JOB CORPS On April 23, 2011 eight (8) student leaders and the BCL participated in the Great American Clean-up in downtown Shreveport. We were assigned to the Aseana Gardens where students Stephen Cavalier, Brandon Douglas, Sheila Fanasog, Yeshua Hardy, Armonte Tyler, Demetris...
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Woodstock: Landscape Students Assist Local YMCA With Garden
In recognition of Global Youth Service Day, Woodstock’s Landscape students took part in a project at the Dancel Family Center Y in Ellicott City. The project, coordinated by Mrs. Bush, BCL, began on Friday, April 15, 2011 and continued throughout the week of April 18....
Alaska Job Corp’s students Invited to International Water Conference
Alaska Job Corps Water/Wastewater students participated in last week's Annual Conference of the American Water Works Association. This large conference met in Washington DC with over 11,000 attendees from the US, Canada, Mexico and other parts of the world. Three...
Northlands Job Corps Carpentry Students Clean Up Flooded City Park
“It’s community service. We like to do what we can to help the city…”
Northlands Urban Forestry Students Serve Their Community Well
“I can’t say enough good things about them,” says Rey Godard, committee member for the cemetery association. “The students do a real first-rate job…”
Long Beach Job Corps Students Make the City Cleaner
Long Beach Job Corps students made the city a lot cleaner by working alongside community members from Cal Heights Clean Streets on two consecutive Thursdays and beautified a Long Beach neighborhood as part of Global Youth Service Day. On the first Thursday, 48...
Alaska Job Corps Students Are Part of Community
Alaska Job Corps Students collected over 140 bags of garbage in a large community-clean up this year. Community service, paired with training opportunities, is an ongoing part of the Alaska Job Corps Career Training program. Last weekend students participated in a...
Joliet Job Corps Students Prepare for ‘Iron Chef’ Competition
Stewart Barteau of St. Louis, Mo., says he doesn’t have time to watch cooking shows on TV. “I’m living it!” said the Joliet Job Corps culinary arts student. Still, it’s a sure thing that he’ll be impressed when he meets internationally acclaimed chefs Robert Irvine...
SOLV-ing Watershed Issues with Springdale Job Corps
SOLV – ing Watershed Issues with Springdale Job Corps June 7th, 2011 Oregonians sure love their wilderness. We have strict urban growth boundaries, spend every second we can soaking up rain, sun and snow outdoors and volunteer like it is going out of style (more...
Westover Job Corps Center students create stone awards for U.S. Labor Department’s response to W.VA mining disaster
“I like to think that the thought behind the design is intricate. It is multidimensional. I told my mom that I thought that this represents the lives of the miners. I hope someone will recognize their destiny or potential when they receive one of them as an award. Because, I saw my destiny and felt all of my potential when we designed the awards, I know that my life is intricate and I am happy that I am able to help bring about some peace and maybe even closure to someone else’s family in designing this award.”
A Look Back: New Orleans Job Corps Celebrates Earth Day, Every Day 2011
“We went out to the neighborhood garden and we all kind of banded together,” said Destiny Holloway. “It was interesting to see some kids get dirty that don’t normally get dirty. We got out there with our shovels and our hoes and we weeded and we really kind of came together and did some great stuff. We planted flowers, tomato plants, peppers. It was really awesome”
Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center–Demonstrating the Essence of Conservation
Students from the Anaconda Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) took multiple opportunities this month to partner with fellow federal agencies and local community organizations on a variety of conservation projects. The Anaconda JCCCC is associated with the...
Boxelder Job Corps trains Fire Crew
Students at the Boxelder Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center are getting a chance to try their hand at forest fire-fighting. Recently, staff and students completed their training to be certified as a Type 2 Handcrew for the USDA Forest Service. The crews main...
Campus Cleanup and a Bar-B-Q at Northlands
Spring cleaning was in the air at Northlands as students and staff got involved in beautifying the 66-acre center…
Pine Ridge Green Club Celebrates Earth Day
The Pine Ridge Job Corps’ Green Club was busy on Earth Day 2011. The students toured the Upper Niobrara Natural Resource District. Manager, Lyndon Vogt, gave a tour of the facility which included the tree coolers, automated planting equipment, and water pumping...
Northlands Urban Forestry Students Beautify Campus
A beautiful spring day in Vermont is an ideal time for Urban Forestry students to attend to the many trees on the Northlands Job Corps Academy campus…
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center Participates In Annual Arbor Day Event
Students from the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center participated in the annual Arbor Day event at the Stone Crest Golf Course. Students were able to plant over 800 trees for the course and the local community.
Cascades’ Earth Day / Global Youth Service Overview
On April 16th 2011 ten (10) Cascades students and one staff member worked with other volunteers from the Skagit Community Action Agency to assist with five yard work projects for low income elderly and disabled clients. Skagit Community Action Agency is one of...
Earth Day
Over 350 students and 100 staff members participated in Earth Day at the Jacksonville Job Corps Center. The students and staff planted 10 trees, placed annuals in several areas around the center, cleaned windows, trimmed hedges, mowed grass, removed overgrown weeds...
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participates in Earth Day and Global Youth Service Day
On Saturday April 16th, students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center participated in Earthwalk2011 in Kansas City, Missouri. These eight students raised $71 from their fellow students for Bridging the Gap, a local non-profit that seeks to educate in living...