JOB CORPS NEWS

Meet...Richauna Porter Age: 24 Hometown: Akron, Ohio Center: Cleveland Job Corps Enrollment Dates: 06/17/19 - 11/25/19 Career Training Area: Medical Administrative Assistant Akron native Richauna Porter began taking the Medical Administrative Assistant course at the...

On December 11, 2019, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted its annual Workforce and Community Relations Council Appreciation Luncheon. The annual event is held in appreciation of center partners, supporters, community residents, elected officials, vendors and...

The holiday spirit is certainly in the air at the Cleveland Job Corps Center, as the 8th Annual Toy Drive was a huge success. During the months of November and December, Cleveland Job Corps staff could dress down each Friday by donating $5 or a toy of equal value....

The First Annual Breakfast with Santa was held on December 7, 2019, from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Cleveland Job Corps Center's Recreation facility. The free event was sponsored by the Cleveland Job Corps, Greater Collinwood Development Corporation, Councilman...

Local Clevelander Joselynne Muregwa, 17, attended the Cleveland Job Corps Center as part of the Nurse Aide Program. She completed her training in addition to obtaining her high school diploma, ServSafe, CPR and First Aid certifications. On August 16, 2019, Joselynne...

"Never give up, you have so much potential to unleash," advises recent Cleveland Job Corps graduate D'Angelo Otey. On July 18, 2019, the nineteen-year-old successfully completed Job Corps' Bricklaying career training program. D'Angelo is starting a new chapter in his...

Cleveland Job Corps Center Club ESPERANZA students attended the 42nd Annual Puerto Rican Parade & Latino Festival. On August 4, 2019, twenty-nine Club ESPERANZA students participated in the Parade. The 3-day event celebrates Latinos and their culture. Fourteen...

On August 16, 2019, Cleveland Job Corps Center joined 123 Job Corps centers around the country in celebrating the 9th Annual National Job Corps Commencement Day ceremony which honors the 76 trainees who successfully completed the program.  A host of family members,...

Meet... Jermaine Richey Age: 21 Hometown: Cleveland, OH Center: Cleveland Job Corps Enrollment dates: 07/23/18 - 06/05/19 Career Area: Nursing Assistant Employer: Excel Home Health Care Position: Home Health Aide Jermaine Richey was ineligible to receive a diploma...

Meet... Raeanna Hyche Age: 22 Hometown: Clevelan / Center: Cleveland Job Corps  Career Area: HealthCare Enrollment Dates: January 28th - June 7th, 2019 Trade: Medical Office Support Employer: AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps (NCCC) Recent Cleveland Job...

Meet... Eddie Dunlap Age: 24 Hometown: Detroit, MI / Center: Cleveland Enrollment Dates: 01/07/18 -06/26/19 Career Area (s): Brick and Carpentry Employer: Millennia Hospitality Group Position: Maintenance/ Rehab "If I had not come to the Cleveland Job Corps Center, I...

On July 2, 2019, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted the Cleveland Showagon, a traveling performing arts troupe with youth that perform throughout the city at various venues. The performance troupe consists of 60 -70 participating youth ranging in ages from 5 to 19...

Hometown: Painesville, Ohio Center: Cleveland Job Corps Enrollment Dates: 10/22/18 - 05/31/19 Career Area: Nursing Assistant Employer: Wickliffe Country Place Position: State Tested Nursing Assistant After graduating from Harvey High School, Shakia Smith began working...

Saturday, May 4, 2019, the Cleveland Job Corps hosted a community basketball game, Hoopin' for Justice, with the Black Shield Police Association and firefighters from the Vanguards, Famicos Foundation, ICONS, AirCuts & Day Spa and the local community. The...

Name: Jermaine Richey Age: 21 Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland HSD/GED: Penn Foster Enrollment: July 23, 2018 Graduation: June 5, 2019 Trade: State Tested Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, Serve Safe and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Employer: Excel Home Health...

Over 193 Cleveland Job Corps students and staff participated in the Cleveland Job Corps Annual Safety Fair on June 27, 2019. Students and staff learned about various careers in the safety industry as well as received proper safety procedure information. The event was...

On June 13, 2019, new Cleveland Job Corps Center Director Vivian Morrow welcomed over 50 attendees that included neighbors, community church representatives including Councilman Michael Polensek, Lincoln Electric, Manufacturing Works, Greater Collinwood, Ohio Guide...

Meet... Aniquiana Kurtz Age: 22 Hometown: Flint, Michigan Center: Cleveland Job Corps Enrollment Dates: October 09, 2017 - August 17, 2018 Career Area: Pharmacy Technician Employer: Walgreens Position: Pharmacy Technician   "I am becoming the woman I have always...

Meet... Jared Alan Rogers Age: 18 Hometown: Columbus, OH Center: Cleveland Job Corps Enrollment Dates: February 19, 2018 - March 8, 2019 Career Area: Pharmacy Technician Employer: Walgreens Position: Pharmacy Technician "I had no idea how much one place could make...

Four months before joining the Cleveland Job Corps Center, Brittany Holmes found herself between a rock and a hard place. She dropped out of school, was unemployed, depressed, and her mother was on the verge of putting her out.  She heard about the Job Corps program...