LaRenzo Rayborn was no stranger to hard work, prior to coming to the Finch-Henry Job Corp Center he had attended the Mississippi Job Corp, where he received his GED and trade (Technology Skills). With new career desires in mind, LaRenzo enrolled at Finch-Henry Job...
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center Staff Goes the Extra Mile
Two employees at the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center are delivering smiles to students on center during this trying time. With students mobility limited due to Covid 19, staff members Latasha Johnson and Verneka Watson recognized the need for a moral booster in student...
Student Success Story
When Omarion Bobo arrived at Job Corps, he was without a high school diploma or a trade but determined to right the ship. Within two months of his arrival, the covid pandemic intended to make that an even more arduous task however, not even that could knock Mr. Bobo...
Finch-Henry Job Corps BCL/WBL meets with US Congressman
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center WBL/BCL Reginald Jackson met with United States Congressman Bennie Thompson at a community event in Marks, MS on last Friday. It was the first time the two had met, the congressman was pleased to hear that Job Corps would be working with...
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center’s Wellness Center had a pumpkin painting contest for the students on center. They had so much fun! The pumpkins are now on display in the wellness center.
Finch Henry National Disability Employment Awareness Month
Employees at the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center in Batesville, Mississippi sport their custom t-shirts showing support for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. FH-Tshirts-1.jpg FH-Tshirts-2.jpg FH-Tshirts-3.jpg FH-Tshirts-4.jpg
Sharon McLaurin Oliver
My Success Story is on former student Sharon McLaurin Oliver. Sharon graduated from West Jones High School in Laurel, MS in 1987. In September of 1988 she enrolled into the Batesville Job Corps Center, which has been renamed to the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center. Sharon...
Philliecia Mack
As a 9th grade drop-out with no skills, from Greenville in the heart of the Mississippi Delta, it was hard finding support and a pathway to success for me but, I didn’t let that deter me from trying. In June 2011 I enrolled in Job Corps and was assigned to the...
Lilly Herring
After Graduating from the Jackson Public School System, Lillian L. Herring decided not to attend college, but to attend the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center. Her goal was to become a nurse. She entered the program on March 18, 2008. While enrolled at Finch-Henry, Lillian...
Ms. Kadajaih Babbitt
Ms. Kadajaih Babbitt enrolled at the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center, April 01, 2014. Ms. Babbitt a native from Nettleton, MS enrolled without a HSD and/or any transferable skills for employment. Babbitt enrolled as a 12TH grade completer who failed “two state test.”...
Mario Bennett
Mario M. Bennet entered the Finch-Henry Job Corps Center on November 17, 2009 to obtain his trade in Retail Sales and to obtain his High School diploma. Medical concerns prevented him from completing the 12th grade. He was raised by his mother in Iowa City, Iowa and...
Zatayyea M. Goodall
Graduate Zatayvea M. Goodall is a native of Weir, Mississippi and entered job corps on January 13, 2020. Student Goodall was voted student of the month in March 2020 just before departing center due to the Covid Pandemic. Ms. Goodall was an active student in the...
Faces of Job Corps
Former Finch-Henry Job Corps Center graduate, Jeremy Longino was sworn in as an alderman in the city of Hazlehurst, Mississippi on July 1, 2021. Jeremy completed Material Handling and Distribution while a student at Finch-Henry. He has made several trip back to offer...
Job Fair Student Workers Honored
A group of Finch-Henry Job Corps Center students were recently honored by the Governor of Mississippi and officials of the Governor’s Job Fair Network. Adam Todd, Job Fair Network Director, presented the certificates to four of the students during a luncheon sponsored...
Finch-Henry Students Welcomed by Mayor
The new students at Finch-Henry Job Corps Center were recently greeted by Batesville Mayor Jerry Autrey, a longtime supporter of the center. The students had the opportunity to receive a personal welcome and share with Mayor Autrey on their first full day on center as...
Students Welcome Officials to Finch-Henry
Finch-Henry Job Corps Center students help welcomed local officials returning to the center to meet with corporate staff and representatives during the recent annual corporate assessment. The officials meeting with corporate staff included Batesville Mayor Jerry...
Finch Henry’s Carpentry Students Assist School District
The Finch-Henry Job Corps Center Carpentry students assisted the South Panola School District Special Education department by building storage cabinets for their newly assigned classrooms. The students went to the classroom site and built a total of five wall cabinets...
Finch-Henry Summer Commencement
The Finch-Henry Job Corps Center Summer Commencement Exercises were recently held with Dr. Constance Slaughter-Harvey as the speaker. Over eighty students out of 146 eligible students returned to take part in the exercises. Dr. Slaughter-Harvey’s life’s work in...
Star Student at Finch Henry Job Corps Center
Mykel Lynch wanted to be a truck driver. Even after his training in Material Handling at Finch-Henry Job Corps Center, he was so far behind in academics, he wondered if he could ever get the real job he wanted. Mykel pursued his career by contacting ACE Training...
Job Corps leads efforts to prevent bullying
The Finch-Henry Job Corps Center invites everyone to join in the Run, Walk, Roll Against Bullying on October 20 at Trussell Park. “People ask about the‘Roll,’ said center leadership coordinator Gwendolyn Hayes. “We want people in wheel chairs to feel welcome.” Every...