$5 Million Grant to San Francisco Nonprofit Homebridge Aims to Remove Language Barriers for Home Care Workers
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Wednesday, January 17, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco-based Homebridge - California's only nonprofit dedicated to providing both direct in-home supportive services and workforce training to home care providers - has received a two-year, $5 million grant to develop an immersive, on-the-job English language training program for 150 new in-home care providers in San Francisco. The vocational English as a Second Language Home Care Immersion Training Program funded by the California Workforce Development Board, will provide paid Vocational English as a Second Language (VESL) home care training with ongoing language support to strong job candidates whose native language is other than English.
Key Points:
- SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- San Francisco-based Homebridge - California's only nonprofit dedicated to providing both direct in-home supportive services and workforce training to home care providers - has received a two-year, $5 million grant to develop an immersive, on-the-job English language training program for 150 new in-home care providers in San Francisco.
- This career advancement program is funded through an ongoing partnership with the San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development.
- Past programs provided traditional language courses for employees with limited English, but did not have specific home care language training tied to on-the-job language and skill development.
- "It will open the door for many more caring individuals in the San Francisco region to join the home care workforce."