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Iroquois Job Corps & Make-A-Difference Day

Students and staff of the Iroquois Job Corps Center are gearning up for Make-A-Difference Day with a canned food drive on center for area food pantries.  Make-A-Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the last Saturday in October and is the largest...

Iroquois Job Corps Student Success Story

Eric Wagner came to the Iroquois Job Corps Center, located in Medina, NY in September of 2010.  Eric had his high school diploma and wanted to pursue a career in carpentry with a long term goal of engineering.  Eric was able to "fast track" and completed his...

Iroquois Job Corps Spring Graduation Ceremony

The Iroquois Job Corps recently held one of its largest graduation ceremonies with more than 130 graduates receiving completion diplomas.  Key note speaker Stephen Huston of Rochester, NY reflected on over 25 years of experience working with at-risk youth from the...

Iroquois Job Corps Students Success Stories

Two Iroquois Job Corps students, Adam Dunham and Markese Jackson, were featured in the Batavia Daily News article that highlighted "The Faces of Job Corps".  Adam Dunham of Lockport, NY came to the Iroquois Center with his high school diploma and two semesters of...

Iroquois Job Corps Students Success Stories

Two Iroquois Job Corps students, Adam Dunham and Markese Jackson, were featured in the Batavia Daily article "The Faces of Job Corps".  Adam Dunham of Lockport, NY came to the Iroquois Center with his high school diploma and two semesters of college credit at the...

Iroquois Job Corps Adopts-a-Family

The Iroquois Job Corps Center family (students and staff) adopted a local family for the holidays.  Through a community outreach program of Community Action of Orleans and Genesee Counties, over 75 local families were provided assistance.  This year the Iroquois...

Faces of Job Corps

John Wright came to the Iroquois Job Corps Center in February of 2010 from Syracuse, NY with a high school diploma and 2 semesters at Onondaga Community College.  John felt that he needed extra training in order to obtain a better job to assist him in the financial...

Job Corps A Good Investment

United States Congressman Chris Lee recently visited the Iroquois Job Corps Center in Medina, NY.  The Congressman toured the campus and visited with staff and students.  Congressman Lee commented about his passion in Washington, DC to take some legislative action to...

The Many Faces and “Talents of Jop Corps

A group of students at the Iroquois Job Corps have been given the opportunity to develop a talent most of them didn't know they had.  Artist Barb Gray, an Iroquois Independent Living Advisor and owner of Shawn's Gate Gallery in Medina, NY started an Art Class with...