JOB CORPS On Saturday, May 2nd, the Wendell H. Ford Military Regional Training Center celebrated a day of fun for the military children in Western Kentucky. The Muhlenberg Job Corps leaders of the Student Government Association and the LIVE Performance Club were honored to be...
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Muhlenberg Job Corps celebrates National Day of Prayer with HR Ministries
In honor of National Day of Prayer, HR Ministries, Christian based volunteers, hosted lunch for staff and students at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center on Thursday, May 7, 2015. As you can see, the banquet room was full of staff and students partaking in prayer. The...
Muhlenberg JCC receives Congressional Record
The week of April 20th for the Job Corps nation consisted of celebratory events for Job Corps 50th Anniversary. During the evening on April 21st, a celebratory dinner honored graduates who have completed the program over its five decades, employer and corporate...
Senior Volunteers File Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Tax Returns
The Retired Senior Volunteers of Muhlenberg County visited the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center in late March to file twenty two student tax returns. This is the ninth consecutive year the RSVP volunteers have come to center to file tax returns free of charge for the...
Muhlenberg Job Corps hosts 35th Annual Easter Eggstravaganza!
With Easter only weeks away, the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center recreation student leaders and staff thought it would be a good time to host the Centers 35th Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt. The hunt was held on Saturday, March 28, 2015 with over one hundred children...
Kentucky Job Corps Graduation – honoring Job Corps 50th Anniversary
On Thursday, March 26th, 2015 the Kentucky Job Corps Consortium in conjunction with Kentucky Outreach & Admissions hosted graduation ceremonies at the Kentucky State Capitol in honor of Job Corps 50th Anniversary. Participating centers were the Muhlenberg, Carl D....
Muhlenberg hosts Guest Speaker
Students who hold top leadership positions at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center received life principle and career advice from Camden Jones, Team Manager of Inter-Continental Hotel Group (IHG) in March. Inter-Continental Hotel Group (IHG) is a reservation call center...
Muhlenberg takes the Plunge!
On February 28th, staff and students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center participated in the Penguin Plunge which is a fund raising event for the Muhlenberg County 4-H Food for Kids Backpack Program. The funds raised helps feed approximately 731 youth in the county....
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center -Groundhog Job Shadow Day
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center joined with thousands of employers and students around the country who took part in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day, during the week of February 2, 2015. Since 1999, this initiative to engage students in employment settings has paired...
Muhlenberg Job Corps -One Team, One Fight
On February 11th, 2015, Muhlenberg County Sheriff Deputy/Public Informational Officer, Alex Piper conducted safety and security training to security personnel at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. Training topics covered were first response to emergency situations,...
Muhlenberg Job Corps CDL Graduate Makes Headlines
Jonathan Poole, from Munford, Tennessee enrolled into the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center in January of 2014. Before graduating in October of same year, he successfully completed the Heavy Equipment Operator and Class B CDL Truck Driving courses. Jonathan now lives in...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Students Save for the Future!
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center would like to thank Woodforest Bank for continuously reaching out to educate and assist our students with financial education and banking services. Recently, nine students opened their first checking account with Woodforest Bank....
For Hannah, Job Corps AND College
While working at fast food restaurants in Crestview, Florida, Hannah Hamilton realized the low wage income she was earning was just not enough. She thrived for a better life for herself. This is when she heard of the Job Corps program and immediately enrolled. In...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Medical Office Support has Guest Speaker
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center’s Medical Office Support class had the opportunity to have Shonna Galloway, Director of Provider Services from the Muhlenberg Community Hospital as guest speaker. Galloway who has worked in the health care industry for over twenty six...
Muhlenberg Job Corps donates to Pathway of Hope
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center is more than an educational program, it’s more than a training program, and it’s a program that enjoys giving back to their community. The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center has a club called the Bulldog Angels which was developed for the sole...
Advanced Training pays off for Muhlenberg Job Corps Graduate
On October 31, 2011 Patrice Howard enrolled into Muhlenberg Job Corps program in Greenville, Kentucky. During her enrollment she successfully completed The Pharmacy Tech and Medical Office Support trades. Upon completion of the program in 2013, she decided to enroll...
How it all started for Muhlenberg Job Corps graduate Demoine Ricky Lofton
In the middle of a hot Georgia Summer in 2010, Demoine Ricky Lofton realized his life was on the road to no-where and that he wanted more out of life. This is when he realized Job Corps could be the perfect opportunity for his interests. Ricky left his home state and...
Muhlenberg Job Corps collects for a Cause
The Muhlenberg Career Development Center hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross on November 12, 2014. This is a blood drive that is not open to the public, but for student and staff participation only. The center set a goal to obtain 55 pints at this drive....
Muhlenberg Job Corps Graduation
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center held their graduation ceremonies on Friday, November 14, 2014 with twenty seven students proudly walking the stage to receive their diplomas. Staff, students, and family members were welcomed by graduate, Devin Rush who shared, “Today...
Muhlenberg Job Corps embraces Financial Literacy
During the past four weeks, students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps have been learning and navigating banking basics from Woodforest Bank representatives. Woodforest and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) recognize the importance of financial education,...