JOB CORPS Carl D. Perkins Job Corps students had the honor of helping to assemble the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial for display at the Jenny Wiley Convention Center. The wall memorial is a 3/5 scale of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. The original memorial stands...
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Carl D. Perkins Students Learn About Apprenticeships
Perkins Construction students learn about Apprenticeships during the open house held in Ashland, KY on Thursday Wednesday, November 15. The Indiana, KY, Ohio Council of Carpenters and Millwrights offer a state of the art “earn while you learn” program. That means no...
Carl D. Perkins host College/Job Fair with Record Turnout
The chilly temperatures didn’t keep away the 48 employers, colleges, 500 high school students, and 40 local job seekers from the community from showing up for the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps College/Job Fair. This was the largest college/job fair held at the center yet....
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Students pick up trash to make a difference
Throughout the week of October 22, the Carl D. Perkins Construction Students walked many miles picking up trash around Jenny Wiley State Park. Students stated that they had no idea that there was that much trash along the beautiful lake shore within the park. The...
Carl D.Perkins Students works U.S. Army Corps Harvest in the Park event
U.S. Army Corps Face Book Post On October 9th, Carl D. Perkins Y2Y Student Ambassadors along with staff played games, gave out candy, and antiviolence bracelets to over 500 local youngsters at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first Harvest in the Park Event. The...
Carl D. Perkins Student training leads to career as Forest Service firefighter
Job Corps worked for Carl D. Perkins Job Corps graduate Jared Rogers by giving him the training he needed to land a firefighting job and build a career with the US Forest Service. Rogers form Plant City , FL enrolled at Perkins Job Corps for the Security &...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Students and Staff Stand Together to be the Change
During Y2Y week, students and staff show off their shirts that read "Be the Change you wish to see in the world". Staff mentor students daily to ensure that they are the best they can be when they complete the program and enter the work world. Students not only learn...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Students observe Y2Y week
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps students in observance of y2Y week had informational sessions during lunch for new students to learn about Y2Y and how to join. They ran a 5K for the Turning Point Domestic Violence Services, visited all of the Head Start Classrooms totaling...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Celebrates Graduates
On August 17, Carl D. Perkins celebrated National Commencement Day along with 124 other Job Corps Centers across the nation. Many friends and family attended the ceremony along with Adam Rice, field rep for Congressman Hal Rogers, and Dr. Chandra Varia attended as...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps helps train others using skills learned in classroom
Office administration students at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps recently helped others at the Warco Housing Complex in Langley, KY by teaching skills learned in their career technical training class on center. On July 17, the Perkins Job Corps Office Administration...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps helps Single Mother start a new life
Amanda Short, found out about the Perkins Job Corps Program, and contacted staff to learn more. Amanda knew that in order to provide a better life for her 3 children she would have to make a change. Amanda completed the enrollment requirements and began her journey to...
Carl D. Perkins Advanced Security Students work Taylor Swift Concert
Students get valuable job experience at high profile event Not many young people can say they were within arm's reach of the pop sensation Taylor Swift, however 30 students from the Security & Protective Services class at the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps can....
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps partners with Kentucky State Police
During the months of May and June, the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps worked with the KY State Police to assist with training students and staff. Both the Security & Protective Services and Office Administration Classes received training on Cyber security,...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Youth2Youth Student Ambassadors assist with Summer Block Party
On Thursday, June 7, Perkins Youth2Youth Student Ambassadors along with their staff sponsor Jimmie Wilson, assisted the Floyd County Housing Authority with their annual Summer Block Party held at the Warco Housing, in Langley, KY. Several Community Partners along with...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps students spend their day helping others
Carl D. Perkins students celebrate Older American Month with area residents. Every May, the Administration on Aging, part of the Administration for Community Living, leads our nations observance of older Americans Month. This year, Carl D. Perkins Job Corps got...
Carl D. Perkins students assist with Senior Olympics
Perkins Office Administration students along with their instructor Melissa Morrison assisted the Big Sandy Area Development district with their annual big Sandy Senior Olympics on Friday May 18, at Dewey Lake in Prestonsburg, KY. Nearly 300 Seniors turned out for the...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Gears up for KY Derby
Carl Perkins security students training at Churchill Downs Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Advanced Security & Security Students arrived at Churchill Downs in Louisville, KY on May 2nd, to prepare for the upcoming KY Derby. Students went through several training at...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Business Community Liaison attends NJCA Policy Forum in D.C.
Pictured left to right: Peter Calvo, President Horizons Youth Services, Jodi Asby, BCL Muhlenberg Job Corps, Congressman Thomas Massie, Jimmie Wilson, BCL Carl D. Perkins Job Corps, Janette Sweeney, BCL Whitney Young Job Corps, and Sandra Catalin, President InSights...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Graduate thanks Perkins for his second chance in life
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps 2016 graduate Rushoy Brown thanks Perkins Job Corps Program for a second chance in life. Rushoy Brown from Miami FL, enrolled in the Job Corps program in 2014, to complete his high school and the Security & Protective Services Program....
Carl D. Perkins has visit from Kentucky Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton
Lt. Governor Hampton talking with Culinary Students during lunch and in the Office Administration Class. The Perkins Job Corps Center had the opportunity to host a visit from Kentucky Lt. Governor Jenean Hampton. Lt. Governor Hampton visited the center on Friday April...