Pima Community College Foundation (Pima Foundation) and Pima Community College (PCC) have built a PCC state of the art learning center on the grounds of the Center of Opportunity campus. Guests at the Center of Opportunity, created by a generous donation from the Humberto S. Lopez Family Foundation, are eligible to enter the Workforce Training Program. The program, taught by PCC instructors, focuses on training guests in high-demand employment areas including Information Technology, Culinary Arts, Building and Construction and Commercial Truck Driving. Those enrolled in this fast track PCC workforce training program pay nothing and, upon completion, are better equipped to secure sustainable living-wage jobs that allow them to move out of the Center into their own home.

For over 26 years, JobPath has supported the success of low-income students pursuing associate degrees and certificates leading to in-demand, high-wage careers in the healthcare, industrial trades, and IT industries. With case management services and financial assistance that helps cover both school and non-school expenses, JobPath students succeed! On average, 90% of JobPath participants complete their programs, and 85% get a job in their field within six months of graduation, earning an average of over $50,000/year plus benefits.

The Amphi ECHO (Educational Community Home Outreach) Program at Nash and Keeling Elementary Schools provides a community school-based approach to achieve student and community transformation by tackling academic and non-academic barrier through before and after school programs for elementary aged students, including new learning opportuniies for students and their families, with wrap-around services focused on health and wellness support. Nash and Keeling are in one of the most in-need zip codes in Arizona. Exciting after school programs entice students to attend classes with nearly 900 children, plus caregivers, benefitting from the program. Increased classroom attendance, higher test scores, and overall well-being; with increased financial literacy, better job prospects for their future, and greater community connection for caregivers will benefit the entire community.