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Hector Chavez, Executive Director of Hidalgo Community Development Corporation (CDC), first met Alejandro and Andrea, when they were teenagers, living in the Hidalgo neighborhood. Their parents had spent years laboring under the Central Valley sun as agricultural workers, and Alejandro and Andrea carried that legacy with them. When summer camp or youth trip opportunities arose, they would smile politely and decline the invitations. Instead, they rose before dawn to join their parents in the...

Thanks to workforce development, a pathway for career development landed a mother of five her dream career. Samantha Landers has always sought out personal development opportunities and wanted increased financial stability for her family. Living in the King Neighborhood of Southwest Fresno, she was working at the Family Dollar nearby when she was introduced to a new opportunity that would open the door to a career in healthcare. While at Kimbo's Donuts, Samantha met Jason Spencer, CEO of...

Lynisha Senegal's career began as a small business owner in Fresno, where she faced many of the same challenges she now helps other entrepreneurs overcome. Starting out with a 540-credit score, no savings, and no Wi-Fi, Senegal had to teach herself everything she needed to know about starting a business. “I spent hours at my local Starbucks reading everything I could to teach myself what it would take to successfully run my business,” she recalled. Today, Senegal is the founder of Vision...