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Employer Partner

Employer partner Booker T. Washington Nursing Home, 7605 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA (318-219-2608) Supervisor, Ms. Loleta Burns hired student Crystal Montgomery as a Nursing Assistant.

Employer Partner

Employer partner Booker T. Washington Nursing Home, 7605 Line Avenue, Shreveport, LA (318-219-2608) Supervisor, Ms. Loleta Burns hired student Jamal Green as a Nursing Assistant.

Policymakers

On Thursday, April 19, 2012 the center held its Annual CTS Career Fair with much success.  There were employers, colleges and universities present with an enormous amount of information provided for the students in an effort to assist them in the areas of career...

Community Service

The Shreveport Job Corps Students participated in Earth Day, Live Green! Live Healthy 2012!!  on Thursday, April 19, 2012 sponsored by Shreveport Greens, where they shared in activities geared to improve the community and environment.  They picked up litter and trash...

Employer Partners/Volunteer Service

Work-Based Learning students participated in the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center's Annual Volunteer Recognition Ceremony on April 18, 2012.  The theme, Celebrating People in Action, was dedicated to 539 volunteers who unselfishly served 55,784 hours in 2011.  One...

Community Service

The Shreveport Job Corps Center students participated in the Global Youth Service Day activity on Saturday, April 19th partnering with The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club for the Great American Clean Up.  The students worked diligently together to help clean up and...

Job Corps SGA Installation

Shreveport Job Corps installed newly-elected Student Government Association Officers on March 1, 2012 in the Jaguarland Gymnasium.  Lionel Fraser III, Center Director gave the Oath of Office.  Speaker for the installation was John McHenry, Jr., Shreveport Job Corps...

Employer Partners

The Shreveport Job Corps Center teamed up with Junior Achievement of Northwest Louisiana and AT&T to offer students an opportunity to experience the world of work firsthand for Groundhog Job Shadow Day.  By visiting the AT&T Corporation site, students learned...

Career & Education News

Shreveport Job Corps Center student leaders, accompanied by staff, attended the Northwest Louisiana Small Business Summit on February 17, 2012.  The students had an opportunity to talk with local vendors about their businesses, and shared tips with the students to...

Community Service

The Shreveport Job Corps Center participated in their 1st Quarterly Blood Drive with LifeShare Blood Center on February 21, 2012.  The blood drive went very well with over 50 students successfully participating at that time.

Career & Education News

The Shreveport Job Corps Center's Culinary Arts students Dee Dee Hall and Ashley Capers were featured The Shreveport Times for Job Corps Best Chili receipe. Go online to shreveporttimes.com to watch an instructional video on making chili by the students.

Career & Education News

The Shreveport Job Corps Center celebrated the 2012 Winter Commencement/Graduation on Friday, February 3, 2012.  The Shreveport Sun Newspaper featured an article February 9, 2012 page 5L,  sunweekly@aol.com.

Community Service

SJCC makes donations to the Providence House and Shreveport-Bossier Rescue Mission featured in The Shreveport Sun, Thursday, December 29, 2011 page 3.  sunweekly@aol.com

Employer Partner

Student Bradford Smith was hired on 12/11/11 by our employer partner Exclusive Temporaries, Inc.  Smith's interpersonal and customer service skills proved to be welcoming and outstanding.