JOB CORPS The newly created Charleston Corps Center’s basketball team existed for only a couple of weeks before they faced off with the Whitney M. Young, Jr., Job Corps Center. While the fledgling team was narrowly defeated 40-36, the team learned the value of working together...
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Charleston Job Corps Center participants in community garden clean up
Autumn brings many changes, including the end of the gardening season. Students from the Charleston Job Corps Center supported an effort to clear out Charleston’s community garden to get it ready to close for the season. By clearing weeds, cleaning up debris, and...
Charleston Job Corps Center collaborates with Job Corps’ West Virginia government coalition to meet with US Senators’ staff in Harpers Ferry
Nancy Shepherd, Charleston Job Corps Center’s director of outreach/admissions and career transition services, has participated for the last several months on the Job Corps’ West Virginia government coalition to spotlight the service the center provides to the citizens...
Charleston Job Corps Lends a Hand in Our Community
Giving Back in the Community allows our Charleston Job Corps Students to have a sense of purpose not only on Center, but also off Center. Our Facility Maintenance Students help out at the Community Garden by pulling weeds, cleaning up debris, and harvesting...
Charleston Job Corps Participates in Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Charleston Job Corps helps bring awareness to Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Charleston Job Corps students are also creating design cards to be distributed to the WV Breast Health Initiative office's team of survivors.
Spirit Week Begins at Charleston Job Corps
Spirit Week at Charleston Job Corps began with an idea to extend the weekend. Staff and students began the week in PJs, making it a little cozier than a typical Monday morning. On this happy CJCC Pajama Day, there didn't appear to be any Monday Morning Blues.
Charleston Job Corps host’s guest speaker for National Suicide Prevention Month.
Charleston Job Corps host's guest speaker at the Monday Morning Business Meeting in honor of National Suicide Prevention Month. Mr. Mark Mason, Intervention Specialist from Prevent Suicide West Virginia, demonstrated the ACT Method to students and staff as a tool to...
Charleston Job Corps Partner with Whitney M Young Job Corps
Charleston Job Corps' Network Cable Installation students are working on the initiative to provide increased network connectivity at Whitney M. Young Job Corps. By enhancing technology-related areas of need, this center-to-center partnership initiative will provide...
Charleston Job Corps Assists With Flood Clean-up
Charleston Job Corps was on hand to assist the clean-up efforts after flooding devasted a community just 2 miles from its center Sunday evening on August 15, 2022, The high flood waters devastated the Campbells Creek area of Eastern Kanawha County. As a result of...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni Graduate
Bryan Wurster joined Charleston Job Corps in an effort to find employment. He attended BridgeValley Community and Technical College after high school while still working full-time at the Mardi Gras Casino. He was aware that he needed specific skills, but he didn't...
Charleston Job Corps Freedom Festival
The Charleston Job Corps employees and students celebrate during the Freedom Festival in recognition of the center's decision to waive part of the Covid-19 requirements. The staff and students had a terrific chance to mingle during this celebration and simply enjoy...
Charleston Job Corps’ Student Store
Charleston Job Corps students can now use SPO Dollars to purchase hygiene products. The Student Government Association felt giving students the opportunity to acquire basic things for free, would enable them to save money. As a result, SGA created a...
Charleston Attends Mountaineer Challenge Academy’s Career Day
On June 22, 2022, the Charleston Job Corps OA Director, OA Counselor, and BCL attend a career day at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy's Montgomery location. The cadets were eager to pursue career opportunities that included military service, apprenticeships,...
Charleston Job Corps Student Spotlight
Student, Dwayne Murphy, Jr. of Newark, Delaware, came to Charleston Job Corps in July 2021. Murphy completed Heating Venting and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and has been accepted into the BullsEye Staffing Program. BullsEye has a long history in the staffing world with...
Charleston Job Corps Student Succes
Carlos Torre-Piris, a Charleston Job Corps student, enrolled in the program on July 27, 2021, hoping to find a career path. Carlos chose to pursue the Medical Administration trade at Charleston through the center's partnership with Ross Medical, which he completed on...
Charleston Job Corps Student Success
Kaylie Nichols, a Charleston Job Corps student, came to the program with aspirations of becoming an obstetrician. At the age of thirteen, Kaylie realized the traditional educational forum in her hometown was ineffective. She discovered that the lack of teacher and...
Charleston Job Corps’ Students Install Electricity to Storage Garages
Network Cabling and Facilities Maintenance students at Charleston Job Corps collaborated on a project to provide power to the storage garages behind the Career and Technical Training Buildings. Many of the TAR requirements in the electrical component of their training...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni Graduate of the Month
Charleston Job Corps’ Alumni Graduate of the month is Silas Carden. Following high school, in Linden, VA, Silas bounced from job to job in hopes of finding a career. Despite his high school credentials, he soon realized they were not enough to fulfill his dream of a...
Charleston Job Corps Career and Technical Training Completions
Charleston Job Corps is proud of our Career and Technical Training completers for the Month of April 2022. Our community partners are challenged to make Charleston Job Corps a viable option when seeking skilled laborers. Our students have worked hard to acquire the...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni of the Month
Charleston Job Corps Student Alumni of the Month, Jamonte Hunnicutt of Richmond, Virginia, arrived at Charleston Job Corps simply looking for a better life. After high school, Hunnicutt found employment in the food industry and soon felt trapped at a dead end. He...