JOB CORPS Meet Ms. Naukeisha Brown Hometown: Washington, DC "I have a passion for Job Corps, the program saved my life and brought me to be the person I am now." Naukeisha Brown, a former Potomac JCC student, is currently employed at Potomac JCC. Through her 14 years working...
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Edison Job Corps Academy
May 11, 2018- The Deputy Director, Business Community Liaison and volunteers from the Microsoft A+ trade attended the Impact Gala for the Three Doctors Foundation. Drs. Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins were recognized for their extraordinary impact on the...
Edison Job Corps Center
April 18, 2018- The BCL and Edison Job Corps Academy students were invited to Assemblymen Danielson Job Fair in Somerset New Jersey. Due to the positive first impression the Assemblyman had within the office administration trade, students were invited to work at...
Charleston Job Corps Center hosts 1st CRC with New Center Director-May 18, 2018
The Charleston Job Corps Center operating under Horizons Youth Services held its first quarterly Community Relations Council with new center director Angela Rackley. Several members and guests were in attendance to hear departmental updates, student success stories,...
Charleston Job Corps Center supports Army of Hope Gala-May 17, 2018
The Charleston Job Corps Center operating under Horizons Youth Services attended the Salvation Army of Hope Gala, May 17, 2018 at the Clay Center for Arts & Sciences. The event was the first of its kind for the Salvation Army of Charleston WV. A welcome was given...
Charleston Job Corps Center, May Student Highlight 2018
Congratulations to Elyjahwaun Blake for receiving the Highest GPA in Dental Hygienist program at BridgeValley Community & Technical College (CTC) on May 10, 2018. Blake is a student at CJCC who completed the dental assistant trade and enrolled in the ACT College...
Springdale Job Corps Center Student Success Q&A with Samantha Feagins
Samantha Feagins- 20, Milwaukie, OR, Health Occupations Samantha Feagins (pronounced Fay-ghins) is a great example of a student taking advantage of all that Job Corps has to offer. She recently earned her Certified Nursing Assistant certification while at Springdale...
Potomac’s HBI trades learn about ladder safety
Potomac gets on board with Amtrak
ALL ABOARD - Potomac students get hired by Amtrak Students that rare featured in picture from left to right, John Corkum, Sharlontaee Harris, Jim Batts, Amtrak Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist, Tiffini Jackson and Carlos Loggins
Springdale Job Corps Center Student Success- Edwin Barajas
Getting kicked out high school in ninth grade really limited the career options for Edwin Barajas. His freshman year consisted of skipping school or showing up to class and not completing any work. Stubbornness also kept him from enrolling at another school because he...
Charleston Job Corps Center hosts Diversity & Inclusion seminar-April 30, 2018
Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) held a student leadership seminar on “Diversity and Inclusion” April 30, 2018 in the center gymnasium with about 20 students. The seminar was sponsored by the Leadership Coordinator and...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Business Community Liaison attends NJCA Policy Forum in D.C.
Pictured left to right: Peter Calvo, President Horizons Youth Services, Jodi Asby, BCL Muhlenberg Job Corps, Congressman Thomas Massie, Jimmie Wilson, BCL Carl D. Perkins Job Corps, Janette Sweeney, BCL Whitney Young Job Corps, and Sandra Catalin, President InSights...
POTOMAC’S HVAC Students “ACE” Their Exams
HVAC Students "ACE" Their Exams - Making the Grade with High Scores HVAC students Emanual McClain, Rayvon Bolden, Myles Ellis, Herold Rogers (not pictured), Melvin Tucker, Bruce Teixeira and Potomac JCC have a lot to celebrate. These students aced the HVAC Primary...
Meet Potomac’s Cement Instructor & Job Corps Graduate – Joseph Hart
In the Summer of 2000, Joseph Hart enrolled at Potomac Job Corps Center as a non-residential student to learn a trade. According to Joseph's grandfather, "a man needs skills in this world, because skills pay the bills..." Although he didn't know what trade or skill...
Charleston Job Corps Center hosts new CD Welcome Luncheon-April 23, 2018
CHARLESTON JOB CORPS CENTER CD WELCOME LUNCHEON-APRIL 23, 2018 The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) hosted a welcome luncheon on Monday, April 23, 2018 in honor of the new center director Angela Rackley. Staff from...
Potomac JCC Community Partner – PNC Bank visits Potomac
Potomac’s Community Partner – PNC Bank visits Potomac’s students an discuss money management, checks and balances, the importance of saving and building your credit. During this time students opened up checking and savings accounts with the local branch.
Potomac Graduate DeVaughn Scott returns Potomac Security Trade to discuss employment opportunities with Archangel Global Security, LLC
DeVaughn Scott (featured in 1st picture), former security graduate of Potomac Job Corps, now employed by Archangel Global Security, LLC, came to Potomac Job Corps Center to tell his peers in security about employment opportunities for them after Job Corps.
Charleston Job Corps Center, April Student Highlight-Amanda Sanders
Amber Sanders has completed her career technical training in Office Administration under the tutelage of James Brown, Instructor. She is a resident of Dunbar, WV and lived in the area since 2016. Amber enrolled in the program January 26, 2018. Prior to her enrollment...
Charleston Job Corps Center, S.A.D.D. chapter hosts Alcohol Town Hall-April 16, 2018
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) hosted an Alcohol Town Hall sponsored by S.A.D.D. (Students Against Destructive Decisions) on April 16, 2018 in the center gymnasium. About 225 students and staff watched an excerpt...
Springdale Job Corps Center Student Success- Maggie Cassidy
The journey to Springdale Job Corps Center had a few detours for Pharmacy Technician student Maggie Cassidy. As high school graduation approached, Cassidy didn’t know what she wanted to do for a career. She was working full-time, but wasn’t too happy with her...