcare training program, GoodCare is paving the way to greater student satisfaction and employment.

True collaboration with employer partners opens sustainable pathways to employment success.

From participant preparation to job placement, a robust commitment to communication and collaboration with employers makes this program buzz with promise.

The Alamo Community College District’s Health Profession Opportunity Grants (Alamo HPOG) program is reaching Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipients and other low-income individuals in San Antonio, Texas. The program’s emphasis includes public housing recipients, individuals with limited English proficiency, veterans, and people with disabilities.

Edmonds Community College in Washington State manages Innovations in Creating Access to Careers in Health (I-CATCH) . Funded by Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG), the program makes healthcare training accessible to low-income and underrepresented individuals such as recipients of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). I-CATCH delivers healthcare training through Edmonds Community College, Everett Community College, and Skagit Valley College.

This video explores the role of the Navigator in guiding HPOG participants through barriers to individualized healthcare career pathways at Health Workforce for the Future in King County, Washington.

Rebuilding trust and forging new relationships starts with a handshake.

The Cook Inlet Tribal Council’s (CITC) HPOG team consists of 11 people: six full-time and five part-time employees, who handle every aspect of the program’s administration. More than half of them are new as of February 2018, including the third program manager in just over a year. The high rate of turnover for such a small team put tremendous strain on the organization, impacting its credibility and trustworthiness.