JOB CORPS Cascades Job Corps students received the Volunteer of the Year award during Community Action of Skagit County’s annual Spirit of Hope Breakfast. Community Action officials cited Cascades dedication to Community Action’s programs that serve senior citizens and disabled...
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Cascades Student Success in Unexpected Trade Selection
Nicole Gonzalez is a top notch 21-year-old Carpentry student with a strong work ethic and terrific customer service skills. She began her training at Job Corps in May of 2015 with her high school diploma, and fully intended to enroll in one of the medical trades. Out...
Cascades students volunteer at camp for burn victims
Students from Cascades Job Corps Center had the opportunity to volunteer at the Burned Children's Recovery Foundation's Camp Phoenix. This week-long camp is for kids from all over the country. Each camper is a burn survivor and has an amazing story of resilience,...
Cascades SGA Students Help Families For The Holidays
SGA students worked closely with Skagit Community Action Agency to provide Thanksgiving dinner for two families. One family consisted of two sisters living together, each, with two children. The other meal was provided for a single mother with three small children....
Cascades Instructor Honored For her Achievements
In November, Cascades’ Carpentry instructor Tammie O’Dell received a Lifetime Achievement award from Washington Women In Trades during their Dream Big dinner and awards ceremony in Seattle. In 1975, Tammie began in a carpentry apprenticeship program on a dare. She...
Cascades Students Provide Assistance To Local Veterans
Cascades students helped out with the local "Veterans Stand Down” event on November 11th at the American Legion in Sedro-Woolley, WA. Culinary Arts students provided lunch, while SGA members registered veterans for the free services offered that included dental care...
Cascades Students Are Making A Difference
Cascades students and staff participated in two special projects for Make A Difference Day, by working with long time community partner Skagit Community Action Agency, in assisting one of their clients with a residential moving project. A large perentage of Community...
Cascades Students An Staff Roll Up their Sleeves For Blood Drive
In October, Cascades Job Corps held a blood drive for the Puget Sound Blood Center. Twice each year, students and staff volunteer their time and donate to this important cause. The blood donations collected are critical in order to maintain a stable blood supply for...
Cascades Students Help The Homeless
For the second consecutive year, Cascades Dental and Culinary student volunteers participated in Project Homeless Connect, an all day event that provides several services for low income and homeless individuals or families. All services are free and included medical...
Cascades Culinary Students Shine At A Local Chamber Event
The Cascades Culinary students put on a great show again this year at the annual "Sample of Sedro", an event sponsored by the Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce, that features the culinary talents of local restaurateurs and vendors. The students prepared beef tacos...
A Successful WBL Partnership with Cascades Job Corps Leads To Student Employment Opportunities
Who knew that a demonstration to students in the Cement Masonry program on floor polishing in 2009 would lead Kyle Wiggins of Flooring Solutions, LLC to become Cascades 2011 Community Supporter of the Year. “I’ve enjoyed working with the students and we plan to...
Cascades Job Corps Students Have An Adventure In Environmental Education
A group of Cascades Job Corps students and staff joined others from Western Washington University and the Sedro-Woolley School District to take part in a trip to Sucia Island in the San Juan’s, for five days of environmental studies and volunteer service work. The...
Cascades’ Earth Day / Global Youth Service Overview
On April 16th 2011 ten (10) Cascades students and one staff member worked with other volunteers from the Skagit Community Action Agency to assist with five yard work projects for low income elderly and disabled clients. Skagit Community Action Agency is one of...
A Day of Silence At Cascades
The Day of Silence was celebrated at Cascades Job Corps on April 15th, as a part of a nation-wide program in schools and colleges focused on ending bullying and harassment, particularly physical violence and verbal threats. This day is about bringing attention to a...
Cascades Students Raise Money for Japan
During the month of March, students of the Business Technologies and Carpentry trades joined forces to raise money for the crisis that unfolded in Japan. Students sold imported candies from Mexico, held a bake sale, and a contest. The contest consisted of five willing...
Cascades Job Corps Job Shadowing Was A Huge Success
This year the Cascades Job Corps Career Center took on the challenge of making job shadowing both fun and successful for our students. 34 students, 31 employers and 1 community partner participated, and many of the employers had not worked with Job Corps prior to...
Cascades Students Help Habitat for Humanity With Store Expansion
The Carpentry and Painting students from Cascades Job Corps recently began a joint project to help the local Habitat for Humanity store with a renovations project that will increase the store size by 5,000 sq. feet. The Skagit Habitat for Humanity store opened in 2009...
Cascades Culinary Students Are Keeping A High Profile In The Community
The Cascades Culinary program is very popular with community organizations and those who are in charge of fundraising. Recently, the students were able to lend a helping hand with their culinary talents to two oustanding organizations, the local Boys and Girls Club,...
Cascades Students Give Back To The Community
In the fall of 2010, Cascades students were presented with a unique opportunity to give back to the community while improving on many Career Success Standards including personal growth and development, workplace relationships, interpersonal skills, and multicultural...
Cascades Students Roll Up Their Sleeves For Local Blood Drive
The second Cascades Job Corps blood drive in 2010 for Puget Sound Blood Center took place on October 28th. 76 units of blood were collected from 91 student and staff donors that benefited up to 228 patients. Each weekday, 900 people must donate blood to meet the needs...