JOB CORPS It was a graduating class that faced obstacles like none other – and yet, they succeeded anyway. Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center celebrated the graduation of its class of 2022, celebrating 28 students who completed their trade education throughout the year,...
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Scarlett Emerson named Whitney M. Young Jr. valedictorian
Job Corps was Scarlett Emerson’s last shot. “I was a problem child growing up. I made it to where I didn’t have a lot of options,” Emerson said. “If I didn’t come here, I probably wouldn’t have had a very successful life.” But that is a far cry from where Emerson...
Ring that Bell: Whitney M. Young Jr. graduate Dylan Harris has built a strong foundation
Look for Dylan Harris’ work in a city’s skyline someday soon. Harris (Carpentry) is the latest graduate of Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center, and he has a bright plan for his future: architecture. And his first step on his road to his dream was an education at...
Ring that bell: Logan Wallace adapts, evolves and overcomes
When Logan Wallace (Brick) started at Whitney M. Young Job Corps, he thought he knew what he wanted out of the program. “I wanted my license, I wanted my high school diploma,” Wallace said. “I really didn’t care for the trade, but my instructor, he got on that level...
Whitney M. Young graduate returns as employee
Jasmine Turner, Whitney M. Young JCC’s newest Outreach and Admissions Counselor, may be a familiar face to some on campus. That’s because Turner, prior working for Whitney, attended Whitney as a Pharmacy Tech student. Turner came to Job Corps after graduating high...
Whitney M. Young attends new community event
They came, they learned, they advocated, and they can’t wait to do it again. Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center made its presence known at the Education Advocacy Conference, hosted by The Book Works, where staff acted as panelists, networked with other organizations...
Women of Whitney seeks to instill kindness
Confidence and kindness: the two strongest values that the Women of Whitney group wants to instill in its students. Women of Whitney is a club that gives Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center’s young women the opportunity to learn and grow with the help of both their...
Men of Whitney fosters open, honest discussion
As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. This philosophy forms the core of Men of Whitney, an on-campus program at Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center designed to help male students connect with men who can help them navigate the challenges of growing up. The...
Ring that bell: Hill nurses a powerful dream as she graduates Whitney M. Young
Charlese Hill (CNA) didn’t know much about Job Corps when she decided to give the program a shot – just that it was a free education. “I kind of just went for it,” she said. “I just took my chances.” With a start like that, though, Hill has accomplished great things...
Whitney M. Young graduate values leadership skills, work ethic
Torran Cox is on his way to a strong career in refractory bricklaying, where just as a journeyman he could make $5,000 a week. He couldn’t have built that future without the foundation Whitney M. Young Job Corps helped him lay. Cox is an apprentice bricklayer entering...
Nicholas Duvall named Whitney M. Young Center Director
New leadership is rising at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center. The center has named Nicholas Duvall as new director, effective July 5. Before serving as center director, Duvall was Whitney’s social development director, overseeing its dormitories and recreational...
Beating the heat: Whitney M. Young staff serve up popsicles
It’s officially summer, and the heat is on. With temperatures starting to climb as high as three digits, some Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center students are starting to sweat – especially after a long day in their trade instruction. Luckily, staff are coming to...
Ring that bell: Jordyn Trowel leaves Whitney M. Young Job Corps as natural leader, driven student
After Jordyn Trowel rang the bell signifying she’d graduated from Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center, her friends immediately rushed to take photos together. Though most students do get photos with friends and instructors as they graduate, with Trowel, they were even...
Ring that bell – Dylan Wohlrab takes the next step in his Job Corps journey
When Dylan Wohlrab came to Job Corps in 2019, the world was a very different place. However, a little bit of pandemic couldn’t stop him from graduating and going on to advanced training. Though Wohlrab is nervous about moving to a different state and being on his own...
Whitney M. Young student builds custom shelf for staff
There are benefits to working somewhere that teaches students crafts – just ask Sabra Shields. Shields, who serves as Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center’s Property Supervisor, needed a shelf. She asked the carpentry instructor if it was possible for the students to...
Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center gets a whole lot greener
It’s starting to look a bit more colorful on the Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center campus. Thanks to a beautification project coordinated by our Project Happiness committee, flowers and trees have been planted all around the campus. “We knew that we needed to do some...
Highway named in Whitney M. Young’s honor
Most resolutions that pass through the Kentucky General Assembly are just a page long, as State Representative Jennifer Decker tells it. But when Decker needed to enumerate the achievements of Whitney M. Young Jr. for a resolution naming a stretch of US 60 in his...
Whitney M. Young HR offers training for students
At Whitney M. Young Job Corps, everyone is a little bit of a teacher. Take HR Manager Michelle Hendrickson. She does what you would expect an HR Manager to do at Whitney, between hiring new employees, acclimating them to the workplace, and other responsibilities, but...
Whitney M. Young hosts Take Back the Night walk
On most Wednesday nights, Whitney students would be tidying their dorms for general inspection. But it was not most Wednesday nights. Whitney M. Young hosted its Take Back the Night Walk Wednesday evening, as students and staff marched around the campus to raise...
For Christie Barlow, an education at Whitney M. Young was the foundation for a great career
School never really clicked for Christie Barlow until she tried Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center. But once it finally did, it changed everything. “I worked as a Cement Mason and I went for my GED,” she said. “When everybody else was doing typing and clerical, I was...