JOB CORPS A recent graduate of the Hooks Job Corps has landed a job in Washington, D.C. The students name is Troy Gray who came to the Hooks center in January of 2012 with his high school diploma. He is originally from the Washington area and wanted to go back home to work....
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Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps is in the Christmas Spirit
The Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Student Government Association was in the giving spirit of the season of Christmas.The SGA voted to use money raised throughout the year by SGA to buy gifts and treat for the students who have children. All students with children...
HOOKS JOB CORPS STUDENTS HELPS WITH HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center Student Government Association (SGA) members and other center students have been in the giving spirit this holiday season. Students were recently briefed about Hurricane Sandy; the disaster that hit the east coast. The students...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hook Job Corps Open House
No. 15 for Job Corps The Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center celebrates its 15th anniversary with an open house from 3 to 6 p.m. on Friday September 28, 2012 at 1555 McAlister Dr., off Millbranch between Holmes and Stateline. The event, which is open to the public,...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Success Story
Jarett Brigham, a graduate of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center, is a great example of how Job Corps works. Following completion of the center Accounting Trade, Brigham enrolled in the Transportation Communications International Union (TCU/IAM) program at...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Student Jeremy Johnson hired by Memphis Area Transit Authority
Hooks Job Corps student Jeremy completed the carpentry trade and received his GED at the Hooks center in Memphis, TN. Jeremy also completed a 4 month paid internship at the Memphis Area Transit Authority. He worked on the restoration on the wooden trolleys that run...
Hooks Job Corps at the Billy Pickett Rodeo
Student from the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps in Computer Service Technicial and the Career Preperation Period volunteered and at the Billy Pickett Rodeo. The students helped with wrist bands and crowd control. In 1984, the Billy Pickett Rodeo was established as...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks students Job Shadow at Congressman Steve Cohen’s Memphis District Office
Dr.Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center Medical Office Support students Dominique Lane and Sanetria Thacker recently job shadowed in Congressman Steve Cohen's office for Ground Hog Job Shadowing Day. Lane and Thacker shadowed with Marzie Thomas, Deputy District Director...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Receives Shoes from Nike
Students at the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center rcceived over 30 pairs of new Nike tennis shoes thanks to the kind generosity of Will Moore, Store Manager of the Nike Clearance store in Memphis, TN and staff members of the Nike Factory Outlet store. Each year,...
Dr. Benjamin L Hooks Oratory for NJCA
Joshua Wise, Accounting student from Mississippi wrote a speech on what Job Corps means to him, why he came to Job Corps and why Job Corps works for him. This speech was recorded and placed on YouTube for the NJCA to watch and judge to possibly be chosen to give his...
American Cancer Society-Make Strides to End Breast Cancer
Students and staff walked in the Make Strides to End Breast Cancer of Memphis 5k October 15, 2011. The purpose of the walk is the opportunity to not only honor breast cancer survivors and remember people who have lost their lives, but to also raise funds and...
Lifeblood Drive at the Hooks Job Corps
The Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center had a blood drive on November 3, 2011 and collected over 40 units of blood. The students and staff participated in the blood drive. Hooks is one of the largest contributors of blood to Lifeblood. Hooks has a quarterly blood...
Hooks Job Corps in Whitehaven Christmas Parade
Members of the cheer team and Sandy Williams, CEP and Cheer team coordinator decorated a float for the Whitehaven Christmas parade with the theme of "It's Our Time to Shine". The Christmas parade started at the Southland Mall in Whitehaven, went down Elvis Presley...
Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure
20 students and staff recently participated in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. The race is held annually in Memphis and students volunteer and work the race. 16 students and staff also walked to 5K race.The purpose of the race is raise awareness about breast...
Innovative Educational Programs Hires Hooks Students
Innovative Educational Programs (IEP) recently hired 28 Hooks Job Cops students to distribute material and sign up students for after school tutoring. The program is part of No Child Left Behind. The program targets schools where the children are struggling and not...
The After School Program Hired 8 Hooks Job Corps Students
The After School Program (ASP) recently hired 8 Hooks Job Cops students to distribute material and sign up students for after school tutoring. The program is part of No Child Left Behind. The program targets schools where the children are struggling and not testing at...
Make A Difference Day
The students and staff of the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center participated in Make a Difference Day October 23, 2011 along with 3 million others who wanted to make a difference in someones life. The Hooks center helped the elderly, handicapped and ill members...
Hooks Job Corps Letter of Support Editorial
Misty Rosser-White, State Farm Agent recently wrote a very nice editorial about the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps center. She said "One of the most important keys to Memphis' economic recovery is the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center, which partners with local...
Hooks Job Corps Students Attend Business Expo
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center Career Preparation Period and Medical Office Support students attended the Olive Branch Chamber of Commerce Business Expo. Students used the opportunity to practice their interviewing skills, and to ask questions about career...
Dr. Benjamin L Hooks Job Corps Students Go To Work
Innovative Educational Programs recently visited the Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center to secure employment applicants and conduct orientation for workers. Twenty former students and five current students will earn money for canvassing the local community to ask...