JOB CORPS Six San Diego Job Corps students, accompanied by Career Transition Instructor Shayna Brockington, attended the Youth Summit hosted by the California Black Chamber of Commerce on August 9, 2012 at the Double Tree Hotel in San Diego. The Summit was part of the 17th...
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San Diego Job Corps’ Blood Drive Sets School Record
“Our goal for this year is for our center to donate 600 pints of blood,” advised Marcus Dunlap, Student Government Association Specialist at the San Diego Job Corps. Marcus, who coordinates the American Red Cross Blood Drives on center, attributes the success of this...
White Coat and Pinning Ceremony for San Diego Job Corps’ Pharmacy Technician Students
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us,” said Pharmacy Technician student Alexandrea Hutchinison, quoting her favorite author, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Hutchinson advice was offered to her 12 classmates who took part...
“Sidewalk CPR” Highlights San Diego Job Corps’ Universal Safety Week Activities
“Safety education, and training are important components of Job Corps’ mission to help young people lead safe lives,” advised San Diego Job Corps Center’s Safety and Security Manager Don Hughes. “Aspects of safety training encourages students to manage themselves...
San Diego Job Corps Student Receives Kiwanis Club Scholarship
“My ultimate goal in life is to establish a non-profit organization to help young people all over the world,” advised 20 year old San Diego Job Corps student Prince Shamamba. “We’ll help kids receive an academic education, help them learn about nutrition and medical...
Three San Diego Job Corps Students Attend 2nd Annual Women Building California and the Nation Conference
“It was great meeting women of all ages from the United States and other countries,” stated Jenna Walsh, one of three San Diego Job Corps students who attended the 2nd Annual Women’s Building California and the Nation Conference in Sacramento, CA, May 19-20, 2012. ...
San Diego Job Corps Assists Family Health Centers’ Mayoral Forum
San Diego Job Corps' Carpentry and Medical Office Support students assisted at the May 18th, 2012 Mayoral Candidate Forum at the Logan Heights Family Health Center in San Diego. "We've been assisting Family Health Centers of San Diego for the past five years at their...
San Diego Job Corps Students Volunteer for Big Brother Big Sister Program
“When I was a young girl I was matched with an older girl in the Big Sister Program,” advised San Diego Job Corps student Rebecca Pierce. Pierce, 18, obtained her GED, completed Job Corps’ Nursing Assistant program, and will be graduating after completing her high...
San Diego Job Corps to Host 3rd American Red Cross Blood Drive of the Year
“We’ll be hosting our 3rd American Red Cross Blood Drive this year on April 27th,” advised Marcus Dunlap, Student Government Association Specialist at the San Diego Job Corps Center. Dunlap, a San Diego native and 2008 Job Corps graduate, recently began his new...
San Diego Job Corps’ First Pharmacy Technician Students’ White Coat and Pinning Ceremony
Nearly 100 students, staff, parents, and friends attended San Diego Job Corps’ first White Coat and Pinning Ceremony on March 30, 2012. The ceremony honored the center’s first Pharmacy Technician class. “It’s very rewarding to see what our Pharmacy Technician...
Congressman Bob Filner’s District Office Hosts San Diego Job Corps Interns
Since December 2011, three San Diego Job Corps students have served as interns in Congressman Bob Filner’s 51st District Office in Chula Vista, California. The students are part of the Young Legislators Internship Program which was established in 2009 by SIATech, a...
San Diego Job Corps Student Participates in 2012 National Home Builder International Builders Show
“I never thought when I enrolled in Job Corps that so many doors would open for me,” advised 19 year old San Diego Job Corps student Luis Nieves. “I’m receiving a great education at Job Corps, I’ve had the opportunity to intern at both Bill Howe Plumbing and Steve...
San Diego Job Corps Center Hosts Winter 2012 Graduation
“I’m the first person in my family to receive a high school diploma,” advised San Diego Job Corps’ most recent graduate, 18 year old Bianca Llamas. Ms. Llamas joined 104 other graduates at the January 27, 2012 ceremony on the San Diego center. The graduates earned...
Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis Tours the San Diego Job Corps Center
Following President Obama’s State of the Union address on January 24th, Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis traveled to states across the country to talk about the president’s plans to create jobs for an “America Built to Last.” On January 27th, she visited the...
San Diego Job Corps’ Computer Technology Trade Assist Barrio Station
“We’re beginning our 10th year of helping Barrio Station,” advised San Diego Job Corps Computer Technology instructor Peter Schurek. “During this time hundreds of my students have helped trouble shoot and maintain their computer laboratory." Barrio Station, located...
San Diego Job Corps Graduate’s On-going Success
“Job Corps’ Plumbing instructor John Gallagher fueled my eagerness to learn and inspired me to become a plumber,” advised San Diego Job Corps graduate Jose Martinez. “John and Randall Mann (Job Corps’ Electrical instructor) became my mentors.” Mr. Martinez enrolled...
San Diego Job Corps’ Culinary Arts Students Assist American Culinary Federation
“This is the 5th community service project we’ve done with American Culinary Federation (ACF) members in San Diego,” advised San Diego Job Corps Culinary Arts instructor Howard Merrick. Mr. Merrick, along with fellow Job Corps Culinary Arts instructor Richard Siegiel...
San Diego Job Corps’ Holiday Service to the Community
“This is the 5th year we’ve taken part in the Balboa Park December Nights event,” advised Ray Hondl, San Diego Job Corps’ Homeland Security instructor. “This year 20 of our cadets contributed over 400 hours of community service during their four days helping with...
San Diego Job Corps Zumbathon Benefits Toys for Tots
“Each year I donate toys to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve’s Toys for Tots Program,” advised Tiare LaBistre, one of San Diego Job Corps’ Work-Based Learning coordinators. This year I thought I would do something different to benefit more children.” In 2010, the Toys...
San Diego Job Corps Center Hosts Blood Drive
On Dec. 8, 2001 the Eagle & Times Newspaper for Imperial Beach and South County featured a story about San Diego Job Corps' most recent blood drive benefiting the American Red Cross www.imperialbeachnewsca.com