Featured Alumni Stories

FEATURED ALUMNI

• November 2023 Featured Alum: Summer Ramos
  
• Gearing Up for Giving Tuesday
  
• Opportunity Junction calls for donations of toys and gift cards
  
• Please Join Us for the CNA Graduation!
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction
  
• September 2023 Featured Alum: Connie Salcedo
  
• It’s Giving Season
  
• Celebrating New (and Returning) Staff
  
• Inclusive Hiring Practices for Employers
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction
  
• July 2023 Featured Alum: Zenia Brown
  
• New Training Schedule for the ACT
  
• Featured Partner: Loaves and Fishes
  
• Farewell Alissa, After 22 Years
  
• A Legacy to be Remembered By
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction
  
• May 2023 Featured Alum: Mary Mei
  
• Opportunity Junction’s Annual Gala Breaks Records
  
• 70th ACT Graduation Celebrates Achievement and Success
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: Stepping into a New Role
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction
  
• March 2023 Featured Alum: Julien Frost
  
• Opportunity Junction Announces Appointment of Brianna Robinson as President and CEO
  
• OJ Board Members, Staff Meet Former UK Prime Minister
  
• Now Hiring! Opportunity Junction Seeks Candidates for Three Positions
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: Love, Family, and Work
  
• Opportunity Junction Announces New Grant Awards
  
• January 2023 Featured Alum: Nanaushika McGee
  
• Holiday Appeal Raises $200,000 in Donations
  
• Administrative Careers Training Students to Celebrate Graduation
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: Honoring our Alumni
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction
  
• November 2022 Featured Alum: Maria Capote
  
• Holiday Giving Season is Here!
  
• What’s New at the Tech Center?
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: A Community of Leaders
  
• Opportunity Junction Announces New Grant Awards
  
• September 2022 Featured Alum: Aishia Patterson
  
• Opportunity Junction Adopts New Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility and Belonging (DEIAB) Statement
  
• Dedicated Opportunity Junction Volunteer Shares Her Story
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: Finding Opportunity in Uncertainty
  
• Opportunity Junction Awarded New Grants
  
• July 2022 Featured Alum: Dawn Nelson
  
• Celebrate Certified Nursing Assistant Graduates on Aug. 3
  
• Things to Consider Before Accepting a Job Offer
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: Last Year’s Results
  
• May 2022 Featured Alum: Christopher Ledgister
  
• From the CEO’s Desk: Annual Planning
  
• 36 Opportunity Junction Program Participants Celebrate Graduation
  
• New Grants Awarded to Opportunity Junction 
  
• April 23 Imagine Gala Fundraiser Recap
  
• 8 Tips for Adults Returning to School
  
• Opportunity Junction Announces New Grants Received
  
• Opportunity Junction Seeks Regional Program Director
  
• Opportunity Junction Now Recruiting for May Classes
  
• Opportunity Junction Donors Share the Stories Behind Who Inspired their Contribution
  
• Celebrating 22 Years of Transformation
  
• March 2022 Featured Alumna: Nancy Luna Gonzalez
  
• Where to Find Tax Assistance This Year
  
• Nonprofit Opportunity Junction Announces New Grants Received
  
• Thank You - Holiday Appeal Recap 2021
  
• Administrative Careers Training Students Set to Graduate in Virtual Ceremony
  
• Save the Date - 2022 Gala
  
• January 2022 Featured Alumna: Doreen Katiba
  
• Pandemic or not, the Holiday Spirit Persists
  
• Opportunity Junction Honored with Economic Justice Award
  
• Job-Seekers - We Are Here for You!
  
• Give the Gift of Opportunity - Available Now!
  
• New Grants
  
• November 2021 Featured Alumna: Diana Aleman
  
• Opportunity Junction Honored with Economic Justice Award
  
• New Grants
  
• Every time the bell rings, a participant earned a job!
  
• September 2021 Volunteer Spotlight: Mike Carroll
  
• Administrative Careers Training Class Graduated on September 24
  
• September 2021 Featured Alumna: Vickie Ore
  
• Certified Nursing Assistant Expansion Launches in Antioch
  
• New Grants
  
• Matching Funds Available Now -- for a Limited Time!!
  
• July 2021 Featured Alumna: Linh Luangrath
  
• OJ Year in Review: Perseverance and Adaptation
  
• New Grants
  
• Second Virtual Gala a Huge Success!
  
• Graduation Season at Opportunity Junction
  
• Healthcare Career Pathways Expands to Antioch
  
• May 2021 Featured Alumna: Deb Carcache
  
• New Grants
• Do-It-Yourself Tax Assistance Moves Online
• OJ Hiring Nurses for Healthcare Career Pathway
• 2021 Gala - Celebrating 21 years!
• March 2021 Featured Alumna: Pauline Gaona
  
• We’re Hiring: Licensed mental health clinician (Ph.D., Psy.D., LMSW, LMFT)
• New Grants
• Blown Away By Your Generosity!
• Save the Date to Celebrate – April 24th 2021
• CNA Training is coming to our Antioch office in April!
• Join us for Class 63 Graduation – on Zoom!
• January Featured Alum, Now Employee: Nicole Hall
  
• New Grants
• A Thanksgiving Distanced, But Still Full of Gratitude
• 'Tis the Season to Give Opportunity!
• Motivated Job-Seekers Wanted!
• Staff Presents "Inclusive Hiring During a Pandemic" at Antioch Chamber
• November 2020 Featured Alum: Tenisa Pelesauma
  
• New Grants
• Our First Fully Online Class Graduates!
• Register Today to Be a Voter!
• Meeting the Surge in Demand
• September 2020 Featured Alumni: Gwen Moore
  
• Travis Credit Union Matching Dollar for Dollar!
• New Grants
• July 2020 Featured Client: Maria Acosta
• FY2019-20 Year-in-Review: Nimble and Determined
• Class 61 Trainees Overcome Adversity, Graduate Despite Pandemic
• Opportunity is Not Distributed Equally
• Training Completed, But Graduation Delayed
• May 2020 Featured Student: Andrea Higgins
• Celebrating 20 Years of Roaring Success
• No Such Thing as a Shutdown
• New Grants
• The Gala Goes Virtual
• Opportunity Junction’s Role in Addressing the COVID-19 Crisis
• March 2020 Featured Alumni: Shirley Marshall
  
• New Grants
• Complete your Taxes FOR FREE: We Can Help!
• VP of Programs Brianna Robinson Selected for National Skills Coalition Cohort
• Vote at Opportunity Junction: We’re a Polling Place!
• Congratulations to our Administrative Careers Training program graduates!
• January 2020 Featured Alumni: Nadya, Maro'Jene, and Alana
  
• New Grants
• Get Your Tickets for the 2020 Gala
• A Strong End to 2019!
• Opportunity Junction Will Help Residents Complete Online 2020 Census
• Vote in Your Pajamas! We'll Show You How
• Opportunity Junction Ranked #1 Poverty Fighting Organization in the Nation
• November 2019 Featured Alum: Frank Kolsut
  
• Save the Date: December 3rd - Giving Tuesday
• New Grants
• Our 2018-2019 Annual Report is Here
• Thank You, Corporate Volunteers!
• Welcome, Renee Reid!
• September 2019 Featured Alum: Laura Alvarez
  
• Celebrate Success on April 25, 2020
• New Grants
• Low-cost Home Internet Made Possible
• Congrats Class 59: Graduation on September 20th!
• Helping Motivated Youth Achieve Their Goals!
• July 2019 Featured Alum: Jackie Gerstenberger
  
• President's Year in Review
• Save The Date: 2020 Imagine Gala - April 25th
• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Training Program
• Administrative Career Training Program Class #62 Starts on June 1!
• Opportunity Junction Featured in MDRC Report
• New Grants
• Graduation Season Includes Opportunity Junction's Class 58
• Daring to Reach for the Stars at the 2019 Imagine Gala
• We're Hiring a Computer Skills Instructor
• Certified Nursing Assistant Training Begins August 26
• May 2019 Featured Alum: Rachel Spangler
  
• May 2019
• March 2019
  
• January 2019