JOB CORPS NEWS

Carl D. Perkins students have had a nice spring break and are ready to get back to training. On Monday, May 11, Perkins students began participating in online training via Google Classroom technology. Each student has their own schedule based on their specific...

By:  Jacob Groves Thanks to the training he received at Muhlenberg Job Corps and the encouragement from center staff to continue his job training by enrolling in a Job Corps advanced training program, Glenn Henderson now has a lucrative and successful career as an...

"After the loss of my brother I had no direction or aspirations," said Bryan Hicks. "My sister-in-law Robbin Pettit, who is a graduate of the Cleveland Job Corps Center's Home Health Aid program encouraged me to enroll in Job Corps." On May 21, 2018, Bryan entered the...

After obtaining his State Tested Nursing Assistant certification, Cleveland Job Corps Center graduate Jeremiah Fields, 17, received an academic scholarship to Saint Xavier University in Chicago, Illinois. This Fall he will be entering their Registered Nursing program....

During Easter weekend, Cleveland Job Corps Center Residential Counselor Wally Espada initiated a wave of kindness and positivity. She arranged for the students to engage in various events that would allow them to spark their creative side and express themselves. The...

Carl D. Perkins Job Corps graduate Peter Larkin is proof that Job Corps changes lives. Larkin, 29, now is a full-time technician employed at Toyota in Florence, KY, owns and manages his own business, Larkin's Lube, Express & Mechanical, and has purchased his first...

Everyday healthcare workers, first responders, front line and essential workers courageously face conditions that pose major health risks for themselves and for the health risks of their own families. In their commitment to caring for people, they work long hours....

Tyah Woodard Woodard was recognized by her employer on April 17th for her outstanding work when she was named Signature Healthcare's Sacred Six Employee of the Month for March.  In a Facebook post on the Signature HealthCARE at Heritage Hall Rehab & Wellness...

Hannah Sims Sims completed the Certified Medical Assistant program at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps in December 2019, receiving certifications for Certified Medical Assistant, Phlebotomy, EKG and Patient Care Technician. In her position with the Clinic for Infectious...

Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Culinary Arts student Amber Barrow is getting quality on-the-job training and experience through a work-based learning internship at the Block Deli in Middletown, KY.  The Block Deli is owned by Brian and Kelli Schack. Barrow, who is...

Our center, as we all can relate, has not been the same since our students went on spring break.  The staff at Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center wanted to let our students know just how much they are missed and made a short video for them. Whitney M Young Jr. Job...

By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center Student Government Association members continue to communicate with the student body to keep students aware of recent plans on center. Students are being reminded about distance learning, social distancing, and SGA...

By:  Jacob Groves Muhlenberg Job Corps graduate Katlyn Rex, who completed the center's welding program, has launched a career in the predominately male welding profession. Rex currently is employed as a laborer with Titan Contracting in Owensboro, KY. This job is a...

Shelby Wagenaar, a Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Office Administration trainee, is spending her Spring Break working on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response. Wagenaar began working part time as a receptionist at Dolphin Pointe Health Care in Jacksonville, FL...

By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center alumni Diego Abel Amolitos is featured in the picture above. Diego career at Potomac Job Corps Center started when he was working a job in the construction industry but didn't have the necessary training needed to...

Danaya Brown Age: 20 Hometown: Prince George, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 7/31/2018-3/22/2019 Training: CMA, Phlebotomy, Patient Care Technician, EKG Tech., Electronic Health Records Growing up, Danaya Brown always knew that she wanted...

On Wednesday, April 22, 2020 our Nation and Perkins Job Corps students celebrated it's 50th Anniversary of Earth Day. This week is also National Volunteer Week April 19-25. Celebrations were a little different this year being held remotely in the comfort of our...

By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center is always happy to highlight alumni in their careers outside of Job Corps. Today in the picture above alumni Avery Maxwell is featured in the photo wearing his Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) while at work. He...