JOB CORPS At Los Angeles Job Corps, it doesn't matter if our students are away off center due to the pandemic, We Care. To no surprise, our center sent majority of our students who live on campus back to their homes to keep them safe. We miss having our students on center but...
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Molding Character into Community Service
A few months ago, before the national pandemic, a small group of students had an opportunity to enter a new pottery studio. Throw Clay L.A is a new business that settled in right next door to the center. With the help of the center's Business & Community Liaison,...
Tax Season
It's Tax Season! There's plenty of students that have worked part time jobs and received a W-2 in the mail, but they often don't file their taxes. Why?!!! Most students are not aware of the various tax credits available for low income individuals or for being a...
Licensed Vocational Nurse Students on the Right Path
Sometimes students face challenges, but in some occasions, a department can too. Last year we had some changes in staff and our Health Occupations Trade was in dire need of a new Nursing Director. Instrumental staff are needed to ensure that our students receive what...
Roses for Delivery
Valentine's Day is celebrated all sorts of ways and this year students and staff had the opportunity to purchases roses on center. What made buying roses on center better than going to a local store was that all of the revenue generated from sales were going to...
Face of Job Corps: Teachers That Make A Difference
Ms. Mintlow is a Office Administration instructor that doesn't limit her care for students to the trade or her classroom. She cares enough to seek out donations of dresses for students that didn't have the type of wardrobe they really desired to wear to the center's...
Valentine’s Day Wishes to Congress
This year our center decided to send Valentine's Day Cards to more than member of Congress, we sent multiple cards to 5 different Congressmembers. Due to the size of Los Angeles County and the number of students from different areas, there are 5 Congressional...
More than Coffee with the Congressman
In January, we started off the year with a great meeting with Congressman Jimmy Gomez-CA-34. On a Saturday afternoon, L.A Job Corps's Business Community Liaison took a group of students to attend a community coffee meeting hosted by Congressman Jimmy Gomez....
Winter Fun & Holiday Cheer at MTC L.A Job Corps
This year we had fun coordinating multiple activities to provide our students with opportunities to have fun, receive treats, and have a chance at winning prizes. Every department on center was tasked with working in teams to plan a festivity that gifted our students...
LeadersUp & MTC L.A Job Corps Help Prepare Youth for Job Search
No stranger to Job Corps in Los Angeles, LeadersUp made sure to invite MTC L.A Job Corps students to participate in their annual job fair expo. One of the great outcomes of this partnership is increasing the access of resources for students to be better prepared for...
Women in Tech Convention & Workbase Learning
At MTC L.A Job Corps, we try to connect students to opportunities that can help them broaden their perspectives on future career paths. So the Business & Community Liaison and Workbase Learning Specialist decided to take a few students to the Wonder Women Tech...
MTC L.A Job Corps Winter Community Relations Council Meeting
MTC Los Angeles Job hosted it's second Community Relations Council meeting on December 4, 2019. Despite the heavy rains, community members came out and enjoyed good food in good company for all the right reasons. This center's Business & Community Liaison also...
MTC L.A Job Corps Workforce Council Launch
In November of 2019, MTC Los Angeles Job Corps hosted their first Industry Council meeting, now known as the Workforce Council meeting, where community partners were invited on center as part of the new operator's efforts for the center. The successful launch meeting...
MTC L.A Job Corps’ Congressional Internship
MTC Los Angeles Job Corps's new Business & Community Liaison Ms. Pearson has been swiftly developing new relationships in the community and aims to have prestigious internships for students. One of the two Congressional Internships she has established within her...
From Office Administration to Navy Jet Launching
F-35 flying above Navy submarine Aliah enrolled at Los Angeles Job Corps in 2017 as a minor and is originally from West Palm Beach, Florida. After moving to California to be with family, her along with her family, decided that going into Job Corps was a good idea....
Job Corps Alumni Promoted as Regional Coordinator of TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program
Mr. Dickinson, a hard working staff member, was the Lead Coordinator of the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program at Los Angeles Job Corps Center and was recently promoted as the new Regional Coordinator of the TCU/IAM Advanced Training Program of California. He reminds...
No Distance Far Enough to Chase Your Dreams. University bound.
Kyla is no stranger to hard work and understands self-discipline. She initially traveled 77 miles by bus to L.A Job Corps with her parents to enroll in the program. She heard about Job Corps from your mother, an alumni of Job Corps whom completed Culinary in San...
Turning Dreams into Goals
Yunior entered L.A Job Corps in October of 2018 as a minor and need to take Math & Reading classes. Since his enrollment, he has made a 2.4 gain in literacy and 4.7 gain in numeracy. He has also received 2 certifications in Automotive at Maxine Waters Employment...
Auto Student On the Road to Success
Rogelio Meza was born in California but spent much of his younger life living in Mexico. Having lived in Guanajuato, Mexico and completing High School there, Rogelio could not get admitted college in the U.S due to schooling being outside of the U.S. Looking for...
Los Angeles Job Corps Success Story” Melany Suner Soriano”
My name is Melany Suner Soriano. I am a LAJC success story! I remember telling my mother about my interest in college and she said “find a good man to marry you and take care of you”!!!! I wanted more out of life. My father past away when I was 7years old and it was...