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US Senators and Community proud of Alaska Job Corps Graduates
The National Commencement at the Alaska Job Corps brought in families, alumni, leaders and friends from all over the state. The keynote speaker was US Senator Dan Sullivan. As he addressed the graduates, more than one was deeply moved by his admiration for both their...
Grafton holds Men’s Conference
Grafton held its First Annual Men's Conference on Wednesday, August 24th . Professionals from varied disciplines presented to Grafton's male student population throughout the day. Student leaders helped to coordinate this very successful conference. Speakers...
Blue Ridge (Serrato Corp) students help local nursing Home with “Beach Bash”
On Friday August 19, 2016, 15 Blue Ridge Job Corps students along with Mike Steele BCL went to Francis Marion Manor (nursing home) to assist in a “Beach Bash” activity. From 12:30-4:30 students provided support to all the other nurses and managers as they set up for...
Alaska Job Corps Students Welcome Senators’ Donated Books from Library of Congress
Thanks to Senator Murkowski, Alaska Job Corps is now enjoying a lot more reading material. There is no well stocked library at the Alaska Job Corps Center. But there are little collections of books in classrooms, dorm atriums, and in offices. Books are a precious...
Careers and Mountains are Lifetime Climbs.
The Alaska Job Corps program is more than a daily eight hour training program, five days a week. Both after class and on weekends, students continue to participate in leisure time activities with a purpose. Last weekend several students joined AKJCC Career Prep...
Shriver’s Camping Trip
Smith and Nephew Endoscopy Donates IPADS
Boot Camp Graduation for two Shriver Students
Taking it to the Streets!
Guthrie Summer Streets Guthrie Job Corps participated in the first Annual Guthrie Summer Streets Event on August 14, 2016. This event was initiated by our health department's total wellness program. The weather was great and everyone enjoyed the opportunity to "take...
Blue Ridge (Serrato Corp) completer has great life story to share .
After working several dead-end jobs, Elizabeth Beachy said that she began to feel down on her luck because this cycle seemed to keep repeating itself. She wanted to launch her career, but wasn’t sure about what she wanted to do. Ms. Beachy had a cousin that had...
SJCC Protective Services Graduate Makes an Impact on Community
Marcus Gomez came to Springdale Job Corps Center in July of 2013. He had graduated from South Medford High School in Medford, Oregon with an eye on a career in law enforcement and corrections. His friend referred him to Job Corps and he realized his career goals could...
CLEVELAND JOBCORPS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OPEN HOUSE
On August 15, 2016, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted a “Social Development Open House” for student mentees and their assigned staff mentors to spend the day together engag-ing in a variety of leisure activities and visit-ing mentees dorms. The purpose of the...
RISE Leaders Visit the Center
For the past few years, the staff of the RISE Alternative High School in Chicago Heights, Ill., have referred some students to the Joliet Job Corps Center. But they never had seen it for themselves. On Aug. 8, Principal Ken Peterson, Social Worker Tim Keene and...
Joliet Job Corps Center Attends Back-to-School Fair
Thousands of people attend the Catholic Charities annual Back-to-School Fair that’s traditionally held in Joliet during the early part of August. They come for the many wonderful items and services that are offered completely free of charge: children’s physicals,...
Senator Warren Speaks at Clark University
Grafton Job Corps Peer Leadership Coordinator Michelle Cook, and two students Laronta Black and Jacqueline Campos Avalos attended the presentation put on by Senator Elizabeth Warren at Clark University in Worcester, MA. The Senator discussed the Middle Class and how...