Health Profession Opportunity Grants
Helping Detroit Wayne county residents break the poverty cycle through training and education in the healthcare industry.
"I am very grateful for Volunteers of America and their assistance during my time of hardship."
Ashley spoke about her experience at our Open House event in July 2016. Ashley has been working three part-time jobs, taking care of her daughter, and pursuing her education. Even with the help of scholarships, it was clear to her that she wouldn't have been able to make it on her own. That is where Volunteers of America Michigan's Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) program came in to provide support and make sure her education costs are covered.
The Health Profession Opportunity Grants Program
Also known as HPOG, this is an innovative approach to provide education, training, support services and job placement in health care occupations for hundreds of impoverished residents of Detroit Wayne County.
This program looks for participants nearing the end of receiving welfare benefits, with a focus on single moms with young children, and an additional focus on veterans. The goals include 250 enrollments and 150 living wage job placements per year.
HPOG is a five-year grant that amounts to a $10.3 million investment in Detroit Wayne County's health care industry. Not only will participants find living wage employment, but employers will find much needed qualified applicants.
To learn more about the Health Profession Opportunity Grants program, click here.
Are you an educator or a part of the healthcare industry and want in to partner with us?
Join us for an orientation, if you are
A resident of Wayne County
A federal cash assistance recipient OR have recently timed out of your federal cash assistance
AND you want to start a career in the healthcare field, but you need funding and supportive services
HPOG Orientations
Mondays and Wednesdays
10:30 am & 2:30 pm
Located at:
Volunteers of America Michigan's HPOG Offices
New Center One Building
3031 W. Grand Blvd Suite #465
Detroit, MI 48202
- For more information contact the HPOG offices
- Phone: 313-394-1051
- hpog@voami.org