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Little Rock’s Mentor/Mentee Showcase

During Black History Month, the staff mentors collaborated with their student mentees to learn and share information about different important African American people in history and their contributions. The mentor/mentee groups got very engaged in this project. They...

Little Rock Center Director Tours HVAC Shop

I was impressed with my visit to the HVAC shop recently. Upon my arrival to class all the students were engaged and actively involved in their learning environment. I was pleased to see that all the students had their safety equipment on and were in learning mode....

Little Rock Holds Commencement Ceremony

Little Rock Job Corps held a Commencement Ceremony for 90 students on Feb. 26. The commencement speaker was Arkansas State Representative Fredrick Love of Little Rock. Representative Love represents district 29 of Arkansas, which includes part of Pulaski County and is...

Little Rock Visits Local High Schools

On February 24th, several Little Rock Job Corps students, along with WBL Advisor, John Bednara, reached out to schools in the community speaking to staff and students, promoting the Job Corps program in collaboration with our OA Contractor, W.E.N. The students went to...

Shorter College Visits Little Rock Job Corps

Ms. Leah Jackson, representative from our community partner Shorter College, setup a table in the cafeteria during lunch on Feb. 18. She was able to introduce the programs that Shorter College has to offer to students. Shorter College is a private community college...

Little Rock Students Tour Historical Sites

Recreation exposed the students to an educational and information round of tours and discussions on Feb. 13. They visited the historic Little Rock Central High School and the Little Rock Nine memorial. The students were able to have a visual to connect with our...