In Immokalee, an impoverished community largely populated by hard-working migrant farmworkers and their families, educating their children is the best way to lift up the entire community. And that’s just what The Immokalee Foundation does through its Career Pathways program, which helps these students discover professional careers that lead to financial independence.
The students’ career choices are broad and varied; from healthcare to engineering, education to business management, teaching to entrepreneurship, and heavy-equipment service to construction management, The Immokalee Foundation’s students gain access to training, internships, panels, and tailored curricula that help them achieve their career goals.
And there is no doubt about the success of the Career Pathways program: 100 percent of the Foundation’s students graduate from high school, 100 percent have a postsecondary plan for a professional career, and 92 percent graduate with a postsecondary degree or certifi