JOB CORPS On Friday evening August 12th, Caribou's annual "Caribou Cares about Kids Parade" lined up to begin its traditional march. This year's theme was Healthy Lifestyles & Let's Move campaign. The students at LJCC wanted to participate and showcase their trades and hand...
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“Let’s Move Event”stopped by Slow Moving Moose
There were fast sweaty races. There were complicated obstacle courses. There were colorful hoola hoops. There were loud and active training games. And then there was this moose. And everything shut down--fast. At the Alaska Job Corps Center, moose are frequent...
Earth Camp at Roswell Job Corps
Keep Roswell Beautiful, with board member John Merchant, BCL for the Roswell Job Corps Center, held its first Earth Camp. The week long event had 15 student participants with activities focusing on sustainable environmental practices. Southeastern New Mexico has...
Many Reap the Rewards of the People’s Garden at Schenck Job Corps CCC
This spring, Landscaping students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) began growing a variety of vegetables and herbs on center. The students have grown such produce as lettuce, onions, tomatoes, peppers, corn, cucumbers, cantaloupe, basil,...
Go Green produce makes debut at Penobscot
Advanced Baking students at the Penobscot Job Corps Academy (PJCA) incorporated freshly harvested zucchini from the PJCA GO Green Garden into the New Student / CPP completion luncheon on Wednesday August 10,2011. PJCA students Tanesha Peterson, Newport RI, Jocelyn...
3 Projects in Pittsburgh Help Students Learn by Doing
Conservation Consultants Inc. has received a grant to expose youth between the ages of 16-24 to the Green Job industry. Forty students from the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center have been identified to participate in this endeavor. Scheduled for both July 27 and August...
Harnessing Wind Energy with Alaska Job Corps
Jonathan Austin is a 20 year old Electrical student at the Alaska Job Corps Center. He has been enrolled for 60 days and is nearly full-time in the trade. He hails from Anchorage, where he attended Bartlett High School. His hobbies are reading, writing, exercising,...
Northlands Urban Forestry Does Its Part to Be Environmentally Friendly
Urban Forestry students from Northlands Job Corps Academy had the opportunity to try a new type of chainsaw lubricant made from a vegetable oil base. “The only thing is that it smells like French fries!”
Go Green Garden at Penobscot
Facilities Manager John Dionne surveys the GO Green Garden that is fast becoming an annual tradition at Penobscot Job Corps Academy(PJCA). This is year three that Mr. Dionne has taken a leadership role in the planting and harvesting of produce that is finding its way...
Staying Safe with ‘Green’ Herbicide at Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC
We all have a role to play in the environment- after all it is where we eat, sleep, educate, and work. But putting ‘green’ ideas, products, and techniques to work often requires unique problem solving and new ways of thinking. Facility Maintenance Instructor through...
Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC Transplants Rivercane with Western Carolina University
What is rivercane exactly? How is it used? Why is it culturally significant to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian? These are all questions some of the 15 Oconaluftee Job Corps CCC students had as they volunteered more than 6 hours on a Saturday to help transplant...
Pittsburgh is Leveling the Playing Field Through WBL/Pittsburgh Enjoys Working Partnership
Work Based Learning is preparing Pittsburgh Job Corps youth for the real world of work. Recent projects coordinated by Karen Bobick and Kenneth Vaughan focus on green initiatives. Under the instruction of Cliff Nabuda, Electrician Helper students at the Pittsburgh...
Pittsburgh Celebrated Earth Day in April
April has been designated Earth Day Every Day across all Job Corps. Pittsburgh contributed to this initiative by holding the second annual GO GREEN Fair. The day before the Fair, the celebration of GO GREEN started with an introduction assembly called Don’t Waste...
Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center Student Participates in Outdoor Nation Youth Summit 2011
Outdoor Nation Youth Summit 2011, in Denver Colorado was educational and inspirational. The planned activities and guest speakers gave attendees a chance to get involved and learn through others' experiences with all things outdoors. Anaconda Job Corps Civilian...
Curlew Job Corps CCC Partners on Green Project
The Curlew Job Corps recently completed a first phase Xerioscaping at the Tonasket Ranger District off, in Tonasket, Washington. The Curlew Job Corps Facilities Maintenance crew, instructed by James Moore, put finishing touches on the new Tonasket Ranger Station sign...
Pittsburgh Job Corps is Following in Harvard’s Footsteps in Breaking the Disease Triangle
“Within two years our goal is to be fully organic and advance to sustainability with our gardens and grounds keeping at the Pittsburgh Job Corps Center”, said Keith McNeish, Groundskeeper. The Pittsburgh Job Corps covers over 98 acres and is located at 7175 Highland...
Eco-friendly fun with Joliet Job Corps
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GReat Fun: Eco-friendly Event for Family Coming to Joliet Job Corps
Joliet Job Corps partners with community agencies to host eco-friendly festival.
Northlands Student Gets Way Out of Her Comfort Zone
As an Urban Forestry student, Molly regularly climbs 60 feet up in trees with a chainsaw. “It’s gotten me way outside of my comfort zone,” she said. “I kind of surprised myself. I’ve grown a lot in Urban Forestry…”
Iroquois Job Corps Partners with Medina, NY Rotary Club
The Iroquois Job Corps carpentry students have partnered with the Medina, NY Rotary Club in a community service project. The students utilized recycled materials to build over 20 bird houses and feeders for the residents of the Orchard Manor Assisted Living...