JOB CORPS “Every out-of-state job corps graduate, every Wyoming student, offers the State of Wyoming an opportunity to broaden and deepen its talent pool. And in so doing, bolster economic development efforts.” This was the message Cathleen Cline, Business & Community...
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Wind River Job Corps ranks in U.S. Top 3 for Outreach
The National Job Corps Association grades centers for their community and legislative outreach efforts on a quarterly basis based on points compiled for work completed. Each center must reach a minimum number of points to meet “gold” status. MTC (WRJC's management...
Molding Character into Community Service
A few months ago, before the national pandemic, a small group of students had an opportunity to enter a new pottery studio. Throw Clay L.A is a new business that settled in right next door to the center. With the help of the center's Business & Community Liaison,...
Charleston Job Corps Center Counselor makes face masks to help medical personnel, veterans, and community
Charleston Job Corps Center Counselor, Wendy Malmberg makes face masks by using her sewing talent to help medical personnel, veterans, and the community."Making face masks started as a way to protect my family and my co-workers and a challenge to myself to see I could...
Wind River Students Receive Regular Retention Reads
Since CV Spring Break broke out, Wind River Job Corps students have been receiving daily e-news to help them keep up with WRJC status, cope with the big changes, and find a little humor. With new retention resources available from USJC, students now find those new...
Wind River Provides Students Mental Health Awareness
Especially as students are dealing with some of the stresses of home, which can include homelessness, conflict or just boredom, raising awareness of mental health is especially timely. Wind River Job Corps wellness counselor Jeff Stone helped us procure content...
Wind River Job Corps Celebrates Year of the Nurse 2020
Wind River Job Corps medical trade students will find our upcoming series celebrating the Year of the Nurse particularly rewarding. As Florence Nightengale celebrates another birthday (her 200th) the world's nursing and healthcare organizations celebrate these...
Wind River Job Corps students explore free entertainment options
Spring Break is ending and distance learning begins soon. And while starting classes again is exciting, remaining sheltered-in-place is not some much for many of our students. So to combat complacency, and maybe even boredom, our WRJC TalkAbout e-newsletter provided a...
Food pantry benefits from Red Rock donation
When the Department of Labor and Job Corps mandated students be released on a spring break, due to the COVID-19 virus, Food Service staff were quick to gather up the Center's fresh produce so it could be donated to area food pantries. Thanks to the quick thinking of...
JJC Gives Back To Community
The Gate River Run was first held in 1978, it was formally known as the Jacksonville River Run. The race is an annual 15K road running event held in the River City. It is one of the premiere running events in America. This year was the 42nd anniversary fir the event....
Monday is Wind River JC’s TalkAbout Coping Day
Our monthly TalkAbout e-newsletter turned daily in an effort to maintain the student connection while on Spring Break (see previous blogs). With a content plan in place now, we've designated Monday as TalkAbout Coping Day. Each Monday students will receive messaging...
Wind River Job Corps Students head out for Spring Break
The WRJC saw a mass exodus today as students headed home for Spring Break, as a CV-19 precaution. The event was orderly and fast-activated with just a few hours prior notice (about 12 hours from the mass departures). Every body on campus chipped in to help with...
Senator Enzi offers business attire, and inspiration to Wind River Job Corps Students
As a donor to Wind River Job Corps Jackets for Jobs business attire drive, Senator Enzi's representative Jennifer Fernadez dropped by the center today. The Senator donated a jacket as well as a full suit. Tucked in the inside pocket of each is a personal letter from...
Wind River Job Corps Nods to Hispanic Students with Women in History Poster
The count is up to 16 stories recognizing Women in History, along with another 16 stories about the Women of WRJob Corps (see previous posts since March 3 for full story and portfolio of stories). Besides getting substantial play in the media, these stories have been...
Wind River Women (in History and at Job Corps) Program Picked up by Media
Wind River Job Corps continues to add to the Women in History effort (see previous post). The project started with posters that tell the story of 2 women - one from history or national acclaim, and one from the student body of Wyoming's Job Corp. Two local media...
Congratulations to Red Rock students enrolled in advanced training
A number of Red Rock students have been enrolled and transferred to a number of advanced training programs. They include: United Auto Worker Toyota 10 advanced auto technology program at Clearfield Job Corps Center in Clearfield, UT: Auto Technology and Auto Collision...
Red Rock starts out 2020 with service
Red Rock Job Corps Center began the new year by visiting residents at Bonham’s Nursing Home in Stillwater, PA. The students were accompanied by Residential Advisor Victoria Daltrof, and assisted with the residents’ New Year’s Eve party and bingo game. Miss Victoria...
Red Rock reads! Commemorates Read Across America
Red Rock Human Service Worker advanced training and Office Administration students traveled to nearby Wee Care Foundations pre-school on Thursday, March 5 to read and play games with the young students. The event is part of Read Across America Week, which commemorates...
Wind River Job Corps Kicks off Women’s History Celebration
Wind River Job Corps will be celebrating Women's History throughout the month of March. The efforts kicked off today with the first 3 of 15 posters appearing all over campus - in trades, the dorms, rec center, wellness, cafeteria and more. Students nominated the women...
Wind River Job Corps Launches New Communications Tool
Students and staff can now feel they know more about what's going on around the Wind River Job Corps since we launched a new digital and hard copy newsletter, WRTalkAbout. While a limited number of hard copies are available on campus, students and staff received the...