JOB CORPS NEWS

The Cleveland Job Corps Center invited 134 trainees to participate in a graduation ceremony held on Friday, August 17, 2018, at 2 pm in the Recreation Center on the Job Corps campus. Mr. William Houston, Center Director, welcomed the graduates, their friends and...

"It is very important to ambitiously move forward with your training so that they can start profitable careers," advises Tra-Dale Wade. The 17-year-old Youngstown, Ohio native began working as a Maintenance Technician at Grand Village Nursing Home in June. Tra-Dale...

Aisia T. White is no newcomer to hard work, as a high school student from Ypsilanti, Michigan, Aisia was employed with two jobs. She worked as a patient attendant during the graveyard shift at a local hospital in Michigan, and on the weekends, she worked part-time in...

While attending the Northeast Ohio Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest in April 2018, the Cleveland Job Corps Center forged a new partnership with Great Lakes Construction Company. Founded in 1948, Great Lakes Construction Company is one of Cleveland's premier civil...

Cleveland Job Corps Center Building Construction Technology trade helped fellow neighbor, Coit Road Farmers Market, with much-needed structural repairs on June 8, 2016. Home Builders Institute (HBI) Building Construction Technology Instructor, Michael Yager and...

After graduating from Solon High School, Dakota attended Notre Dame College. She wanted to become a Registered Nurse like her mother, Trabienne Franklin, who is the Health & Wellness Manager at Cleveland Job Corps. However, after completing two years she...

Meet Nathaniel Johnson "Job Corps helped me believe that I could truly do something with my life," said Nathanial. "Assisting me with attending Cuyahoga Community College's (TRI-C) welding program helped elevate me to the next level." Ohioan native Nathaniel joined...

Although Diamond completed all the requirements to graduate from Mahoney County High School in Youngstown, Ohio in 2014, she unfortunately did not pass the science portion of the Ohio Graduation Test (OGT). Diamond worked hard and studied but fail by 2 points and...

On May 10th, the Cleveland Job Corps Center opened their doors to the public to host Care-A-Van. The event was made possible through the collaboration of Food Conscious Director of Community Relations and Operations, Sara Continenza, Dee Jay Doc, Founder of Refresh...

On May 8, 2018, Cleveland Job Corps Center students and staff attended the Lincoln Electric Welding Technology & Training Center's Open House. Located at 22801 St. Clair Avenue in Euclid, OH, the Center was constructed to address the skills gap in the welding...

On May 19, 2018, Cleveland Job Corps Center students and their instructors offered their services at the American Heart Association's 8th Annual Power of Laughter Health Workshop & Comedy Luncheon. Themed "Code Red," the event focuses on educating the public and...

Twenty-one Cleveland Job Corps Center (CJCC) Carpentry students showcased their talents, as well as developed and enhanced their skills at the Northeast Ohio Carpenters Apprenticeship Contest on Wednesday, April 18, 2018. CJCC Carpentry Instructors, David Lummus and...

Denzel Polk Age: 20 Hometown: Cleveland, OH7 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Career Area: Nurse Aide Job Corps Dates: 6/20/16 - 1/31/18 Denzel Polk graduated from Martin Luther King High School in 1995. "Before coming to Job Corps, I was unemployed and...

Davante Anderson Age: 25 Hometown: Cleveland, OH Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Career Area: Building Construction Technology JC Date: 1/28/2014 - 5/4/2015 Davante Anderson's favorite quote, "It's not where you start, it's where you finish," rang true as...

Michael Young Age: 20 Hometown: Lorain, OH Center: Cleveland Region: Chicago Career Area: Carpentry Job Corps Date: 8/21/2017 - 4/18/2018 After graduating from Albert Einstein Academy in Westlake, Ohio, Michael Young found himself couch surfing at friends' homes and...

Rochelle Williams Age: 25 Hometown: Cleveland, OH Center: Cleveland Region: Chicago Career Area: State Test Nursing Association Job Corps Date: 5/22/17 - 4/18/18 Rochelle Williams is an exceptional young lady, whom unfortunately had to drop out of high school to care...

Nurse's Aide Instructor, Carla Widener and her class were invited to attend the McGregor Home Luncheon on April 20, 2018. Each year, the McGreg-or Home honors their volunteers for all the help and support they provide to the facility. McGregor Home and the Cleveland...

Student leaders from Cleveland Job Corps joined Student Government Association delegations from ten other Job Corps Centers for the Spring 2018 SGA Leadership Confer-ence - April 10-13, 2018 at Camp Horizons near Harrison-burg, VA. The four-day conference opened with...

Ismaila Traore Age: 25 Hometown: Cleveland, OH Center: Cleveland Career Area: Carpentry Region: Chicago Employer: The Company Position: Carpenter Apprentice "All the obstacles that you overcome will make you into a better person," explained Ismaila Traore. "There is...

Ta'mia Long Age: 19 Hometown: Cleveland, OH Center: Cleveland Job Corps Career Area: Medical Office Support and Nursing Assistant Region: Chicago Employer: Rogers Homecare Position: Home Health Aide Local Clevelander, Ta'mia Long, was sixteen-years-old when she began...