Interview With Penny Poplar Of The Greater Flint Health Coalition - a podcast by GST Michigan Works

In this episode, we speak with Penny Poplar, Program Director of the Flint Healthcare Employment Opportunities (FHEO) program.

The FHEO Program is a workforce development program, assisting unemployed residents of the community and dislocated workers from Flint and Genesee County assisting in training, employment, and educational opportunities in the healthcare industry. Those accepted into the FHEO Program are provided with free training and supportive services. They work with the state to see what careers are currently in demand, offer talent tours for a behind-the-scenes look in the healthcare industry. 

Their parent company, Greater Flint Health Coalition, has been in great partnership with us here at GST MI Works! ever since we started implementing the FHEO program in 2008. They focus heavily on employer needs as well as the needs of the community to bring them together to help grow the program to bring in employers. The employers then determine the life skills needed and what trainings need to be offered. The FHEO helps them find their niche in the healthcare field and offers life skills training.

If you are a health care employer and you want to a part of a hands-on career exploration experience with thousands of high school students, you are welcome to join monthly quadrant meetings, to help plan and design My Career Quest event. The next meeting will be held on Monday, May 27th, at 3 pm. Call Jesse for more information at 989-635- 3561 Ext 236.

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