JOB CORPS STUDENT SUCCESS STORY: MINH NGO ON THE GO Minh Ngo is on the fast track at age 23, always keeping his eye on the goal. Minh came to the United States from Viet Nam just a few years ago with his family, knowing very little English. He attended English Language Learner...
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Long Beach Students Complete Start Young Initiative Entrepreneurship Program
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Long Beach Job Corps Center Director Recipient of Go Long Beach Award
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Long Beach Hosts Civil Rights Leader at Advanced Leadership Graduation
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Long Beach Students Volunteer at Shoestring Ranch
Long Beach Job Corps Students recently volunteered at the Shoestring City Ranch in Carson, California. The students, along with 2 staff members from the Wellness Department, had a wonderful time feeding and grooming the horses there. Shoestring City Ranch is a...
Glass Company Hires Long Beach Job Corps Student
Jonathan A. now works at Broadway Glass in Long Beach, California! Jonathan, who earned his GED, got his driver's license and career technical training in glazing, was hired after just one week of his work-based learning internship. According to his Career...
Long Beach Student Government and American Red Cross Team Up To Help Community
The Student Government Association and American Red Cross worked together to conduct a quarterly Blood Drive on center. Students recruited instructors, staff members, and other students to donate blood. Students also assisted with making donors comfortable and serving...
Long Beach Job Corps Student Travels to China
Long Beach Job Corps Student, Matthew Moody, recently travelled to China with 3 other Job Corps students. Matthew was one of 4 students selected to travel to China as part of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) program. Below is the link to the article about...
Long Beach Students Support American Red Cross
The Long Beach Job Corps Student Government Association recently sponsored a Blood Drive this quarter in cooperation with the American Red Cross. The students eagerly assisted in recruiting individuals to donate blood at the event, which took place in the center's...
Delegation From India Ministry of Labour Visits Long Beach Job Corps Center
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Healthcare Employer Hires Long Beach Medical Office Support Graduate
Cambrian Homecare in Long Beach, California recently hired Hazel R., a recent Long Beach Job Corps Center graduate. Hazel completed the Medical Office Support Program and utilizing her newly acquired skills, is now employed in the corporate office as an administrative...
Company Helps Insure Success for Long Beach Graduate
The Fred Loya Insurance Company recently hired Long Beach Job Corps Graduate Bianca M. Bianca is a Customer Service Representative Trainee with the company and is currently training in the South Gate Corporate office. In addition, she is preparing to take the State...
School District Hires Long Beach Graduate
Barnabe R. just needed a little encouragement to help him thrive. Mr. Matthew Davis, who was his Career Counselor at the time, was just the person to give him that encouragement along the way. According to Mr. Davis, ''Job Corps was stability for Barnabe...
Employer Partnership Leads to Long Beach Hires
Long Beach Job Corps Center and Equity Residential, a company that manages apartment communities, have worked together and the result is full time jobs for some Facilities Maintenance students. A process is in place whereby the Long Beach Job Corps Facilities...
Long Beach Students Hold Book Drive for Veterans
The Long Beach Job Corps Student Government Association sponsored a book drive to benefit veterans. Students and staff brought in books to donate to veterans at the VA Hospital in Long Beach. The students brought in many books, as did staff members. Paperback and...
Long Beach Students Work with Community Members to Make City Greener
Long Beach Job Corps students recently joined forces with community members to make the city greener. The students worked with 7th District City Council member James Johnson, city staffers, and Long Beach residents to plant 14 trees on 33rd Street in Long Beach. Under...
Long Beach Students Donate Blood to Save Lives
The Student Government Association of Long Beach Job Corps Center recently held a blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross. Student volunteers worked with Ms. Cheryl Berlow, Senior Account Manager, from the Donor Resources Department of the American Red...
Volunteering at the Child Life Center
Several students from Long Beach Job Corps Center spent time with youth patients at the Child Life Center at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, California. The students, who were were accompanied by their instructor on Friday, October 21, 2011, helped them...
Students Make a Difference with Head Start Children
A small group of Long Beach Job Corps students made a big difference at the Head Start/Early Head Start Center operated by the Long Beach Unified School District on Friday, October 21, 2011. The students, accompanied by a staff member, spent the morning with...
Helping at Habitat for Humanity ReStore
On Friday, October 21, 2011, the Long Beach Job Corps Industrial Painting students, accompanied by their instructor, spent the day volunteering at one of Habitat for Humanity's ReStore facilities in Norwalk, California. This was one of 4 Habitat for Humanity sites...