JOB CORPS Please allow me to introduce you to Maurilio Caetano Jr., a Manufacturing student at the Hartford Job Corps Center. Maurilio had to endure many struggles growing up. He’s informed staff of past feelings of having no future, no education, didn’t want to turn to the...
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Hartford Job Corp Academy’s Advanced Manufacturing Graduate: Meet Jorge Wehbe
Jorge decided to enroll in the Hartford Job Corps Academy (HJCA) at the age of 24. He described his life at the time as unstable, influenced by "street life" and drugs, moving form place to place, and working different jobs. He stated, "I got tired of working dead end...
Two CT Manufacturing Companies Named National “Young Adult Employer Champions”
“Exposing Young Adults to Careers in Manufacturing” By Fred Dedrick
Workforce Solutions Collaborative of Metro Hartford Receives $450,000 Grant to Support Sector-Based Job Training Programs
Meet Kanrod McLeod: Hartford Job Corps Academy Manufacturing Graduate
Kanrod McLeod grew up in Kingston, Jamaica in a community where crime and violence were the norm. Always wanting to make his mom proud, he did well in school until the escalating violence kept him from attending and obtaining his high school diploma. When he was...
Hartford Job Corps Academy Celebrates National Job Corps Commencement Day with Special Guest: Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, National Director, Office of Job Corps
On August 21, 2015, the Hartford Job Corps Academy joined 126 Job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the 5th Annual “National Job Corps Commencement Day”. Over 120 Clinical Medical Assistants, Certified Nurse Assistants, IFS-Insurance, and Manufacturing...
Carey Manufacturing (CT) Hires HJCA Graduate Enrico Johnson
Enrico enrolled into the Hartford Job Corps Academy with the hopes of earning his High School Diploma and the skills necessary to start a career with. He chose the advanced manufacturing career technical training program. After a rocky start as a residential...
HJCA Attends Student Loan Forum at CCSU
On Monday, April 30th, over 40 staff and students attended the Student Loan Forum hosted by Congressman John Larson at the Connecticut State University. The forum was held to help explain the possibility of Student Loan Interest Rates doubling if Congress does not...
CT’s African-American Affairs Commission Selects HJCA Student for the 13th Annual Classic Awards Ceremony
Sheldon Powdar attends the Hartford Job Corps Academy in Hartford, Connecticut. He is currently a full-time student who has completed his career technical training in the field of Insurance Finance Services. Sheldon has served as Vice-President on the Student...
Emeritus Assisted Living Hires HJCA Graduate
Myeshia Gaither-West says her family and friends never thought she would live to see her own 18th birthday. After almost reaching rock bottom, and with the support of her grandmother, Myeshia reached out a HJCA admissions counselor with the goal in mind of obtaining...
HomeWatch Caregivers Hires HJCA’S Christina Nick
Christina Nick grew up in and out of state custody and truly struggled to support herself as an adult without a high school diploma or career training. At the age of 24 Christina learned about Job Corps from a friend and enrolled into HJCA excited about the...
ASHLEY DAVID, HJCA’S RISING STAR
Ashley David enrolled in the Hartford Job Corps Academy in February 2011. As a young mother, she worked very hard to overcome personal and financial difficulties with zest and professionalism. She entered the Academy with her high school diploma and successfully...
Hartford Job Corps Nominates Daniel Freitas for NJCA Job Corps Oratory Competition
Students Melissa Jackson, Petersley Forrestal, and Daniel Freitas, took part in an Oratory Competition that was held last week in the DOL Lobby of the Hartford Job Corps Academy. The competition was recorded live and was attended by both staff and students who came...
Hartford Job Corps Working to Keep the Community Connected
On December 8, 2011, the Hartford Job Corps Academy hosted the “Keeping our Community Connected: Annual Recognition Breakfast” with the Honorable Pedro E. Segarra, Mayor of the City of Hartford. The event was well attended by members of the Community Relations...
Hartford Job Corps Students Help Youth Challenge of Hartford
On Saturday, December 3, 2011, the Hartford Job Corps Academy (HJCA) students in collaboration with the Citadel of Love Church parishioners stepped up to help the Youth Challenge of Hartford in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene and Winter Storm Alfred. Youth Challenge...
Hartford Job Corps helps Meagan Rodriguez ‘bank on’ a successful career
Does Job Corps training lead to success for today’s students? You can “bank” on it, says Meagan Rodriguez! The 21-year-old IFS Customer Service Banking graduate of the Hartford Job Corps Academy is now employed as a bank teller at TD Bank in Wethersfield, CT, working...
Hartford Job Corps is ‘Ticket to College’ for Boston Area Native
The Hartford Job Corps Academy has been Cristina Grace’s ticket to college. Her long journey to higher education began years ago after graduating from high school in her hometown of Norwood, MA. She had planned to go right to college and study nursing, but she...
Hartford Job Corps Students Volunteer at the “Sporting Chance for Youth Day”
On June 11th, the Hartford Job Corps Academy staff and students volunteered at the 7th Annual “A Sporting Chance for Youth Day” at Riverfront Recapture, Inc. They assisted the planning committee with various organizational tasks and set up. The event was designed to...
Abbott Ball Company, Inc. hires Hartford Job Corps Student
Isaac Burgos successfully completed the Advanced Manufacturing Career Technical Training Program at the Hartford Job Corps Academy in June 2011. He came into Career Transition Readiness (CTR) class eager to learn and motivated to secure employment in his trade....