JOB CORPS Two Iroquois Job Corps students, Adam Dunham and Markese Jackson, were featured in the Batavia Daily News article that highlighted "The Faces of Job Corps". Adam Dunham of Lockport, NY came to the Iroquois Center with his high school diploma and two semesters of...
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Providing Inspiration from Experience
Jessica has now spoken at two graduations as an alumni speaker, always emphasizing that everyone can graduate and everyone can be successful, and most importantly they are all in a program that supports those efforts better than any where else she has been.
Iroquois Job Corps Students Success Stories
Two Iroquois Job Corps students, Adam Dunham and Markese Jackson, were featured in the Batavia Daily article "The Faces of Job Corps". Adam Dunham of Lockport, NY came to the Iroquois Center with his high school diploma and two semesters of college credit at the...
San Jose Job Corps graudates as mentors
Former Job Corps Graduates return to San Jose Job Corps as mentors to Students and Panel Speakers at the first annual San Jose Job Corps Young Women’s Conference 2010 Sandra Hernandez completed the advanced clerical training program through the Transportation...
Juliana Torres – Arecibo Job Corps
Juliana Torres lives in the town of Manatí, Puerto Rico. On March 24, 2009 she joined Arecibo Job Corps Center. When she enrolled, she had only a grade 10 completed. She was raised by her two oldest sisters because her parents passed away when she was eight years...
Wilkin Mena – Arecibo Job Corps
Wilkin Mena came from the island of Santa Cruz on March 8, 2008, originally from Dominican Republic. He began his education in Arecibo Job Corps on July 16, 2008 where he chose the Electrical Career Technical Training. Wilkin completed his Electrical Career Technical...
Nelson Rosado – Arecibo Job Corps
Nelson A. Rosado is from Vega Alta, Puerto Rico. When he enrolled to Arecibo Job Corps, he had no High School Diploma, just 10th grade from another school. He joined Arecibo Job Corps on February 2010, date in which he began to accomplish his goals to obtain a High...
Letter from Pittsburgh Job Corps Graduate
Hello (Pittsburgh Job Corps), First and foremost I wanted to thank you for having me speak to the students this year in C-prep and B-met and Health Occupations. It has made a huge impact on my life and hopefully on the lives of others. I do look foward...
Bamberg Job Corps Center Gentlemen’s Club Helps Once Again
The Gentlemen Club has started a food drive to help and assist any need y family in the community. They have been collecting food items for a few weeks and gave the items to Mr. Paul Sandifer who will give them to any needy families. The Job Corps males have been...
Charlotte Michalski at BJCC scores high
Charlotte Michalski, 21, is from Summerville, S. C. and the daughter of Ms. Diane Michalski. Upon coming to the center, it was the goal of Charlotte to get her General Educational Development test (GED) and receive a trade in Computer Technician Network. Charlotte...
Bamberg Job Corps Cobras are back
Bamberg, SC-Bamberg Job Corps Cobras are back The Bamberg Job Corps Center is pride to have their new basketball team on center. Surely, the students have much talent and are...
St. Louis Job Corps Students hold main role in the St. Patrick Centers Living Skills Graduation Ceremony Oct 28th.
Erica Rogers (Office Assistant) was the Matron of Ceremonies at the October 28th graduation of the St. Patrick Center Living Skills program. Erica had the privilege of introducing several other Job Corps students who participated in the ceremony. Crystal Brown...
Radio Blast Oct 20, 2010
On October, 20, 2010, St. Louis Job Corps students, Denisia Dukes, Latoria Davis, William Erich and Marco Zagal along with staff members, Donald Thompson, former BCL, Peggy Waggoner, CT Manager, Christopher Stanley, CD Specialist and Paris Foster, CD Specialist were...
Job Corps Student returns to the St. Louis Job Corps Center as Professional Painter
Akeem Hill, a Job Corps Student returns to the St. Louis Job Corps Center not for more training but as a professional painter. Akeem is an employee of Overall Painting one of the contracting companies hired in the construction of the new dorms at the Center. ...
St. Louis Trojans win first place in both the men’s and women’s Region V Basketball Tournament
St. Louis Trojans win first place in both the men’s and women’s Region V Basketball Tournament On Friday, October 15, 2010 the St. Louis Job Corps Varsity men/women basketball teams traveled to Denison Job Corps Center and participated in a Region V Tournament. The...
Albuquerque Job Corps Student Featured at Local Art Gallery
David Lomaintewa (Hopi-Navajo) started at Albuquerque Job Corps in February, 2010 and earned his GED in March. He graduated from SIATech, the center's charter school in July, 2010. David, who is 21, has been painting for only the past 18 months. Previously he did...
Success Story: Frederick Nathaniel Patterson
Frederick Nathaniel Patterson (Fred; Grandpa), 23, came to the Brunswick Job Corps Center unsure of his academic abilities. “I’d been working on getting my GED for 5 years, 6 months, and 10 days.” His uncertainty has been transformed into a positive “can do” attitude....
Flint Genesee Job Corps Student Wins NJCA Oratory Contest
Twenty two year old Danielle Baldwin, from the Flint Genesee Job Corps, won first place at the NJCA Oratory Competition, held in Washington D.C. Danille, who was once homeless and taking care of her younger brother, shared her lifes story to various government...
Christopher would recommend Columbia Basin Job Corps CCC to Everyone!
The first time Christopher came to Job Corps, his stay didn’t last. “I blew out both ACLs in my left knee and had to go home for surgery. I was eighteen.” Three years later, he came back for a second round and this time, he was more focused on success. “I have a...
Sarah becomes a CNA, earns her GED and goes to College thanks to Columbia Basin Job Corps CCC.
Sarah is no stranger to broken bones. She shattered the growth plates in both her ankles on two different occasions, broke her nose and several fingers. She also has a keen interest in photography. So when she had the opportunity to job shadow an X-ray technician at...