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Meanwhile, government retraining programs (WIOA, local workforce boards) served only 11% of unemployed Latinas who applied in 2024, due to underfunding and eligibility rules that exclude gig workers, the self-employed, and those with less than a high school diploma.

“I thought it was a scam,” Betina laughs dryly. “But then I saw the submission fee—zero dollars. And the prompt was not ‘send bikini photos.’ It was: ‘Send a 3-minute video answering: What did you lose in 2023, and what are you building in 2024?’ ” LatinaCasting.2024.Unemployed.Betina.Found.Her....

She also turned down three traditional acting offers. “They wanted me to play ‘the sassy unemployed friend’ or ‘the struggling single mom.’ I said no. I’m not a character. I’m a movement.” government retraining programs (WIOA