JOB CORPS Anaconda, MT--Rachael Garoutte, Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center graduate and extraordinary individual, made contributions on many levels while she was a student enrolled in the program. Garoutte will no doubt continue to make great things happen as...
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Janette Dunlap Wins Regional Award for Dedication at Job Corps
(JACKSONVILLE, Florida) – Ms Janette Dunlap, Wellness Manager and Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner at the Jacksonville Job Corps Center has worked diligently to create a best practice model that incorporates community partners to enhance existing health...
AJCC Achievement Award Event
Achievement Award Event 2012Case Evaluators-OrganizersOn August 29th, CPP Specialist, Gladitsa Infante coordinated and event called Achievement Day. This event took place on center with the purpose of recognizing twenty-one (21) currently enrolled students. Students...
AJCC Community Service
Community Service was conducted at the Santa Teresita Children’s Home “Hogar. Eight Retail Sales students and their Instructor Melitza Valentin dressed in a fun clothing combinations outfit to bring joy and happiness to the children. They had a fun time playing goofy...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Success Story
Jarett Brigham, a graduate of Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center, is a great example of how Job Corps works. Following completion of the center Accounting Trade, Brigham enrolled in the Transportation Communications International Union (TCU/IAM) program at...
AJCC Comunity Service @ Santa Teresita Children’s Home
Nine (9) Retail Sales trainees participated with their Instructor Melitza Valentin and Counseling Supervisor Ivelisse Sánchez on a Community Service at the Santa Teresita Children’s Home “Hogar Infantil Santa Teresita” located in Arecibo. Our students helped the...
San Diego Job Corps Graduate Celebrates U. S. Citizenship
“September 19, 2012 was a very happy day for me,” advised San Diego Job Corps staff member (and Job Corps graduate) Peter Lominit. On that day, Peter joined more than 1,000 other new citizens from 89 countries at the naturalization ceremony given by the U.S....
Alaska Job Corps students help with Emergency Flooding
It was 3:50 on a late Friday afternoon and everyone was looking forward to the start of the weekend. But that’s also when the Alaska Job Corps Center received the call from the local police. Was there anyway students or staff could help with the frightening storm...
Finch-Henry students will renovate building
FHJCC Student Government Association President Crystal James (left) presented the FHJCC Community Relations Council with a framed souvenir from her summer internship in the offi ce of Representative Bennie Thompson. Accepting the photo was CRC president, Batesville...
Milwaukee Job Corps Center Soccer Team Embodies Multicultural Awareness
The Milwaukee Job Corps Center's soccer team is a kaleidoscope of cultures and ethnicities. From Burma to Thailand, Mexico to Puerto Rico, Tanzania and the good old United States they range in all shapes, sizes and colors. This team truly epitomizes the Career...
Iroquois Job Corps observes National Job Corps Commencement Day
The Iroquois Job Corps is featured is several local media outlets in their observance of National Job Corps Commencement Day. The Batavia Daily News, The Niagara Gazette and Medina Journal - Register all featured the celebration activities. Media link is...
NOLA Job Corps Students Featured on WVUE-TV Fox 8; Hurricane Isaac Cleanup
Twenty New Orleans Job Corps students and staffers assisted in the cleanup of homes flooded by Hurricane Isaac on Friday. The homes were located in LaPlace, Louisiana- a subdivision located 45 minutes west of New Orleans. Water levels rose to two feet in the homes on...
ALASKA JOB CORPS STUDENTS WALK THE CONSTITUTION ON CONSTITUTION DAY
Amendments to the United States Constitution were scattered all over the Job Corps Campus on Monday, September 17. Two hundred and fifty four students walked the lengthy circuit to get their Constitution passport stamped at each station. In addition to learning...
Joliet Job Corps valedictorian looks forward to future
Joliet Times Weekly carries story about Adarious Dixon, a young man from Joliet who could find a job -- but not a career. Now he has completed Office Administration and is enrolled in Pharmacy Tech and has a much brighter future -- thanks to Job Corps.
CJCC Real Men Can Cook
On Friday, September 14, Culinary Arts students and instructors from Clearfield Job Corps participated in the YCC’s annual “Real Men Can Cook” fundraiser. This event raises funds for programs such as rape counseling, parenting skills workshops, and home repairs for...
NOLA BCL Addresses New Orleans Rotary Club at Harrah’s
BCL Randy Savoie told the New Orleans Rotary Club that Job Corps is "providing students with a game-plan for life and placing them in a position to succeed." Savoie was the Rotary Club's guest speaker recently at Harrah's Hotel and Casino Resort located in downtown...
Clearfield Job Corps student named DATC student of the month.
Trenton Bevard taught himself how to repair all kinds of large and small engines, but recognized he would need certifiable skills to earn a good-paying job. A native of Eureka, he enrolled at Job Corps and entered the Motor Sports Technician program at DATC. “I...
Inspirational Gary Job Corps Graduate
The Inspirational Dr. Gamble In 1991 Dr. Mary Ann (Dickson) Gamble graduated from High School in Maryland, traveled to Oklahoma, and began contemplating her future plans. Mary Ann found out about Job Corps and spoke with a Recruiter about the opportunities. Gary Job...
San Diego Job Corps Celebrates 2nd Annual National Job Corps Commencement Day
The San Diego Job Corps Center's newest graduates were honored by students, staff, and supporters at the San Diego Center on August 24, 2012. The 310 graduates took part in the semi-annual celebration, joining thousands of graduating Job Corps students on the 2nd...
Whitney M Young Job Corps welcomes Congressman John Yarmuth at Graduation
It’s August 24th and you can feel the excitement in the air as students line up for the graduation processional to “Pomp and Circumstance”, but this is no traditional graduation. These students have overcome obstacles, beat the odds and completed their task. Each...