JOB CORPS The Iroquois Job Corps Center honored employer partners as part of "Celebrate Job Corps Day" and the National Job Corps Graduation Day with a luncheon that included members of the Iroquois Job Corps' Community Relations and the Center Industrial Councils. A...
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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 Partners with Brunner International
The Iroquois Job Corps has expanded its Worked Based Learning partnership with Brunner International located in Medina, NY. The local plant which molds break shoes for over the road heavy duty vehicles has given worked based learning students the opportunity to apply...
Iroquois Job Corps Partners with Medina, NY Rotary Club
The Iroquois Job Corps carpentry students have partnered with the Medina, NY Rotary Club in a community service project. The students utilized recycled materials to build over 20 bird houses and feeders for the residents of the Orchard Manor Assisted Living...
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 Hosts Gang Awareness Conference
The Iroquois Job Corps recently held their 5th Gang Awareness and Prevention Conference in Niagara Falls, NY. The Buffalo News carried an article on the conference with a picture of presenter Moses Robinson. Presenters, Moses Robinson, VP of the NY East Coast Gang...
Iroquois Job Corps students and staff assist the Community
A recent blood drive on the Iroquois Job Corps Center was sponsored by the American Red Cross, assisted by the Iroquois Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students and instructors, resulting in 34 units of blood collected. Other upcoming community events include:...
Genesee County Nursing Home hires Iroquois CNA graduates
One of the Iroquois Job Corps Center's community partners is the Genesee County Nursing Home, an 80 bed residential health care facility and adult home located in Batavia, NY. The Iroquois Job Corps Center has partnered with Genesee County Nursing Home as 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 prepare dinner at Ronald McDonald House
Students and staff members of the Iroquois Job Corps center recently volunteered at the Ronald McDonald House in Buffalo, NY. Ten Iroquois students, along with education instructor Pam Meakin prepared and served dinner to the families of children who are being...
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...