JOB CORPS Jacksonville Job Corps Students Volunteer and Participate in the City of Jacksonville’s 911 Celebration Students participated in the National event by leading the audience with the pledge of allegiance. Students Thomas Pinkney Drucilla Young, Dondray Hopkins, Brandon...
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Jacksonville Job Corps Spotlight on Excellence
(JACKSONVILLE, Florida) The Jacksonville Job Corps Center is proud to showcase their Faces of Success series. This series is designed to showcase success stories of Jacksonville Job Corps graduates. Student graduate from the program weekly but a formal graduation is...
Job Corps Teaches Student That Excellence Begins At Home
(JACKSONVILLE, Florida) Jacksonville Job Corps Center elected its first female SGA President in 5 years. Ms. Drucilla Young, a 25 year old Jacksonville native is attending the Jacksonville Job Corps Center to become a Certified Nursing Assistant. Drucilla received...
A Special Day For Seniors
The City of Jacksonville hosted it's annual Senior Citizen Luncheon at the Wyndham Hotel in November 2012. Hundreds of senior citizens arrived for this festive occasion. The seniors were served by several volunteer organizations including the Jacksonville job Corps...
Media: JJC Students vote in 1st Presidential Election
For six week staff at the Jacksonville Job Corps Center assisted students in registering to vote. Many students who were not of age in the last election had the opportunity to register to vote in the upcoming Presidential election. The center has a capacity of 350...
West Corporation Hires JJC Student
West Corporation is a provider of technology-driven communications services. The corporations is headquartered in Omaha, Neb. and currently employs approximately 33,000 people world wide. Since its founding, West has invested significantly to expand its technology...
Volunteerism Makes The Difference
Students from the Jacksonville Job Corps Center have been volunteering at Dignity U Wear for over a year. The students assist the agency with sorting and packaging new items that are donated for families in need of clothing. In April 2000, Henri Landwirth,...
JJC Volunteer with Salvation Army Toy Shop
Student and staff from the Jacksonville Job Corps Center volunteered with the Salvation Army several days for the Annual Toy Giveaway. Students organized toys for several days, the toys were separated by ages and gender for children 0-12 years of age. The volunteers...
Jacksonville Job Corps Center Host Community Visioning Event
LISC Jacksonville is in the process of expanding its approach to community development by introducing EPIC Communities: Empowering People…Inspiring Change, a holistic approach to building sustainable neighborhoods that has been successful in over 30 other cities...
Empowering Communities
Ten Jacksonville Job Corps students participated in the city-wide Empowering Community Fair. The Fair was held at Mount Calvary Baptist Church on Saturday, October 20, 2012. The event was organized by Mr. Micheal Laroche-principal at Sia Tech High School. Over 50...
Shop With A Jock
The Boselli Foundation hosted their second annual Shop with a Jock Christmas project for underprivileged children. Volunteers were requested from the Jacksonville Job Corps Center to participate in this even. The night started out with the students eating dinner and...
JJC Students Volunteer At EWC Annual Fundraiser
Students from the Jacksonville Job Corps Center participated with the Eleventh Annual Fine Arts Scholarship Benefit Concert. The benefit was hosted at The Times Union Center for the performing Arts in the Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall. The student volunteered at...
Jacksonville Job Corps Volunteer at Food Bank
The mission of Second Harvest North Florida is to distribute food and grocery products to hungry people and to educate the public about the causes and possible solutions to the problems of domestic hunger. Second Harvest is partnering with other local organizations...
Media: Jacksonville Job Corps SGA Present Donation to Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Make a Difference Day is designed as America’s largest day of service. Every year millions of Americans reach out to help others. The day is an opportunity for Job Corps centers to establish new partnerships with community organizations and employers. Student from the...
Jacksonville Job Corps Center Hosts Community Visioning Day
Residents in East and Northwest Jacksonville gather to formulate positive vision On Saturday, roughly 200 other residents took another step toward doing something to transform their neighborhoods by attending a town hall-style meeting at the Jacksonville Job Corps...
Jacksonville Job Corps Students Volunteer at Community Voter Registration Drive with Congresswoman Corrine Brown and Senator Bill Nelson
Students at the Jacksonville job Corps Center volunteered Sept. 29 and 30th at the National Voter Registration Drive sponsored by Congresswoman Corrine Brown. The students assisted with setting up and breaking down chairs and tables, manning the popcorn and snow...
Media: Annex Opens-Will Interface With Job Corps
New SIATech Annex Targets High School Dropout Recovery EducationSeptember 14, 2012 By: K Truitt The new SIATech Annex, scheduled to open in January 2013, targets high school dropouts who want to train in the Federal Jobs Corp•Education•high school...
Jacksonville Job Corps Students Volunteer for Mud Fest
Students at the Jacksonville job Corps Center volunteered to participate in the annual Tonny Boselli Mudfest. This is the second year that the students were involved with the event. Students were assigned to ostacle course for the mud participants, the fest featured...
Sysco Foods Hires Jacksonville Job Corps Graduate
Mr. Roger Freeman is a graduate of the Material Handling Distribution of the Jacksonville Job Corps Center. Roger started with Sysco several months ago and is happy with his position at Sysco. He is currently making 29.50 per hour. Sysco is a global leader in...
Janette Dunlap Wins Regional Award for Dedication at Job Corps
(JACKSONVILLE, Florida) – Ms Janette Dunlap, Wellness Manager and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner at the Jacksonville Job Corps Center has worked diligently to create a best practice model that incorporates community partners to enhance existing health...