JOB CORPS NEWS

The first in-house student award assembly since early 2020 was held recently. Yancarlos Sanchez received the Carpentry Student of the Month and Ethan Bybee received the Center Director's Award. A group of award winners is also shown here as well as the supportive...

Samuel Shemwell  an  ACSA  graduate  is now  the  IT POC  of  Shriver  Job  Corps.   Originally  from Illinois, Sam transferred  from  Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps after  completing  his  first  trade  of  Computer  Tech.    At the start of the  pandemic,  Sam  was ...

Cliff Crosby - Former NFL player and Superbowl Champ visited the students at Shriver with a presentation: “Your Actions Create Your Tomorrow”   Cliff shared his inspirational story of how difficult choices, faith, and hard work helped him avoid the pitfalls of growing...

Meet Koda…a demonstration of this Service Dog was held recently at Shriver by Nick from Clearpath Veterans Service.  An amazing history of the training was explained to include all the love and devotion for owners and their best friends. The time and the money it...

While visiting at Camp Atwater with pending plans to do a volunteer project, the Carpentry students met a group of    people from the Urban American Outdoors, a youth group, who had a day planned to fish and have a BBQ.  Without  hesitation, the Job Corps students...

Juan Marchany completed the IUPAT Painting Program in November of 2021.   He obtained a job working as a residential painter as soon as he completed. On March 22, 2022, Juan was signed on as an apprentice Bridge Painter with IUPAT District Council #35, and was sworn...

hits the opportunity of a lifetime smoothly after a long history of waiting for it…..

Beatrice Jones left Shriver in September of 2021 and headed straight to Bath, ME for a position working at Bath Iron Works where she is working on ships for the Navy. In her words, “it’s been a wonderful experience!” She absolutely loves it! Finding housing in Maine was a challenge for Beatrice but after keeping in touch with friends from Loring Job Corps where she completed her first trade in Cement, she landed the chance of becoming a roommate with them in a good size house.

She has received two pay raises inside of 4 months and the opportunity to grow more in the future

Carpentry Student Graduate—Jose Gomez Carreto
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Jose Gomez is a recent Carpentry student completer and was immediately hired at Nor’easter Installations where he performs everything he was trained for. Originally from Guatemala Jose came to the U.S. at age 15 speaking little to no English. He began at Job Corps in March of 2020 having already achieve his High School Diploma and getting his drivers license. His focus and energy went into the Carpentry trade. Shown here on the left is Jose at his new job building cabinets from scratch as an apprentice in the Carpenters Union. Below was an assignment that he had at Shriver rebuilding cabinets in the dorms. The instruction he received and the hands on experience lead him to begin his career straight out of the gate. His instructors called him a “model student” while at Shriver.
Congratulations Jose!!

The students and staff took the time to write over 50 greeting cards for long term patients of a local hospital, Nashoba Valley Medical Center.  Some students felt this effort was rewarding and hoped to hear from the patients and develop a sort of friendship.

HiSET instructor, Mr. Gauvin and the students collaborated (virtually) with the students from the Culinary Trade along with the Culinary instructor, Chef Aucoin to make ICE CREAM in a bag!  The kitchen chemistry lesson incorporated measuring and fractions with...

Thanks to Ms. Dion from the Transportation Communication Union trade, the annual Tee Shirt/Tie Dye event was a success!  What better Friday afternoon activity to do.  Students and staff got to wear the tee's to show off the following Friday!  Great way to start the...

The International Union Painters and Allied Trades offered a Tour and Training Day at the Training Center in Brentwood, NH recently.  Paint student Nathaniel Sayon attended this opportunity along with his Paint Instructor, Mr. Tim Yost and his IUPAT Representative,...

THE LUIS GUERRERO STORY
A 3-trade completer grew from an introverted person
to a totally confident person!

Luis Guerrero was once that student who showed nothing but insecurity, lack of confidence, he was quiet, his head was down and his hood was over his head 100% of the time. He entered the trade of Carpentry first and completed in Sept. of 2018. He then went on to Office Administration and completed in 8 months in May of 2019. Next he was accepted to an advanced trade (TCU) Transportation Communication Union and completed that trade in August of 2021. Luis was also a student employee at Shriver for Maintenance to help begin his savings.
Looking back in time, it is shy of a miracle that Luis would grow so much and become the confident, well vocalized individual that he is today. Asking him about that history and what his thoughts were and what was it that helped him, he states, “I got sick of every staff member telling me to lift my head and to take my hood off”. He started thinking good thoughts and became stronger. Eventually he felt better. “I’m a person and I deserve to put my head up like everyone else.” He also mentioned that his neck started to feel better as well.
Well, the time has come where he completed TCU and interview for jobs. Luis got a couple offers and he decided to accept a job at_______________. This opportunity will be a great experience for Luis and will keep him in a solid comfort zone.
SHRIVER IS SO PROUD OF YOU, LUIS!!

Shriver’s Garden Club
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There’s nothing like a vegetable garden to
tend to for months during the summer.
It will definitely keep students busy!

All the vegetables from the garden
Will be donated to the local food pantry
in Ayer, “Loaves and Fishes” when
Soo they are ready to be picked!!

In addition, a food drive of the most
common items has been ongoing since
April. This project is part of the
40th anniversary celebration of MTC
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TUNE IN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS FOR OUR PROGRESS OF THE GARDEN 🙂

Shriver’s Garden Club
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There’s nothing like a vegetable garden to
tend to for months during the summer.
It will definitely keep students busy!

All the vegetables from the garden
Will be donated to the local food pantry
in Ayer, “Loaves and Fishes” when
Soo they are ready to be picked!!

In addition, a food drive of the most
common items has been ongoing since
April. This project is part of the
40th anniversary celebration of MTC
_
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TUNE IN OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS FOR OUR PROGRESS OF THE GARDEN 🙂

In the Spring, the Regional Environmental Council entered an agreement with the Worcester Red Sox to construct and operate a rooftop garden/urban farm, designated WooSox Farms, at Polar Park.  The REC's YouthGROW program have plans that staff from both the REC and the...

Values over Violence is a program to foster dignity through a civic culture based on forgiveness and reconciliation, put on with the help of the Cummings Foundation, Hamilton Company Charitable Foundation, Cabot Family Charitable Trust, congregations and individual...

During the annual engineering facility survey of the center, it was identified that the HVAC roof top units in both the male and female dormitories had outlived their usual life.  These units provided air circulation and heat but no air conditioning.  The engineering...

Field Day at Shriver Job Corps, Devens, MA was held in May and a beautiful day it turned out to be.  Students and Staff enjoyed many different activities and games; Volleyball, Basketball, Corn Hole, Horseshoes, Frisbee and, of course Water Balloons to name a few. ...

Shriver announces the new
Student Government Officers:
SGA Advisor, Ms. Jessica Schreuder (CSO) met with the newly appointed SGA officers on June 29th. From left to right, Ms. Schreuder, Vincent Pellegrino, Beatrice Jones, Martha Francois and Antoniko Vasquez. Reopening the SGA store was among discussions.

Staff and students have joined together to give a shot at growing vegetables as part of a Community Service Project to "feed the hungry".  This effort is part of the MTC's 40th Anniversary celebration.  The work involved is an everyday commitment as all gardeners...