Gateway to Innovation
About the Gateway to Innovation Program
Hudson County Community College’s Gateway to Innovation program is addressing the unprecedented systemic challenges to the workforce ecosystem exacerbated by the pandemic. This comprehensive program is focused on students and alumni, employers, and community members with the goal of providing basic support, skills training, experiential learning, and connection to employment. The program components are:
Stabilize basic supports for students by enhancing financial health and access to benefits, tax assistance and financial counseling.
- Visit Hudson Helps for access to life-changing benefits. For more information contact: singlestopFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE
- Contact the Financial Counseling Passport Program (FCPP) Form: Click here for information; please email moneymattersFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE.
Engage alumni and expedite the connection to recession-resistant work by augmenting career services with curated jobs, career assessments, and career development workshops.
- Become a member of the HCCC Alumni Association.
Recover by promoting short term recession resistant workforce training to unemployed residents and those in low wage jobs in communities of color. Workforce training is available in healthcare, finance, and technology resulting in industry recognized credentials at no-cost to students.
- For more information, visit the Healthcare, Finance and IT training programs, please email Denisse Carrasco, dcarrascoFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE.
Prosper by deepening engagement with employers through an active and engaged Employer Advisory Board positioning HCCC and the community to thrive. The focus is on aligning training and education with in-demand skills and providing experiential learning opportunities for students in the finance and IT career pathways.
- For employers looking to obtain more information or join the Employer Advisory Board, please email careerpathwaysFREEHUDSONCOUNTYCOMMUNITYCOLLEGE.
For information about our services, contact:
Laurice Dukes
Associate Director of Gateway to Innovation
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Please see the press release that was issued on January 15th, 2021 announcing the program.