“I’ve learned so much about utilizing computers from this program,” said Myhanh Lopes, a beneficiary of Opportunity Junction’s training program.
Myhanh Lopes a program specialist for Shelter Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Lopes enrolled in the Administrative Careers Training program with Opportunity Junction which led to her job as a program specialist. When Myhanh Lopes was just 17 years old, she had to choose between working to support herself and her new baby and finishing high school. She chose her family.
Myhanh Lopes a program specialist for Shelter Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Lopes enrolled in the Administrative Careers Training program with Opportunity Junction which led to her job as a program specialist. Diana Aleman, an agency program coordinator for Contra Costa Health Services, gives out COVID-19 tests and other health information to community members in front of the Las Montañas Supermarket in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. The nonprofit Opportunity Junction helped Aleman, who previously worked in retail sales, with job training and placement.
Diana Aleman, an agency program coordinator for Contra Costa Health Services, right, talks with co-workers and community health ambassadors Haley Zeiger and Jazmin Jazmin Montecino, from left, as they give out COVID-19 tests and other health information in front of the Las Montañas Supermarket in Concord, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2023. The nonprofit Opportunity Junction helped Aleman, who previously worked in retail sales, with job training and placement.
Because leaving the classroom as a teenager signified the abrupt end of Lopes’ childhood, returning to an instructional setting was an emotional experience that resurfaced difficult memories for her. Lopes now works for another nonprofit, SHELTER, Inc., as a program specialist, where she uses her new skills to prevent homelessness and provide shelter for veterans and their families. Her father was a veteran; she knows he would have been proud of her.
Myhanh Lopes a program specialist for Shelter Inc. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Lopes enrolled in the Administrative Careers Training program with Opportunity Junction which led to her job as a program specialist.
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