Building Nursing Career Pathways in Poplar Bluff, MO with Heartland Forward

Many communities across the country face a critical shortage of nurses. To help address this challenge in Butler County, Missouri, Heartland Forward designed a healthcare career pathway to train skilled nurses in their communities.

Through partnerships with the Poplar Bluff Chamber of Commerce, the Missouri Hospital Association, five major healthcare employers and three educational institutions, the program connects high school students to nursing education and apprenticeship opportunities, supporting them to pursue professional nursing degrees.

At the Community Funding Accelerator, we were proud to support both the $1.5M grant application and the implementation of funding in the Poplar Bluff community.

Watch the video above to discover the impact of this collaboration and meet several of our incredible community partners.