JOB CORPS NEWS

Name: Brian Gaston Age: 24 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland, OH Career Area: Building Construction Technology JC Dates: August 2015 – August 2016 After the closing of East High School on June 10, 2010, seventeen-year-old Bri-an Gaston...

On August 15, 2016, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted a “Social Development Open House” for student mentees and their assigned staff mentors to spend the day together engag-ing in a variety of leisure activities and visit-ing mentees dorms. The purpose of the...

Cuyahoga Community College Co-ordinator – Advanced Technology Academy Alyssa L. Payton, M.Ed. visited each Health Cluster trade classroom at the Cleveland Job Corps Center on July 19, 2016. Ms. Payton spoke with the students about Cuya-hoga Community College’s...

Students and employees from the Cleveland Job Corps Center joined community organizations from throughout Northeast Ohio for the UNCF 5K Walk/Run for Education fundraiser on Satur-day, July 23, 2016. The event was hosted by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and...

Name: Jacob Buckley Age: 19 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Career Area: State Tested Nursing Assistant Dates in JC: January 19, 2016 – July 18, 2016 Military Branch: Army “If it wasn’t for the Cleveland Job Corps Center I would...

Name: Vashoine Orozco Age: 25 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Indianapolis, IN Career Area: Bricklaying Dates in Job Corps: October 2, 2012 – January 28, 2014 Military Branch: Army National Guard Employer: United States Postal Service Determined...

Statistics quantify that fifty percent of foster care youth will never graduate from high school or obtain a GED; and only fifteen percent will attend college. However; with strong de-termination, twenty year old Antonio Fortson has proven that “Statistic” doesn’t...

The Council for Economic Opportunities in Greater Cleveland (CEOGC) is pleased to be an active partner providing training for Cleveland Job Corps Cen-ter students since 2014. Students attend a CEOGC six-week Customer Service Training (CST) program at the George L....

On June 24, 2016, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted their annual Safety Fair from 10:30am-1:30pm for students and staff. The Of-fice of Job Corps, under the National Safety Council’s designation, observes the month of June as Universal Safety Month. Throughout the...

On June 23, 2016, Pharmacy Director Mike Sreshta from the Neon Health Center, visited the Cleveland Job Corps Center. Sreshta spoke to Jessica Welch’s Pharmacy Technology class and Carla Widener and Jameka Bloom’s Nursing Assistant classes on the importance of...

Name: Darrion Gray Age: 18 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Dayton, OH Career Area: Nursing Assistant Dates in Job Corps: February 2016 – June 2016 Employer: Better Living Nursing Agency and PNG Bellflex After living a life consumed with the...

Name: Tamera E. Lindsley Age: 23 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland, OH Career Area: Nursing Assistant Dates in Job Corps: July 2015 - June 2016 Employer: Parma Care After Cleveland native Tamera E. Lindsley graduated from Collinwood High...

Name: O’Neal Farrar Age: 22 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland, OH Career Area: Carpentry Dates in Job Corps: March 2015 – April 2016 Employer: Lincoln Electric O’Neal Farrar graduated from Collinwood High School in 2013 and immediate-ly...

Age: 24 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Columbus, OH / Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa Career Area: Bricklaying and Carpentry JC Dates: August 2014 to Present Employer: Kokosing Construction Company Position: First Year Carpentry Apprentice...

Cleveland Job Corps Center (CJCC) opened their doors to the public for theirSpring 2016 Open House & Job Fair on May 26, 2016. The event welcomed well over one hundred people and had a great turnout. The entire CJCC student body was able to participate and speak...

In an effort to get her life on track and to move forward in a ca-reer, Bria Canada decided to leave Detroit and enroll in the Cleveland Job Corps Center in 2010. While at Job Corps, Bria earned her high school diploma and completed the Medical As-sistant trade. She...

The American Heart Association hosted the 6th Annual Power of Laughter Health Workshop & Comedy Luncheon at the Embassy Suites of Independence Ohio on May 21, 2016. Keynote speaker Comedian & Recording Artist, Vickie Winans, shared her story pertaining to the...

On May 19, 2016, the Cleveland Job Corps Center’s (CJCC) Wellness Department presented the “Taking Care of Your Emotional Health” informational session in the CJCC Recreation facility. The mental health presentation was conducted by Recovery Resources Project Manager,...

State Representative Stephanie Howse joined administrators of Cuyahoga Community College (TRI_C) as they recognized the 2016 Graduating Class of the Advanced Technology Academy (ATA) on Thursday, May 12, 2016. Among the excited TRI-C ATA graduates were five Cleveland...

The Cleveland Job Corps Center has joined the community resource database of the United Way 2-1-1 of Greater Cleveland. The United Way 2-1-1 provides free, 24/7 confidential services to residents in 21 counties. Callers dialing 2-1-1, receive free access to...