JOB CORPS Tongue Point Job Corps students are working on increasing their community service and community participation. Tongue Point Job Corps Certified Medical Assisting (CMA) students working with the Red Cross conducted a blood drive on December 6th on center for students...
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Center Director Kimberley Zufelt and Dental Assisting Student Iolite-Jasper Wright attended the Job Corps Leadership Summit 2.0 in Washington DC
Center Director Kimberley Zufelt and Dental Assisting Student Iolite-Jasper Wright attended the Job Corps Leadership Summit 2.0 in Washington DC the last week in November. The Center Directors met with the National Director, Rachel Torres, and Secretary of Labor,...
TONGUE POINT JOB CORPS CENTER ANNOUNCES RESULTS OF RECENT PROJECT TO BATTLE HOMELESSNESS
Tongue Point Job Corps Center is proud to report that we have provided several pounds of food, blankets, coats, socks and a check for $500.00 to Filling Empty Bellies, as well as blankets and comforters to the Astoria Warming Center. According to the National Alliance...
Tony Devos, 44 YEARS at Tongue Point Job Corps!!!
In 1978, Tony Devos graduated Clatsop Community College on a Friday and started work at Tongue Point Job Corps on Monday in the accounting department. He has worked in various accounting positions over his 44 years at TPJCC. His title now is Staff Accountant. Back in...
Oregon Canadian Forest Products Tour & Presentation
Three staff members, Will Reynolds, Oscar Nunez, Barron Johnson, from Oregon-Canadian Forest Products out of North Plains Oregon, toured Tongue Point Job Corps on Thursday, September 29, 2022, visiting three of the hard trades: Building Construction Technology,...
Tongue Point Job Corps Certified Medical Assisting (CMA) Work With Local School Districts
During the weeks of October 17th and October 24th, Tongue Point Job Corps Certified Medical Assisting (CMA) students working with the Astoria Lions Club helped the Seaside School District and Astoria School District conduct hearing and vision screenings at their...
National Apprenticeship Week, Tongue Point Job Corps Carpentry Trade
During National Apprenticeship Week, Tongue Point Job Corps Carpentry Trade Students recently made a trip to the United Brotherhood of Carpentry Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute Training Center. The students had a blast and got to hear some industry...
Tongue Point Painting Program Receives Plaque from U.S. Coast Guard
Tongue Point Job Corps instructor Tandy Sturgeon and his painting program received a plaque from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Commander, Captain Daniel J. Travers for their outstanding work on Sector Columbia River gymnasium.
Tongue Point as Partners for Peace
Over 450 students and 130 staff participated in this powerful Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace campaign.
Local Astorian and Tongue Point Graduate is honored with award
Blanca Diaz Medina arrived at Tongue Point Job Corps Center in September of 2014 to be an electrician trainee and has been a leader from the moment she started.
Tongue Point Job Corps Center Celebrates National Commencement Day
Tongue Point Job Corps Center Supports VOCA in a Big Way
25 students and 15 staff from Tongue Point Job Corps Center supported The Healing Circle as they conducted their 24th annual VOCA camps. VOCA, which means Victory Over Child Abuse, was created in Clatsop County, Oregon, to meet the special needs of sexually abused...
Tongue Point Job Corps Center Help Local Fundraiser
Last month 14 students from TONGUE POINT JOB CORPS’ HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROGRAM donated a Saturday to help wash cars at CLATSOP CARE CENTER’s annual car wash fundraiser,” MANDY BRENCHLEY, community outreach coordinator of the Center, told the Ear. “Between the sale of...
TONGUE POINT JOB CORPS CENTER GRAD RETURNS TO MOTIVATE OTHERS
Before, they were young people needing direction, structure and often, a high school diploma. After months – or even years – of hard work, they transformed. Now they’re working as paint mixers, riggers and stripers on the Longview Bridge, going into the U.S. Air Force...
Faces of Job Corps: Kayla S.
Kayla S., 22, came to Tongue Point Job Corps Center from Lake Oswego, Oregon in December 2008 when she realized she was really did want to create a good future. Kayla had been adopted at the age of 5 months old; but, at 16, she was taken into protective custody by...
Tongue Point Job Corps students Lend Many Helping Hands
Although fewer than 30 of the 525 students attending Tongue Point Job Corps Center actually come from Clatsop County, they all call this area home when it comes to giving to the community. Activities which contributed to helping others during the season of giving...
Many Connections Make a Strong Partnership
Tongue Point Job Corps Center has had a longstanding relationship with the Astoria Senior Center. The first Saturday of each month is Senior Center day for community service; students spend four to six hours interacting with their ‘grandparents for a day’ – playing...
Faces of Job Corps: Michael P.
A native of Longview, WA, Michael had to drop out of high school at 16. While he is quick to relay what a wonderful mother he has, he was forced to support himself because his family broke up due to his abusive father. While struggling to make ends meet, a girl he...
Faces of Job Corps: Takana T.
Takana, 21, is from Vancouver, WA. She completed the Finance & business curriculum, earning Microsoft certifications. In March 2010 she represented TPJCC students in Washington, DC at meetings with Senators Merkley and Wyden as well as Rep. Wu’s staff. She was...
Power Generating Station
One of Tongue Point Job Corps Center’s green projects, funded through ARRA monies, is the construction of a 4 kW on-line power generating station using a 3 kW wind turbine and 1 kW solar panel array. Students in the Carpentry, Cement,...