Richard J. Daley College and Central States SER

Chicago’s Richard J. Daley College and Central States SER offer the Healthcare Careers Bridge Program. The program excels at keeping adults who are jobless motivated, especially when faced with new types of workplaces and employment. The program—which includes a pre-bridge, medical career bridge, connection to a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) certificate, and further training in nursing or allied health—seeks to move individuals out of poverty through earning credentials, enabling participants to obtain career path employment and earn a living wage. Target participants are unemployed, with many chronically unemployed or living in extreme poverty.