JOB CORPS Muhlenberg Job Corps students and staff spent Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, helping others. The center's Youth-2-Youth student ambassadors and staff worked throughout the day filling 191 boxes of food at the Hope-2-All food bank in Drakesboro, Ky. The food...
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Muhlenberg Job Corps Angels in Christmas Spirit
The Bulldog Angels Club at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center recently shopped for five local children to ensure they have a memorable Christmas morning. Each child will receive a new outfit, pajamas, toy, and holiday candy. The Bulldog Angels is led by Job Corps...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center – Cross Fit!
At an all staff and student assembly, Mr. Donnie Johnson, Owner of P.R. Zone, presented Cross Fit Warrior t-shirts to the students who completed the training program at his facility. The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Cross Fit program is led by Center Director, Eric...
Muhlenberg Students learn about Civil Rights Movement
Muhlenberg Job Corps students recently attended a free public lecture and book signing for John Lewis who is a U.S. Congressman (representing the 5th District of Georgia), civil rights hero, 2016 Nashville Public Library Literary Award Honoree, and author of the three...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Volunteers
October is definitely the time for hayrides, caramel apples, corn mazes, and pumpkin hunting in the crisp autumn air. Top leaders of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center and Student Government Advisor, Joseph McConnell had the opportunity to witness these sights and...
Muhlenberg Job Corps against Domestic Violence
This October, the Muhlenberg Job Corps S.A.V.E. (Students Against Violence Everywhere) club is honoring National Domestic Violence Awareness Month by promoting peace on Center. A majority of the students took a stand on Tuesday, October 25th to remind everyone that...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Freedom Fighters Club
The Friends of Freedom Fighters, a club at Muhlenberg Job Corps Center, was pleased to present to Mr. Jimmy Shoulders a care package during a student assembly in October. The club, sponsored by Mrs. Tabitha Puryear (Center Accountant), and Ms. Marlo Allen (Finance...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Success Story
Robert Harger found his life spiraling out of control when one day he learned about the free training opportunities offered through the Job Corps program. He decided to enroll into the heavy truck driving course at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center to obtain his Class...
Muhlenberg Job Corps develops new partnership with ARC Automotive
The Muhlenberg Job Corps Center recently developed a new Work Based Learning and Leisure Time Employment partnership with ARC Automotive, Inc., of Morgantown. ARC Automotive is a global manufacturer that produces a full line of automotive airbag inflators, with 60...
Muhlenberg Job Corps student wins Art Contest
The Greenville Tourism Commission hosts an annual Squash and Gobble Fall Festival with hometown crafts, games, food, pumpkin paintings, and art. This year they held an art competition and the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center submitted two student entries into the 19+ age...
Muhlenberg Job Corps participates in Y2Y Peace March
In celebration of National Day of Peace, the Kentucky Job Corps Coalition made their presence known at the state capital the morning of September 21, 2016. Seven Job Corps Centers reside in Kentucky and all were represented at the Y2Y Peace March (Youth 2 Youth,...
Muhlenberg Job Corps runs for a cause!
On September 16, 2016, at 8:00 pm, staff and students of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center took off at the starting line to walk/run for a worthy cause. The group of sixteen participated in the Muhlenberg County Happy Feet 5K Glow Run/Walk. Happy Feet Equals Learning...
Muhlenberg Job Corps – Every Vote Counts!
With only a few weeks left to register to vote, on September 15, 2016, the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center held a Voter Registration Campaign during lunch for the 2016 election. Voter registration cards and absentee ballot instructions were made available to the students...
Muhlenberg Job Corps – Success Story Update!
Here you will find an update on Muhlenberg Job Corps graduate Dylan Kalivas, who is thriving in his career with the U.S. Air Force. Kalivas is currently stationed in Japan, working as a structural apprentice with the Civil Engineering Squadron, and is waiting to hear...
KY Job Corps Consortium attends Congressional Forum
The business community liaisons from Muhlenberg and Carl D. Perkins Job Corps were among those representing Kentucky Job Corps Centers at the Kentucky Chamber Congressional Forum August 29. The forum provided an opportunity for Job Corps representatives to discuss...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Cross Fit Program
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Director Eric Jones has taken healthy eating and active lifestyles to a whole new level for those students who wish to obtain ultimate fitness and health. Cross fit at MJCC is a new six-week exercise and training program that includes...
Muhlenberg Job Corps celebrates Graduates
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center joined 126 Job Corps centers across the country to celebrate the 6th Annual "National Job Corps Commencement Day" ceremony on August 25, 2016 to congratulate the Job Corps students who showed Job Corps Works! by completing the program this...
Kentucky Job Corps Coalition Meets for Y2Y
The Kentucky Job Corps Coalition met on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center to begin planning events for the Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace Y2Y Week. Y2Y Advisors, Center Directors, and Business Community Liaisons and support staff...
Muhlenberg Job Corps assists local Library
During a couple weeks in July, several students and staff of the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center have moved out the Greenville library so the library can begin their remodel. These guys have put in numerous hours of manual labor and has been a very positive reflection in...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Success Story
On February 1,2016 Kyle Martell, from Clearfield, Pennsylvania arrived at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center with a passion to turn his life around. At first, Kyle wasn't confident that he would make it in the Job Corps program and wanted to leave right after he arrived...