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Local Union 1
Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps, Carpentry student, Miguel Campos Miguel was a H.S grad looking for not just a job but a Career. Miguel successfully completed in October 2022 and was recently inducted into the Carpenters union local 1!
Margo Hudson, CJCC alumna, our local heroe…
Margo Hudson, CJCC alumna, our local Seeds of Literacy heroe. The image on 4 Cleveland City RTA busses will be "kicking off" our 2023 "IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES" campaign on Center. Stay tuned. In the meantime, take a listen to below podcast interview of one of our...
Whitney student to participate in town hall with national director of Job Corps
The best way to learn more about what the students of Job Corps around the country need is to talk to them. So that’s exactly what Rachel Torres, director of the Job Corps program, is going to be doing in a town hall meeting, where she will speak directly with Job...
Ring that bell: Scarlett Emerson, Whitney M. Young valedictorian, begins next chapter
When Scarlett Emerson claims that she started her career at Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center as a troubled kid, it’s hard to believe. During her tenure at Whitney, recent graduate Emerson (CNA, Pharmacy Tech) managed to complete two trades, served as president of the...
Cleveland Alumni is interviewed by WKYC TV
https://www.wkyc.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/we-the-people/helping-people-who-are-struggling-with-reading/95-a0b3dce7-29eb-4e7a-a9de-2ba579d50090
Staff ensures Whitney M. Young is a great home for the holidays
For a few weeks on-center, it seemed like not a creature was stirring…but look behind the curtains, and the recreation staff was hard at work. While most Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center students go home for the holidays, a few always remain on-campus – and this...
Jared Long named Whitney M. Young Alumni of the Quarter for the end of 2022
Jared Long already had experience in the workplace and already had been exposed to welding. But Job Corps gave him the knowledge to truly excel. Long, who is Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center’s Alumni of the Quarter for the end of 2022, had a stepgrandfather who...
Ring that bell: Daimyon Cantrell graduates Whitney with a sharpened set of skills
When Daimyon Cantrell came to Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center, the Facilities Maintenance graduate already had worked in the field. But now, he’s on a whole new level. Thanks to his education at Whitney, Cantrell will return to his job at Dixie Plumbing, where he...
Alumni interviewed local TV….
https://www.wkyc.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/we-the-people/helping-people-who-are-struggling-with-reading/95-a0b3dce7-29eb-4e7a-a9de-2ba579d50090 Alumni was interviewed and highlighted her beginnings at Cleveland Job Corps Center as her...
Trojan Pride – Center Director and SGA President attends National Leadership Conference
November 2022 Ms. Darlene Walls, Center Director and Student Tamara Bradley attended the National Leadership Conference. Student Bradley was selected as one of the student leaders to meet with the Second Gentleman of the United States-WOW~What an Honor!!! Student...
Tulsa Job Corps Student Kyah Wiggins
Kyah Wiggins began Tulsa Job Corps at a time when our trainees attended virtual classes for two months, she was present in classes this way and later was able to become a resident at Tulsa Job Corps. Kyah Wiggins waited for a chance to attend Tulsa Job Corps for a...
Local Celebrity is our very own Alumni…
Local Celebrity is our very own Alumni. Graduated back in 1979. 43 years ago. With two trades. Nurse Assistant and Dietary Aide. To this day she is proud of her Job Corps foundation. Meet Margo Hudson, who is now a days, "a Literacy Champion, Tutor, Ambassador, and...
Ring that Bell: Whitney graduate Cantrell goes back to where he came from, wiser and more experienced
When Daimyon Cantrell came to Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center, the Facilities Maintenance graduate already had worked in the field. But now, he’s on a whole new level. Thanks to his education at Whitney, Cantrell will return to his job at Dixie Plumbing, where he...
Whitney students provide emergency Thanksgiving dinner
On this year’s Thanksgiving, Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center has a few students it should be thankful for. It all started when a senior member of the cooking staff who was supposed to prepare Thanksgiving dinner had to call out of work. This meant that there was...
Culinary Dabbling In Construction
The Culinary class at New Hampshire Job Corps (NHJC) has been busy preparing and constructing ginger bread houses for the annual ginger bread house making competition. Students gathered their supplies, baked the gingerbread and made the icing. Culinary Chef Zingales...
Open House/Job Fair = CJCC Opening up its doors…
After almost 3 years, post COVID 19, our Cleveland Job Corps Center, opens its doors to our Cleveland and beyond Cleveland Communities. A diverse variety of agencies "showed up and showed out" at our Open House/Job Fair Wednesday, 11-16-2022. 18 out of the 19 that...
At Cleveland Job Corps Center, we celebrate FRIENDSGIVING DAY….
Students and Staff partake and break bread together today. 11-17-2022. Here at our Cleveland Job Corps Center. Declaring the day FREINDSGIVING day. A day to love on each other; as students and staff sit together to enjoy a "yummy" luncheon in the REC, over JOYFULL...
Ring that bell: Rashawn Watkins dances into the future
As Rashawn Watkins (Culinary) was getting ready to celebrate his graduation, he was dancing and singing along to some music he was listening to. Now, having graduated, Watkins is going to dance right into a bright future. He’s going on to serve as a cook at a local...
Ring that bell – KeKe Shelton was a constant positive presence at Whitney M. Young
When KeKe Shelton rang the bell to signify her graduation, she did it with such enthusiasm that it fell off its stand. After replacing it with no harm done, she shouted “I did it!” at the top of her lungs. To the people who know the CNA student, none of this is...