JOB CORPS The Alaska Job Corps program is proud to announce that 29 students have received their GED or high school diploma in the last few months. This is perhaps a understated phenomena of the Job Corps program. Many people assume--incorrectly-- that young people have a GED...
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THE JOB CORPS WAY MEANS EMPLOYMENT AT SALLIE MAE
Hello, my name is Alexis Rollins and this is my classmate, DoriAnn Glenn. We are Office Administration completers. In Office Administration, we learned many things such as proofreading, editing text, filing, record-keeping, and we also became certified in Microsoft...
Local Commissioners Honored by Red Rock JCC
Staff and students recognized Sullivan County Commissioners, Darla Bortz and Bob Getz during the Community Relations Committee meeting held on Nov. 12 for their dedication and service to the students and staff. Both Commissioners Bortz and Getz are retiring at the end...
Congressman GK Butterfield Visits Kittrell Job Corps Center
Congressman GK Butterfield visited Kittrell Job Corps Center on November 10, 2015. He was joined by two members of his District Offices, Annette Taylor, Director of Community Engagement (Durham) and Reginald Speight, Director of Economic Development (Wilson). He met...
American Red Cross Blood Drive at LRJCC
The American Red Cross worked with our Wellness Department to conduct the Center’s quarterly blood drive on Oct. 22. Even though the Center did not reach its goal, the Center still had a successful drive with 34 units of blood donated. This equates to saving up to 102...
Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson meets with LRJCC students
Peer Leadership Coordinator, Marcia Barbee, and two students met and took pictures with Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson at the State Capitol on Oct. 22. The photo opportunity was an incentive to those students and consumers with disabilities who attended the...
Joliet Job Corps Center and Congresswoman Robin Kelly
Joliet Job Corps Center BCL Stewart Warren recently met with Aimee Ramirez, director of operations and special projects for Congress-woman Robin Kelly. They discussed a Nov. 23 roundtable meeting between business owners and training facilities that will be hosted by...
Woodland Job Corps Center meeting with Prince George’s County Councilmembers
Center Director, Tanisha Nixon and BCL, Jobina C. Brown headed to the County Council Building in Upper Marlboro, MD where they advocated for continued support to all nine of the Prince George’s County Council members in the form of a briefing for Woodland Job Corps....
New Haven Job Corps Students Support Non-Violence Among Youth
The Youth 2 Youth: Partners for Peace campaign, is a Job Corps student-led initiative. “Y2Y Week” began Monday, September 14, and concluded Friday September 18, 2015. During Y2Y Week, Job Corps Student Ambassadors across the country will officially announce Y2Y to...
Homeless Never-more
Alaska Job Corps student Eugina is both alert and accomplished. But it wasn’t always this way. Eugina has had to fight her way to this level, a victim of foster systems, adoptions, homelessness and lack of education. But today, she is far away from those challenges....
Charleston Job Corps Center BCL attends U.S. President’s Meeting-October 21, 2015
Tia Welch, BCL for the Charleston Job Corps Center attended the President's Meeting on October 21, 2015 at the East End Family Resource Center. U.S. President Barack Obama came to WV to address the substance abuse problem with educators, law enforcement, local elected...
Red Rock Students Tour State Capitol
Red Rock students and BCL Jackie Johnson share a photo opportunity with State Rep. Tina Pickett (far left) and State Sen. Gene Yaw, honoring PA Job Corps Day passed by the House of Representatives. Students and staff from Red Rock Job Corps Center’s Career Prep...
October 14 Named PA Job Corps Day
Students and staff visited PA State Rep. Tina Pickett in Towanda, PA on October 14 to thank her for proclaiming that day, "PA Job Corps Day" in the state House of Representatives. SGA President Nyeem Garland, Vice President Keenan Harrigan, Executive Assistant Kareem...
GLENMONT JOB CORP DIRECTOR AND BLC MEET WITH CONGRESSMAN CHRIS GIBSON
On October 2nd, 2015. Center Director Ms. Deborah Snape and Ms. Ann Marie Morin, BCL/OCT Coordinator had the opportunity to visit Congressman Chris Gibson at his Kinderhook, NY office. Ms. Snape and Ms. Morin were greeted warmly by Congressman Gibson and a member of...
PA State Representative Authors PA Job Corps Day Proclamation
PA State Rep. Tina Pickett of the 110th District, which includes Red Rock Job Corps Center in Lopez, Sullivan County, PA, authored a proclamation which was passed last week proclaiming, Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2015 as PA Job Corps Day. Rep. Pickett will also host Red Rock...
Woodland Job Corps Center Opens Doors this week to the National Director of Job Corps, Lenita Jacobs-Simmons and 4 Representatives from the Office of the Inspector General
This week Ms. Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, National Director of Job Corps and 4 Representatives from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) were guests of Woodland Job Corps Center where they were able to take a closer look at the daily operations of the center in the...
Center Director Ms. Rackley Tours the Arkansas State Capitol with State Representative Fredrick Love
On Tuesday, September 22nd, Little Rock Job Corps Center Director Angela Rackley had the pleasure of spending a day with Arkansas State Representative Fredrick Love. Representative Love was a gracious host and gave Ms. Rackley a tour of the State Capitol, where they...
ATTERBURY JOB CORPS: DISCUSSIONS WITH INDIANA REP. JOHN PRICE
One of the Benefits of being a member of the Franklin Chamber of Commerce, in Franklin Indiana, is the opportunity to take part in their Round Table talks with our Elected Officials. BCL Director, Mr. Byrd, along with other Chamber Board members, had the opportunity...
“Beyond Impressed”
"The students representing Westover Job Corps were nothing short of outstanding! Organizing over 120 vendors (who all seemed to show up at exactly 9:45) was difficult, I don’t know what I would have done without their help. Every one of them thatI came in contact...
IndyPendence – Tiffany Lindsey: The Triumph of Advanced Training
“Really think about what you want to do. What do you want out of life? Where are you going, and how are you going to get there?