JOB CORPS Luncheon for members of the Workforce Council and Community Relation Council. The Partners Appreciation Award Luncheon is held to recognize and show apprecia-tion to employers and community partners that support the Cleveland Job Corps Center and our students. Will...
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CLEVELAND JOB CORPS PURSUING EXCELLENCE
After completing the Medical Assistant trade, Havelyn Bowens began taking classes at Cuyahoga Community College to pursue an Associate of Applied Science degree in Dental Hygiene. The Indiana native wrapped up her first semester of college with a 3.75 GPA. In...
CLEVELAND JOB CORPS STUDENT SUCCESS
Name: Dashawn White Age: 21 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland, OH JC Career Area: Facility Maintenance Precision Machine and CNC Machinist (TRI-C Community College) Dates in JC: January 5, 2015 – December 15, 2016 Employer/Position: Hose...
CLEVELAND JOB CORPS GIFT OF GIVING
Because of your willingness to GIVE, the Cleveland Job Corps Center’s “4th Annual Toy Drive” fundraiser was incredibly successful! Your participation and generous do-nations have brought smiles and JOY to several children and their families this Holiday Season! Due to...
Cleveland Job Corps 2016 Student Holiday Celebration
The Cleveland Job Corps Center celebrated the upcoming holiday season with music, dance and food. As a gift to the students be-fore they head home on December 13, 2016, the Cleveland Job Corps Center’s gymnasium was transformed into a Winter Wonderland for the...
Cleveland Job Corps First College Graduate
Twenty-three-year-old Vanessa Broome is in a class of her own. Ms. Broome is the first Cleveland Job Corps student to achieve an Associate’s Degree since May 2012, when the contract began. She graduated cum laude on December 15, 2016, from Cuyahoga Community College...
Potomac Job Corps Center Held it’s Annual Staff Holiday Luncheon
The Potomac Job Corps Center operating under the Exceed Corporation and Horizons Youth Services, held its annual staff Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in the cafeteria. The planning committee was comprised of staff from various departments that came...
GJCC Making it Merry And Bright!
There was a Christmas present explosion in our social development department this last week. Some of our staff and our Student Government Association sponsored a local five member family this Christmas. GJCC doing what it takes to make a season bright for others!
Alaska Job Corps Adds Value to Training
For weeks students have been building and creating products for sale for an economic lesson at the Alaska Job Corps Center. As part of their training and academics, they planned, designed, and penciled out projects which they could afford (using training...
Charleston Job Corps Center held it’s Annual Student & Staff Holiday Luncheon-Dec. 12, 2016
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) held its annual student and staff Christmas luncheon on Monday, Dec. 12, 2016 in the cafeteria. Staff from various departments were on hand to serve the meal prepared by Thomasina...
Blue Ridge Students Serve over 450 Families on Thanksgiving Day
Bright and early on Thanksgiving Day, ten Blue Ridge Job Corps Center students joined members of the VFW Post 4667, civic groups, town officials, area church-es, and local fire and emergency agencies at Marion First United Methodist Church to prepare “to go plates”,...
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS THE DECISION I MADE
The Decision I Made is a play written by Cleveland Job Corps Center (CJCC) Reading Instructor, Lynette Greene and showcases some of the decisions that young adults are faced with and the con-sequences that can shape their lives. The play is written in four vi-gnettes,...
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS COMMUNITY SERVICE TROTTER GARDEN
On November 5, 2016, Cleveland Job Corps students Isaac Neal and Nishimwe Sosthene, and staff Nate Lawshea, helped Victoria Trotter pull the plastic over the hoop house skeletons at Trotters Garden. Growing up in the east side dry cleaning business that her mother...
PIVOT Job Corps Center Uses Innovation to Increase Graduate Placement
Every year Springdale/PIVOT's contractor, MTC, offers an Innovation and Impact Award to its centers. This award encourages centers to look at areas they want to improve performance in and come up with creative and effective ways to do that. This year, PIVOT's Site...
Protective Service Students at Springdale JCC Bring Some Light to the Holidays
As part of their training this year, students Zachary Buckman and Seth Cornett worked at the tree lighting ceremony in downtown Troutdale, Oregon.
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS 1st ANNUAL GOSPEL EXPLOSION
Cleveland Job Corps Center (CJCC) Residential Advisor, Ronda Carter dreamed of having a “Gospel Explosion” at the Center, so she discussed her vision with the Center Director, William Hou-ston. “Make it happen,” said Mr. Hou-ston. Elated and eager to get started, Ms....
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS STUDENT SUCCESS
Motivated by her younger sister, who was misbehaving in high school, Precious Chavis decided to demonstrate positive actions to her little sister. She believed that since her sister and she are close in age, her doing something productive with her life - perhaps her...
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS VETERANS DAY LUNCHEON
On November 11, 2016, students and staff at Cleveland Job Corps celebrat-ed all the men and women that have fought, and are fighting, to preserve freedom and protect America. Veter-ans Day originated as Armistice Day and marked the end of hostilities of World War I...
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS KICKOFF FOR KINDNESS RALLY
On Thursday, November 16, 2016, Cleveland Job Corps Center students joined sev-eral Northeast Ohio schools at the 2016 Debra Ann - November Kickoff for Kindness Rally titled, “KINDNESS IS MAGNETIC: STICKING TOGETHER TO PROMOTE KINDNESS IN YOUR SCHOOL.” The rally helps...
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS STUDENT SUCCESS
Name: Darion Fore Age: 22 Center: Cleveland Job Corps Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland, OH Career Area: Carpentry Dates in Job Corps: February 2016 - November 2016 After graduating from Berea High School in 2012, Darion Fore worked various warehouse jobs for four...