JOB CORPS Cassadaga has created a new tradition this past year. Celebrating success takes center stage each time one of our trainees completes our program. Kioni pictured here is beaming as staff and trainees gathered in the hallway to clap her out on her final walk through...
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Top of the Ladder Alumni Visits Cassadaga
Cassadaga had a very special guest on center the week of Juneteenth. Phoenix Capers HBI Plumbing Graduate 2001 made a return trip to share his story with the trainees in the same seats where his career got its start. Phoenix has had a long successful journey post...
Goodskills for Cassadaga’s Trainees
Cassadaga Job Corps Center has partnered with Goodwill of Western NY for their Workforce Readiness Program Goodskills Career Builder. Our 3rd Graduate of the Program Apelito pictured below said he got a lot out of the experience. He fine-tuned his employability...
Cassadaga Trainees on a Mission
Nursing trainees took the day to volunteer at St. Luke’s Mission in Buffalo N.Y. Food preparation and service with a smile was the assignment. The Mission serves upward of 200 meals daily for the local community. These trainees were elated to give back and assist...
Cassadaga Gives Back
Trainees from The United Brotherhood of Carpentry Classroom completed a special request for a Free Little Library for our local Seymour Libraries’ Stockton Branch. Local children will have access to books and pantry items year-round and the library is registered on...
Cassadaga’s Workforce and Wellness Fair
Cassadaga welcomes 19 employers and human services organizations for a Workforce and Wellness Fair 5/27. Union halls, Nursing Agencies, and Work-Based Learning partners packed the gym. Trainees participated in Career Fair Bingo by asking the recruiter questions,...
Jamestown Fire Department Assembly
Cassadaga welcomed Jamestown Fire Department along with Job Corps Alumni Tony Garcia. They provided an informative presentation about civil service opportunities within their organization, how to apply, and read through civil service postings. Alumni Tony Garcia...
Turn the River Green
Cassadaga Job Corps Student Government and friends joined in the St. Patrick's Day fun in Jamestown NY. Collaborative Children's Solutions and the City of Jamestown teamed up to Turn the Chadokoin River Green Saturday 3/14. Students and Outreach staff volunteered...
Purina Factory Tour
Cassadaga's Electrical Pre-Apprentices got an inside look with our local manufacturer Nestle Purina. Purina has been a great partner opening their doors several times per year to give our students some insight into the international company. Company leaders took...
Cummins Jamestown Engine Plant
Cassadaga's Home Builders Institute Plumbing and Electrical Pre-Apprentices visited Cummins Jamestown Plant 3/5. Cummins did a specialized tour for our center focusing on their Skilled Apprenticeship Positions in house. Students toured the factory and got to meet...
Women In Construction Week
Cassadaga's young women have found a partner in the National Association of Women in Construction Buffalo Niagara Chapter. We attended the first ever Tradeswomen Summit and during the event the members vowed to invest in the next generation. President Marie Patton...
Solar Field Tour
Cassadaga's HBI Electrical students toured a local community solar field. Tour guides explored each area of the site and how each component operated. Blueprints of the site from start to finish were shared to give a comprehensive look at how an undeveloped site...
Cassadaga Winter Festival Volunteers
Winter weather could not keep the Cassadaga Knights from volunteering at their local town's Winter Festival. Students spread out for maximum impact manning the hot cocoa and chili station, making sure townspeople did not go out onto thin ice, and assisting with the...
Civic Education with The Robert H. Jackson Center
Cassadaga students attended several events at our local civic education center. We kicked the month of February off with First Amendment Day where students were given a chance to explore through workshops presented by different community partners throughout the...
North Atlantic States Training Center Trip
Cassadaga's United Brotherhood of Carpentry classroom spent the day at the North Atlantic States Training Center in Rochester NY. Students rotated through workshops for concrete forms, flooring, and commercial framing. Followed by an information session and wisdom...
NAWIC Buffalo-Niagara Tradeswomen Summit
The NAWIC Buffalo-Niagara Chapter extended an invitation to Cassadaga students for their 1st Tradeswomen Summit at The Plan Room in Buffalo NY. We connected with the organization earlier this year for their Coffee Hour and made some great connections. Our students...
WCNY Glass and Glazing Forum
Cassadaga's International Painters and Allied Trades Class spent the day at the District Council #4 in Cheektowaga NY for The WCNY Glass and Glazing Forum. Students participated in hands on activities, seminars, and met with vendors in the...
Construction Days with The International Union of Operating Engineers
26 Students from Cassadaga's Building Trades attended the Construction Days Event in Lakeview NY. The IUOE #17 and partners organized an amazing event. Students had an opportunity to operate cranes, skid steers, and excavators. Each building trade had a station...
Constitution Day at the Robert H. Jackson Center
Cassadaga Student Government officials attend a Seminar “How to Raise a Citizen” presentation by Lindsey Cormack for Constitution Day at the Robert H. Jackson Center in Jamestown NY. The Center is a great asset to our community and center. Engagement in civics is a...
League of Women Voters
Each year Cassadaga Job Corps invites the League of Women Voters to our center to help with Voter Registration and Civic Education. This September students were invited to attend the League of Women Voters Picnic at Point Gratiot on beautiful Lake Erie. Students...