JOB CORPS A Day in the Office—from the Students’ Perspective On Groundhog Job Shadow Day, RaeJae Robinson and I went to the Pulaski County Administrative Building to job shadow Arkansas State Representative Fredrick Love who is also the Director at Pulaski County Community...
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Little Rock Students Tour LR Waste Management Facility
On Thursday, CPP Week 4 went on a trip to tour the Waste Management Facility in Little Rock. They learned about recycling and the importance of supporting the “Green Initiative”. Additionally, they were taught the importance of being safe and wearing personal...
Little Rock Graduate Speaks to CPP Students
On Thursday, February 11th, CPP Week 4 held their CPP graduation. Little Rock Job Corps Center graduate, Trent Smith, spoke to the CPP graduates about the importance of CPP and not being distracted. He gave them a mirrored overview of his troublesome life before Job...
Little Rock WBL Site Featuring Student Leonard Stevenson, Jr.
The Little Rock Job Corps, with the assistance of WBL Advisor John Bednara and Facilities Maintenance Instructor Chris Moreland, recently obtained a Work Based Learning (WBL) partnership with Middlebrooks Electric Service Company on January 26th. The company provides...
Little Rock Job Corps Celebrates Black History Month
This month’s awards assembly celebrated Black History. During the assembly on February 10th, students were treated to a biography about Josephine Baker by Marya Anderson. Britney Burnett took it once step further with her biography about Tina Turner by dressing in...
Little Rock Staff Receive Gang Awareness Training
Detective Todd Hurd with the Little Rock Police Department was a special guest and shared his expertise on Gang Awareness with the Little Rock Job Corps Center staff during training on February 12th. Det. Hurd’s presentation focused on enhancing our ability to...
Leadership Outing w/ Center Director – Little Rock JCC
The Leadership students enjoyed dinner Thursday night, February 4th, with Center Director Angela Rackley and Social Development Director Willie Funches at Golden Corral. The students had expressed to Ms. Rackley that they wanted to spend some time with her off-Center...
Little Rock CPP Students Visit Philander Smith College Art Exhibit
Little Rock Job Corps students toured Philander Smith College on February 4th, with Career Preparation Period Instructors Brittany Dockery and Tailyn Funches. The students visited the newest edition to the library, The Melissa and Kevin Katz Collection Art exhibit....
Little Rock CPP Students Tour the Arkansas Workforce Center
Little Rock Job Corps students toured the Arkansas Workforce Center on February 3rd. While at the Workforce Center, students went through an orientation of the WIOA program and several other programs offered by the Workforce Center. Louise Harvey, Youth Counselor,...
Little Rock Job Corps Counselor Appreciation
Last week, the Little Rock Job Corps celebrated Counselor Appreciation Week by thanking its wonderful Career Counselors for all of their hard work and dedication. The Center continues to cultivate a strong Counseling team to help meet the needs of students. The...
Little Rock Job Corps Center – Student Spotlight, Alexander Davidson
Facilities Maintenance student Alexander Davidson graduated on February 4th, but first he made sure to leave the Center with something to remember him by. Alex likes to stay busy and made sure he did so in trade. He has built several items that are on display around...
Little Rock Students Job Shadow at the ARSILC
Little Rock Job Corps students Jazmine Cruz and Cedric Smith had the opportunity to Job Shadow Executive Director Sha’ Burke-Stephens, of the Arkansas State Independent Living Council (ARSILC) located in Little Rock. The ARSILC promotes independent living among...
Little Rock’s Groundhog Job Shadow Day
Ground Hog Shadow Day was a huge success for the Little Rock Center on Feb. 2. Community partners Arkansas State Independent Living Council, State Representative Fredrick Love, Pulaski County Community Services, Shorter College, and Client First Staff Solutions did a...
Little Rock Receives Recognition from American Red Cross
Last week, we posted about our Quarterly Blood Drive being a success. The Center recently received a “Thank You” letter from the American Red Cross for staff and students exceeding the goal the previous week in blood donations. Little Rock’s goal was 33, but the Red...
Academic Advisory Council Meeting – Little Rock Job Corps
The 2016 Academic Advisory Council Meeting held on Jan. 29 was a rousing success. Hosted by Al Leslie, Academic Manager, the meeting gave Little Rock Job Corps the opportunity to showcase and highlight the successes of the past year and the vision for the future....
Little Rock CPP Students Tour Philander Smith College
CPP Week 2 students enjoyed a day off center with CPP Instructor Brittany Dockery on Jan. 28. The students took a tour of the historic Philander Smith College located in downtown Little Rock. Students first enjoyed a campus tour by three prestigious student leaders of...
Little Rock’s Facilities Maintenance Students Upgrade the Gazebo Area
The Facilities Maintenance students were busy last week laying the concrete around the Gazebo. Under the direction of Facilities Maintenance Instructor Chris Moreland, students learned to lay a form for an area. Once the concrete was poured, they then screeded the top...
Little Rock’s Willow Dorm Spa Celebration
Willow dorm celebrated their 100% return from winter break by having a Spa Treatment Celebration Thursday evening. Dorm staff decided to have a Spa Celebration to show students how much they are appreciated and give them an evening of relaxation. The students received...
Little Rock’s Quarterly Blood Drive
On Thursday, January 28th, the American Red Cross with assistance from our Wellness Department held the quarterly blood drive on center. We are excited to announce that we beat our goal of 33 units. Students and staff donated 39 units of blood. This equates to saving...
Winter Officially Arrived in Little Rock
Winter officially arrived in Arkansas last week with the first snow of the New Year. The Emergency Response Team (ERT) students and Maintenance Engineer, Marlon Bradley, and Maintenance Technician, Jonathan Beck, were quick to assist with putting sand down and...