About
This program is offered to women on site at Congreso, in their homes and at the location of child birth. Clients will learn positioning techniques, recommendations for increasing or decreasing the breast milk supply, manual expression of breast milk, how to safely collect and store breast milk.
Organization
Congreso Education & Training Center
Congreso de Latinos Unidos
Congreso de Latinos Unidos, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Philadelphia, PA, founded in 1977, specializes in empowering Latino communities. They offer specialized workforce development programs such as CDL A & B Trucking, EMT training, and Human Services credentials, with a strong focus on community economic empowerment and job readiness. Their Clinical Medical Assistant program includes in-person phlebotomy certification, providing practical skills and preparing students for state board exams.
Highlights:
- Specializes in empowering Latino communities through targeted employment and training programs
- Mission to enable economic self-sufficiency and well-being for Latino individuals and families
- Vision to facilitate generations of positive outcomes through lifelong partnerships
- Offers an in-person Clinical Medical Assistant program including phlebotomy certification
- Graduates earn multiple certifications, including Phlebotomy, HIPAA, and CPR
- Program prepares students for state board exams and employment in healthcare settings
- The Clinical Medical Assistant program is approximately 13 weeks long, including externship
- Unique focus on economic self-sufficiency and lifelong community partnerships