JOB CORPS Four new homes are coming up in the city of Flint with the assistance of students in the painting, masonry, and carpentry hard trade training programs, working alongside the Habitat for Humanity. The new homes, which are high energy efficient, will be rated for...
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Laredo Job Corps Center is Honored with The Community Green Award
The Community Green Award was established to recognize specific advancements in industry, building, media, organizations, and public policy. Whether helping to protect our air and water, or raising the consciousness of millions. On September 18, 2011, local TV station...
Green Initiative
Blog Writer: María de los Ángeles Mercado-Laboy, Health and Wellness Services
Promoting Solar
In June, Representative Steve Pearce was at the Roswell Job Corps Center for a tour and to meet with the students. He was very impressed with the integration the center has taken for energy savings through solar lighting and photo voltaic generation, and solar water...
Arecibo Job Corps participates in the International Coastal Cleanup 2011
On September 17th, an International Coastal Cleanup took place at the Arecibo Port, around the lighthouse. This Activity was hosted by Scuba Dogs and the volunteer’s organization “A Arecibo Clean” in cooperation with our TEAP Specialist, María de los Angeles Mercado,...
State Parks and Recreation Hire Eight Flint/Genesee Job Corps Students
Eight Flint/Genesee Job Corps Centers students were recently hired by the State Parks and Recreation Division - Department of Natural Resources. The students who did an excellent job during the interview process at a Job Fair held on center, have been great...
International Coastal Cleanup 2011
Barranquitas Job Corps Academy March 23, 2011 International Coastal Cleanup 2011 Cleanup was held on Saturday March 19. This was the second year they participated Barranquitas Job Corps Academy is joined in the effort, thus launching its educational campaign "Trash...
Students Recognized at Community Relations Council Meeting
Various students were recognized at the most Community Relations Council (CRC) Meeting held on Center on September 15th, which approx. 75 guest attended, to include Constituent Services Representative for Congressman Kildee -Richard Malone, Rosemary Rodrigues and...
Alaska Job Corps Chef Wins National Contest at Washington DC Nutrition Summit
Margie Shay, Alaska Job Corps Food Service Supervisor from Lazy Mountain, joined other Job Corps chefs from across the country in the nation’s capital food competition. The chefs were part of the second annual "Job Corps’ Top Chefs: Creating Healthy and Nutritious...
Philadelphia Job Corps Instructor Share Recognition with EPA and DOL Green Jobs Partnership Team
(Philadelphia, PA)- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held their 33rd employee recognition ceremony today. Philadelphia Job Corps nursing assistant instructor, Josephine Velez, LPN, was more than delighted to attend this ceremony and equally proud to be a...
Clearfield students helping feed families in need.
On Thursday, September 8, 10 students from Facilities Maintenance and their instructor, Ray Feldt provided assistance with two community gardens in the local area providing 77 hours of community service. Near Clearfield High School, the students weeded, cultivated and...
Telephone Book Recycling Campaign
Brunswick Job Corps joined countless other businesses in a month long campaign(July 19 to Aug 19) to oversee the recycling of thousands of last years phone books. Our center alone was responsible for 189 copies. This had other participants turning "green" with envy....
WBL Employer Happy with Pittsburgh Job Corps Students
[This is a letter from a WBL site supervisor to our WBL Coordinator, Karen Bobick. It concerns three EHelp students who have been working on the solar panel project at the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh.] Dear Karen: The students (Italia M.,...
NBC News features Flint/Genesee Painting Students
As NBC News Reporter, Mike Horne, was viewing the preparation of the upcoming CRIM Race, he noticed the painting students, along wither their instructor Mr. Heddy painting a mural of a racer. He was so enthused about the mural that he immediately began a interview...
Treasure Island’s Own Farm Produce Hits the Cafeteria!
Summer Break was a busy time for the farm, as it played host to some of the most important, hard-working people on campus: our Staff! As things slowed down, staff found time to stroll through the farm, take a tour, and even munch on a carrot. Many hadn’t ever stepped...
Painting Students at Flint/Genesee on ABC News
The Flint/Genesee Job Corps Centers painting students were televised on ABC news this past week for painting of the mural for the "Back to the Bricks"event, which thousands of viewers could observe as they "cruised the pavements" with various classic cars. The annual...
Long Beach Students Volunteer for 7th Street Clean-Up
Long Beach Job Corps students participated with community members in the 7th Street Clean-Up in Long Beach on an early Saturday morning. The students were greeted by organizers and neighborhood residents bearing gloves, trash bags, and hot coffee for the volunteers....
Cassadaga Job Corps students spend time down on the farm
Students Troy, Amanda and Jabaar prepare dishes during a food demonstration project at Locavore Kids 2011 Cassadaga Job Corps Academy culinary students were an instrumental part of this year’s LOCAVORE Kids event at Barlow’s Mill Farm in Fredonia, NY. A locavore is a...
Students of Flint/Genesee Paint Community Mural
Flint/Genesee Job Corps Centers painting trade students were in the Flint Journal Newspaper on August 17th for volunteering to paint a mural for the community's high profile event "Back to the Bricks", where hundreds of classic cars cruze for miles for thousands of...
Vermont Town Says Thank You to Northlands Job Corps
“The town was very pleased with the work they did. Their work was excellent and they did a terrific clean-up job. We were very happy to have them…”