Joanne Scott had been without full-time work for about two decades and was struggling to reenter the workforce. Then she learned this year about a short-term pharmacy technician program at Mt. San ...

Two years ago, Camille Charleston moved from Haiti to the United States, hoping to escape “survival mode” and pursue the American dream. Charleston, 29, didn’t have enough money to pay for college, ...

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