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BankNewport supports Genesis Center’s Bridges to Career Opportunity program
Genesis Center was recently recognized with a $15k award from BankNewport in support of their successful supportive workforce training program–Bridges to Career Opportunities (BCO). BCO combines career specific training, industry recognized credentials, and hands-on internships with comprehensive coaching and counseling services from their Financial Opportunity Center (TM) staff. Genesis is grateful for the support of community partners like Bnak Newport that understand that investing in our workforce is investing in Rhode Island. Genesis Center students train for critical frontline position in the state’s healthcare system and staff the state’s culinary establishments. Read the full story below: https://pbn.com/banknewport-gives-15k-grant-to-genesis-center-to-support-bridges-to-career-opportunities-program/
Story Spotlight
Story Spotlight
ZITA PAUL, CULINARY ARTS
Zita, along with several family members including her three children, came to the United States in September 2023 as a refugee from Haiti. In November 2023, she started ESOL classes at Genesis Center to improve her English skills. Simultaneously, she enrolled in Genesis Center’s Culinary Arts program with the short-term goal of opening a small eatery specializing in authentic Haitian cuisine. Because Zita worked as a nurse in Haiti, her ultimate goal is to return to a career in healthcare. To that end, she is currently enrolled in Genesis Center’s International Medical Graduate (IMG) contextualized ESOL program, in partnership with the RI Welcome Back Center, to help foreign-trained medical professionals obtain the necessary credentials and licenses to work in the US healthcare system.
With Zita’s unwavering determination, there is no doubt that she will soon be a practicing R.N. here in Rhode Island.