JOB CORPS Steve. graduated from Gary Job Corps in October 1985, he came to the Center in May 1983. Currently he is the General Manager for KAZI-FM Radio in Austin, Texas where he has been for 20 years. He came from Alexandria, Louisiana where he said that there was not much...
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Faces of Job Corps: Wendy M.
Wendy was born in McAllen, Texas, but raised in Reynosa, Mexico. She moved to the United States in 1994, unable to speak or write English. She attended Gary Job Corps Center in San Marcos, Texas, and was a vivacious learner. “Thanks to them,” she says, “I learned...
Faces of Job Corps: Amberlyn N.
Ms. Amberlyn N. entered the Job Corps program on June 8, 2008. Although she had completed her High School diploma, this young lady came to Job Corps with little or no direction in life. Amberlyn found a new life through Job Corps. Accomplishments included her...
Faces of Job Corps: Addie C.
Addie graduated from high school and knew without higher education minimun wage jobs were her only future. She came to the Gary Job Corps Center looking for a brighter future. She chose Corrections and Security and her ambitions include working with the Sheriff's...
Faces of Job Corps: Franquee H.
My name is Franqee Higgins. I come from a single parent home where my mother worked as a waitress to support us. Growing up I went to 19 different schools and in High School I discovered drugs and gangs. I never thought of going to college and never thought I had...
Faces of Job Corps: Jessica B.
Jessica B. is what we call a successful Job Corps graduate. Jessica graduated from Woodstock Job Corps Center in May 2008 with a Certification in Accounting Services. Jessica then went on to Advanced Training with TCU at Potomac Job Corps Center. She completed TCU in...
Faces of Job Corps: Alan G.
Faces of Job Corps: Alan G. Alan came to America from Juba City, Sudan in East Africa at the age of 16. He lived with an uncle in Kansas where he struggled to learn English in his first year of high school. Alan moved to Florida to live with his father before...
Faces of Job Corps: Marlina B.
Marlina B. came to Clearfield Job Corps in September of 2009 from Los Angeles, California. After hearing about Job Corps in High School, Marlina decided to apply for admission after researching the available training opportunities. Setting goals and joining several...
Faces of Job Corps: Celeste B.G.
Student Success Story: Celeste B.G. Clearfield Job Corps. Celeste B.G. came to Clearfield Job Corps in October of 2009 from Denver, Colorado. After learning about the training opportunities available at Clearfield Job Corps, Celeste began researching computer repair...
Faces of Job Corps: Karece T.
Student Success Story: Karece T, Clearfield Job Corps Karece T. came to Clearfield Job Corps in January of 2008 from San Bernardino, California. He was looking to do something different and better with his life when some friends at Inland Empire Job Corps told him...
Faces of Job Corps: Stephan S.
Stephan really did walk five miles to an unfinished school each day. Stephan and his family were Liberian farmers caught in the midst of a long civil war so they left Liberia and came to to Minnesota. Soon after his arrival he enrolled at Hubert H. Humphrey and since...
Faces of Job Corps: Shiquita S.
At the age of 18, Shiquita foolishly quit school and left her parents’ home believing there was something better. After moving from house to house and getting involved with the wrong crowd she followed the advice of her brother and enrolled at the Whitney M. Young Job...
Faces of Job Corps: Patricia W.
Patricia decided to come to Job Corps when she tagged along with one of her brothers to attend a meeting and decided she liked what she heard. Patricia had never been exposed to a dormitory or classroom style atmosphere but she quickly adjusted and grew very fond of...
Faces of Job Corps: Maurice N.
Maurice N. arrived from Miami, Florida after lengthy unemployment and worries about his future. He came to the center with his high school diploma and quickly obtained numerous leadership roles at Muhlenberg. Since his arrival Maurice has: Become Student Government...
Faces of Job Corps: Natasha
Natasha was a 16 year old single mother who dropped out of High school to care for her daughter who wanted to earn a high school diploma but had no child care. So Natasha enrolled in the Hawaii Job Corps Center to better herself and improve the future for her child....
Faces of Job Corps: Minh T.
Minh, also known as "Minty," was a successful student, graduating from high school in Las Vegas, Nevada with honors. However, after her troubled home life led her to run away, Minty found it difficult to be successful without a place to call home. This led to her...
A Face of Job Corps: Sandy, 22 years old, South Carolina
Sandy described her home life as being disruptive with little to no guidance. She saw how her other siblings lives were affected by this situation and knew she had to make a change in her own life. She enrolled at the Bamberg Job Corps Center and one year later:...
Faces of Job Corps: Marcos P.
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Marcos enrolled in the David L. Carrasco Job Center, in El Paso, Texas, hoping to make a better life for himself. He was concerned about facing a future of crime and poverty. While enrolled he: Earned his high school diploma Completed...
Faces of Job Corps
Student Success Story: Latisha C. Latisha enrolled at Exeter Job Corps Academy after surviving a devastating car accident that left her close friend in serious condition and herself recovering from physical injuries. She decided then that she did not want to end her...
Faces of Job Corps: Letchia Hickey
Letchia Hickey was born in Jamaica Queens , New York City. As a child she had a passion for helping others. She attended P.S 48 elementary then moved on to I.S. 8 preparatory middle school. After the passing of her mother in 2001, Letchia relocated to Apopka, Florida...