JOB CORPS The Little Rock Job Corps Center participated in "Keep Little Rock Beautiful" city cleanup for the second straight year. The Center students and staff cleaned the street in front of its current location, Scott Hamilton Drive. They also cleaned a local park (Wakefield...
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Little Rock Job Corps Shows “Compassion”
The Little Rock Job Corps Center and The Little Rock Compassion Center ( http://lrcompassioncenter.org/press_release.php) have formed an Outreach partnership. Every Last Monday of each Month the Little Rock Job Corps Culinary class and Student Leadership Organization...
Job Corps and AmeriCorps Changing Lives…
AmeriCorps and Job Corps Changing Lives Ulysses Harris (r) Ulysses Harris has a quiet, somewhat humble demeanor. Despite that, he shows an attitude of assuredness. What is most impressive about Mr. Harris is that, he “Models, Mentors and Monitors.” He Models by...
LRJCC Integrates “FREE Financial” Class into Curriculum
It was good to see and entire classroom of students, excited about “Math” for a change. The Little Rock Job Corps Center has integrated a financial planning class into the Grad 90 course.
The NEFE HSFPP was designed and developed around a special type of education called performance-based learning. With performance-based learning, students take what they learn and apply it directly in the course of each unit. Carefully designed exercises and activities move the student step-by-step toward each of the seven core competencies that the program teaches. In the process, students
1. Create their own financial plan
2. Create their own budget
3. Propose a personal saving and investing plan
4. Select strategies to use in handling credit and managing their debt
5. Demonstrate how to use various financial services
6. Create a personal insurance plan
7. Examine how their choice of career and lifestyle will affect their financial plan
Along the way to learning these seven lessons, students also learn dozens of related skills, all designed to help them see how easy and important it is to manage their resources. http://hsfpp.nefe.org/channels.cfm?chid=97&tid=1&deptid=14
Little Rock does the “DECENT” Thing…
Upon hearing of the “Be Decent” Campaign the Arkansas Food Bank’s Outreach Coordinator, made a surprising request. After receiving a photo of the actual pass, she replied, “Thank you! I would like to use this for our facebook page to encourage other businesses and...
Spirit of Giving…
After working in the Arkansas Food Banks warehouse, organizing donations for the barren shelves Ms. Janet Ingram (l) presents the Food Bank’s Outreach Coordinator Ms. Katherine Kaigler with a Little Rock Job Corps Tee-Shirt & Recyclable carry bag.
Smoking Cessation Workshop to Return 2012
Ms. Joyce Raynor (Center for Healing Hearts & Spirits), partnered with Wellness, to kick off the “Tobacco Prevention & Smoking Cessation” program at Little Rock Job Corps. Over 30 students and staff signed up for the launch of the program. The program does...
AETN teaches “Free” Resume Writing and Interviewing Class…
Yolanda Carman (Adult Education Coordinator) of Arkansas Educational Television Network teachs Little Rock Job Corps Students techniques in interviewing, resume writing and essential job seeking skills. The class is held in CPP week 2. The early start gives students the opportunity to build up their resumes before reaching Grad 90. The class is 100% FREE!
Little Rock Job Corps Delivers…
After Little Rock Job Corps called a drive for donations to The Arkansas Food Bank. The Students and Staff responded by donating - - 1, 274 lbs. of non-perishables!
Little Rock Signs Two BIG WBL Partnerships
Little Rock, has just signed two new Work Based Learning partnerships. Security Courses has signed up to work with the Parks and Recreations Department of Little Rock. There is a discussion to add other courses to this. This came about, because we partnered with them...
Culinary Expo (sure) Little Rock Featured on Morning News Show
http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/177529/143/Little-Rock-Job-Corps-students-cook-up-a-storm
“Free” Financial Class intergrated into Little Rock Campus
Financial Class for Grad 90 It was good to see and entire classroom of students, excited about "Math" for a change. The Little Rock Job Corps Center has integrated a financial planning class into the Grad 90 course. The innovative, interactive course...
Ladies Outshine Men in dorm’s Food Drive
In a down to the wire contest. The ladies had long, out distanced the men. Thus it became a race between the ladies and time. The contest was to end on November 22, 2011(Mid-Night). The Ladies of Willow Dorm, had taken the lead on November 21, donating a whopping...
Job Corps asked to become a regular feature in College addition of Savvy Kids Magazine
Thanks Tommy! Glad you liked it! I hope this issue helps your future students as well 🙂 I will be in touch next year for the next Guide to College edition! Emily Griffin Editor Savvy Kids
Little Rock Job Corps Center Student featured in college section of state magazine for kids
http://www.savvykidsofarkansas.com/current.php Mr. Robert Dick (Culinary) is featured, in the college section of this month’s Savvy Kid’s online magazine. To read the feature, go to the site linked above, click on “Current Issue” and “Expand” the magazine if...
LRJCC Kicks Off Great American Cleanup
Little Rock Job Corps Center Kicks Off Great American Cleanup Along with Keep Little Rock Beautiful on March 10th. Second annual citywide effort promoting litter pickup, community improvement. LITTLE ROCK, AR.- (March 10, 2011) Little Rock Job Corps joined Keep Little...
Tom Pace Author Visits Little Rock Job Corps
Mr. Tom Pace Author, Founder and CEO of PaceButler Corporation Visits Little Rock Job Corps Center Early Friday morning energized students welcomed Mr. Tom Pace, author of Mentor The Kid & The CEO. Mr. Pace brought a very down to earth, heartfelt one on one...
Students Get Hand On Experience During Groundhog Job Shadow Day
Students Get Hands On Experience During Groundhog Job Shadow Day “Success in business requires training, discipline and hard work. But, if you’re not frightened by these things, the opportunities are just as great today as there ever were.”—David Rockefeller On...
Little Rock Job Corps Welcomed Former United States Surgeon General
LITTLE ROCK JOB CORPS WELCOMED FORMER UNITED STATES SURGEON GENERAL DR. JOYCELYN ELDERS Former 16th Surgeon General of the United States Dr. Joycelyn Elders spoke to a standing room only crowd during a commencement ceremony at the Little Rock Job Corps on January 7,...
Little Rock Footsteps Mentoring Program
Footsteps Mentoring Program “A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself.” Oprah Winfrey once stated. This is why “Footsteps” Staff and Student Mentoring program is dedicated to pairing each student in the Little Rock Job Corps program with a...