JOB CORPS Whitney Young Job Corps Center recognized Jacob Downing as Most Engaged student during virtual learning this past week. Jacob lives in Grayson County and after graduating High School he weighed his options for career development. He chose to enroll in Job Corps...
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Community Partnerships in Kentuckiana
Whitney Young Job Corps Center has a strong working relationship with several community partners in the Kentuckiana area. A key relationship for helping our students succeed is in the works through co-located services at the Career Center and KentuckianaWorks offices...
Field Day 2021 at Whitney Young
On Friday July 30, 2021 Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center held a Field Day event for students and staff. Activities for the day were planned and coordinated by Student Government Association (SGA) members. Activities included cornhole, tie dye, bicycling, Career...
Welcome Students
Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center welcomed a new cohort of 15 students on July 27th as they began their career with Job Corps. Students were provided with a Welcome backpack of supplies, met with staff at the NIA Center - Kentucky Career Center in Louisville,...
Advanced Training Here She Comes
Kassidy Marksberry has been accepted to Miami Job Corps Center Advanced Training Program for HBI Electrical Technician Program. She will be departing our center to sought her future endeavors on March 8,2021. Kassidy continued to work diligently in completing her...
Students participates in remodeling Center
On behalf of the Carpentry and Cement Masonry trade, students are working diligently to complete center projects. Carpentry class, instructed by Mr.Rusch, replaced the old wood of the recreation deck. Students are utilizing tools and skills such as: drill, measuring...
Shooting for the Stars
Sydney “Jordyn” Richardson from Crete, Illinois, enrolled in Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center in December of 2019 seeking her certification in Certified Medical Assistant and High School Diploma. Richardson became interested in the program after discussing the...
Kuddos to Construction Foundations Students
Construction Foundations instructor, Gary Brown is pleased to recognize his students who have most recently completed the required NCCER coursework (National Center for Construction Education and Research) as well as obtaining their HPIP (High Performance Insulation...
Whitney M. Young Successfully Welcomes Back 1st and 2nd Cohort
The Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center Resumption of Physical Operations planned was approved to return students. On January 13,2021, the Whitney M. Young Job Corps center cohort 1, arrived 30 students and on January 19,2021 the center welcomed back 16 students safely...
Distance Learning Superstar
During this pandemic Jesus Ontiveros-Velazquez is striving above and beyond. Jesus has had multiple challenges and barriers as it relates to his living arrangements and adapting to distance learning. Despite adversities, Jesus determination and perseverance has helped...
The Light at the end of Tunnel
Nathan Thomas from Louisville, Kentucky enrolled in Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center March 12, 2018. Nathan experience various challenges such as lack of motivation, and difficulty in progressing in his local high school. He was advised by his principle to apply to...
A Dream comes True
Soleil Mutezika is originally from Uganda Africa. In the summer of 2019 Soleil family decided to move to Antioch, Tennessee for better opportunities. She enrolled in Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center on August 26, 2019, seeking her high school diploma and her...
Meet Powerful Welder with Whitney M. Young Job Corps Alumni
Joseph Green from Fishersville, Kentucky enrolled with Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center on May 14,2019. Joseph entered the Welding program at Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center as a previous high school graduate of Spencer County with an active driver’s license....
Whitney M Young Jr. Rec staff spruces up department in anticipation of students’ return
While following all the Center for Disease Control guidelines and continuing to practice social distancing, the recreational staff at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps have been “sprucing up” the Recreation area to make it more comfortable and pleasant for our students...
Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps recognizes distance learning superstars
Joshua Landfair, from Memphis, TN, enrolled at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps in August 2019. Since then, he has completed the Eminence High School Diploma program and will receive his high school diploma when he completes his Certified Nurse Assistant career...
From homelessness to a promising future
Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps is far more than a job training program for Brittany Lafever. It’s also a home. Lafever, from Louisville, KY, spend her childhood in foster care until she aged out of the program at 18. For the next two years, she was homeless. But her...
Whitney Young Jr. graduates prepare for college at KSU
William Lloyd, of Cleveland, OH, started at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps in January 2019. He obtained his high school diploma through the Penn Foster High School program and completed the Certified Nurse Assistant career technical training program. He currently is...
Whitney Young Jr. graduates prepare for college at KSU
Detereon Wray, from Memphis, TN, enrolled at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps in May 2019. He came with his high school diploma and currently is finishing his Cement career technical training program through distance learning. While on center, Wray served in the Student...
Whitney M. Young Jr. Welding Student Kenad Johnson Explains Why She Chose Her Trade
As part of her remote learning, Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps welding student, Kenad Johnson, wrote an essay titled "Why I Want a Career in Welding and How It Will Affect My Life." In her essay, shown in part below, Johnson discusses the challenges of entering a...
Whitney M. Young Jr. Grad, Jacob Adams, Now Makes $35 an Hour in Healthcare Field
Despite the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc nationwide on employment, Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps graduate Jacob Adams has been hired for a position that matches his skills set, meets an important need in the fight against COVID-19 and pays him...