JOB CORPS The Edison Job Corps students worked alongside Susan B Komen Breast Cancer organization to help prepare for a local fundraiser. The students dedicated their time to prepare for the Breast Cancer Walk. The Susan G Komen Breast Cancer Foundation story is both...
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Edison Job Corps Blood Drive
On October 26, 2018, the BCL coordinated a blood drive for all Edison Job Corps students, the students and staff donated, and the results were overwhelming. Over 65 students donated, including students and staff members, and together they donated blood. Each...
Carl D. Perkins host College/Job Fair with Record Turnout
The chilly temperatures didn’t keep away the 48 employers, colleges, 500 high school students, and 40 local job seekers from the community from showing up for the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps College/Job Fair. This was the largest college/job fair held at the center yet....
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Students pick up trash to make a difference
Throughout the week of October 22, the Carl D. Perkins Construction Students walked many miles picking up trash around Jenny Wiley State Park. Students stated that they had no idea that there was that much trash along the beautiful lake shore within the park. The...
Charleston Job Corps Leadership making a difference by serving the hungry
Charleston Job Corps Leadership making a difference by serving the hungry Charleston Job Corps’ Student Government Association (SGA), served breakfast at a local soup kitchen called Manna Meal, in downtown Charleston for “Make a Difference Day”. Upon arrival,...
Carl D.Perkins Students works U.S. Army Corps Harvest in the Park event
U.S. Army Corps Face Book Post On October 9th, Carl D. Perkins Y2Y Student Ambassadors along with staff played games, gave out candy, and antiviolence bracelets to over 500 local youngsters at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers first Harvest in the Park Event. The...
Voter Registration on the Way
September 25, 2018- The Edison Job Corps students partnered with the NAACP to help students become registered to vote. The students received a presentation on voter registration and the impact of voting can have on our society. Students learned they have a voice,...
Speak Life Art and Talent Show- Edison Job Corp
September 21- The Edison Job Corps, BCL hosted the Speak Life Art and Talent Show in support of standing together against violence in the community. Several students performed in the show and demonstrated the importance of overcoming fear, anxiety, of presenting ones...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Students observe Y2Y week
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps students in observance of y2Y week had informational sessions during lunch for new students to learn about Y2Y and how to join. They ran a 5K for the Turning Point Domestic Violence Services, visited all of the Head Start Classrooms totaling...
Youth 2 Youth Ambassadors partners with Local Children’s Hospital
September 18, 2018 The Youth 2 Youth ambassadors and Business Community Liaison created art work for the Children's Hospital in New Brunswick, working to bring the community together. The Job Corps students enjoyed the experience by creating (10) art therapy works of...
Brick by Brick
The Westover Brick Masonry trade repaired the Fire Station in downtown Chicopee, Massachusetts to re-point worn areas on the corner of the building. Students worked with their instructor Robert Marion for a week, ensuring that the red brick structure was in tip top shape. The Fire Department actively works with Westover to promote careers in public safety, to volunteer in the community, to promote employer partnerships and to encourage youth to enroll. The Department recently supported Safe & Sound Week working with our Safety Officer. We ran into them again at our Clinical Nursing site, enjoying a BBQ lunch with the elderly residents. We always get a big smile and kind words.
Helping the Homeless
Westover volunteers staffed the donation table at Six Flags, Springfield, MA on National Roller Coaster Day. We packed a Peter Pan Bus with school supplies and then spent a week sorting them and preparing backpacks for homeless schoolchildren. A total of 2000 backpacks were donated to area schools. The Westover students rode the bus and delivered the backpacks to the schools. The backpacks were sorted by grade level. Other local employers and volunteers joined in. The “Stuff the Bus” campaign is sponsored by United Way.
Westover Carpentry Trade in the Community
The Westover Carpentry trade built an outdoor storage shed for the Granby Massachusetts High School. The construction firm Fontaine Brothers invited the students in with their instructor Mike O’Neal to help out.
National Night Out
Congressman Richard Neal with the Westover Y2Y representatives at the 2018 National Night Out in Chicopee MA. Together with Coca Cola and dozens of sponsors, Westover served on the event committee to produce this major family friendly event in Sarah Jane park. Our group promoted violence prevention, read stories to children at the mobile library and held an admissions information table.
Peace in in the Palm of Our Hands
After helping renovate Adams Park in Springfield, Westover learned the location was picked for Nancy Lieberman’s 65th Dream Court. A delegation attended the ribbon cutting celebrating a brand new basketball court donated by basketball legend Nancy Lieberman. The Dream Court is a place to bring local youth and the Springfield Police Department together. The slogan is “Peace is in the Palm of our Hands”. Westover has done outreach for Y2Y and admissions in this park. Student volunteers from Carpentry and Y2Y landscaped and renovated the entrance to the park and the pavilion. The City re-built the water park, and the new basketball court brought everything to a whole new level.
Charleston Job Corps Attends YWCA “Girls Night Out” Gala
CJCC Supports the YWCA’s Annual Girls Night Out Gala 2018, Angela Rackley and Nancy Shepherd pictured with Jennifer Pharr who is currently running For Council at Large for the City of Charleston The Charleston Job Corps Center operating under Horizons Youth Services...
Community Connections
BCL attended the National Night Out in support of local law enforcement in the Edison Job Corps Community on August 2, 2018. The evening featured exhibits and demonstrations by the police and fire departments; entertainment and information booths sponsored by the...
Power to Vote
The Edison Job Corps staff and students discussed the power of voting. through a connection with the NAACP the BCL worked to register students to vote. The students were provided a voter registration form and received explanation of how to complete the form. ...
Community Blood Drive
The Edison Job Corps Academy students provided the largest donation yet to urgent care clinics and hospitals in the area. Building on the legacy of our center’s rich history, the students provided their time to help changes and transform the life of a person in need....
Save Lives! Give Blood!
Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs blood. You have the potential to save three lives by donating just once! Here in Arizona, 62 hospitals need 500 blood donations a day to fulfill patient’s transfusion needs. “As you can see, it’s very important for students...