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Yahoo
04-04-2025
- Yahoo
Roadrunner Food Bank helps people learn job skills through training program
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – You probably know Roadrunner Food Bank as a place that gives food to community members in need. But it's also a place giving people a second chance, setting them up for careers. Story continues below Crime: Third grade Farmington teacher arrested in connection to husband's stabbing death Entertainment: Japanese retailer Daiso sets opening date for first Albuquerque store Traffic: Albuquerque speed cameras are slowing drivers but less than half of tickets are paid Angelo Jimenez hasn't had it easy. 'My grandfather had it, my dad has it, I have it, my sister has it. It's called dilated cardiomyopathy,' he said. The genetic condition led him to have a heart transplant in 2017, which was followed by a long recovery. 'It was hard to get back to normal me after my transplant,' said Jimenez. In an effort to gain independence, he applied for the Job Training Program at Roadrunner Food Bank. 'Its goal is to assist people who would ordinarily have difficulty finding employment or keeping employment,' said Teresa Trujillo, Job Training Program Manager at Roadrunner Food Bank. From veterans to people with disabilities, to others reentering society from the justice system, the program teaches people job skills, like managing a warehouse or earning their commercial driver's license. The participants also get paid for their hours of training. 'It's the perfect environment for someone who hasn't worked before,' said Trujillo. Through the program, Jimenez was hired on full-time and earned his CDL. 'I had never had a job before, actually, so this is technically my first job still,' said Jimenez. He said it's helped him with his social skills and then some. 'My coworkers. I can't say it enough, really. Those guys, they make the day go by,' he said. 'It's like a family here, pretty much.' So far, about ten people have made it through the program. While Jimenez went on to work full time at the food bank, others have gone on to use their training to land reliable jobs across the state. You can learn more about the program by clicking this link. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Arab News
05-03-2025
- Business
- Arab News
New Philippine degree recognition to boost job prospects for Filipinos in UAE
MANILA: The Philippine government on Wednesday welcomed the UAE's recognition of University of the Philippines Open University degrees as paving the way for better job opportunities and career advancement for Filipinos in the Gulf state. UPOU, a public research university located south of Metro Manila, has been recognized for equivalency by the UAE's Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. 'Equivalency is a big help for Filipino professionals working abroad. That allows them to practice their trade and get the same recognition that they enjoy here in the Philippines,' Dante Francis Ang II, secretary of the Commission on Filipinos Overseas, said in an interview with the Philippine News Agency. His office will be reaching out to Filipinos based in the UAE and encouraging them to get a degree or take further studies, he said. UPOU operates as part of the Philippines' national university, the University of the Philippines. It said that the 'landmark accreditation' is expected to pave the way for overseas Filipino workers, or OFWs, in the UAE to leverage their UPOU degrees for career advancement and employment opportunities. 'Prior to the said accreditation, OFWs with UPOU degrees reportedly faced challenges in career advancement since their graduate programs were not recognized by the UAE,' UPOU said. UP President Angelo Jimenez said that the recognition will likely strengthen the Philippines' macroeconomic stability 'by increasing overseas remittances and reducing the final strain on welfare services extended to OFWs,' as it would enable them to earn higher salaries. 'This development will have a profound impact on the professional and economic mobility of our OFWs, enabling them to transition from high-risk, low-paying jobs to safer, more stable and higher-income positions,' Jimenez said. Out of more than 2 million overseas Filipino workers, whose remittance inflows account for about 9 percent of their country's gross domestic product, about 700,000 live in the UAE — the second-largest employer of Philippine expats after Saudi Arabia.
