JOB CORPS The Job Corps program is known for providing relevant, rigorous job training to give students the vocational skills they need to succeed in new careers. But recently, student leaders from Muhlenberg Job Corps got specialized training in leadership that will benefit...
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Potomac Job Corps Center Staff Served Food to Students for Thanksgiving
By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Leadership team served food to all students on center. Students were excited and joyful to have staff serve food to them.In the picture above (l-r) Mr. Wiggins (Center Director), Ms. Lesko (Finance and Administration Director),...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Students Serve Thanksgiving Meals at Nursing Home
By: Jacob Groves Thanksgiving is an important time of the year. It is expected that more than 55 million people will travel 50 miles or more away from home in 2019, making this the second-busiest travel day since the year 2000. In this important holiday, families...
Blue Ridge Students Complete Nutrition Course
Whether young or old, male or female, tall or short, everyone needs to eat. Food is the cornerstone for survival. We also know that what and how much you eat and drink affects your health. Everyone can afford to eat better, and everyone needs to be active, especially...
Charleston Job Corps Honors Veterans
Staff and students watch the safety cadets perform the colors drill during the Monday Morning Meeting on Veterans Day. All veterans both staff and students were honored during the meeting. A reception was also held later in the afternoon for our Veterans.
Potomac Job Corps Center Homecoming Week!
By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center celebrates Homecoming week! Staff and students were ager to start the week at Potomac Job Corps Center. This week is special because this week celebrates the existence of Job Corps and students. Alumni are also...
Foodie Fest a Great Success with Volunteer Efforts of Charleston Job Corps Student
Twelve Charleston Job Corps students accompanied by the BCL, Nancy Shepherd volunteer during the annual Foodie Fest fundraising event hosted by the YWCA of Charleston at the Beni Kedem Temple. Though, not your Mother’s Thanksgiving! Charleston’s appetite for fun,...
Carl D. Perkins Job Corps is building future leaders of America!
On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 Student Government Association students at Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Center attended Camp Horizons leadership conference held in Harrisonburg, VA. Students were invited to step out of their comfort zones and into their challenge zones; and...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Goes From Homeless to Valedictorian
Camri Mixon was homeless in Nashville, TN, before she enrolled at Muhlenberg Job Corps. In just a few days, she will walk across the stage at the center's graduation as the class valedictorian, having completed her Certified Clinical Medical Assistant training program...
Potomac Job Corps Center Welcomes Guest Speaker Joe Clair
By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center welcomed comedian and motivational speaker Joe Clair to the center to speak to students about choices, decisions, and goals. Joe Clair is stand-up an Actor. American Comedian, Radio Personality, and VJ. He spoke to...
Clearfield Job Corps – Contributing to the Community
Community Service is an important part of on and off center life at the Clearfield Job Corps. Recently, 18 Staff and Students delivered boxes of used clothing, coats and bedding to the Lantern House Shelter in Ogden. These items were much needed at the shelter and...
Clearfield Students Put their skills to work!
Students from the Clearfield Job Corps Center build light boxes for students at the local elementary school near center. These boxes will provide support to elementary students in their art classes. In additional, $500...
Clearfield Student Government doing good in the neighborhood!
Members of the Clearfield Student Government and staff delivered 103 boxes of old linens to Lantern House in Ogden UT which were donated from community partner Linen Supply. Linen Supply. This donation will providing bedding for many at the Shelter.
Carl D. Perkins celebrates Red Ribbon Week October 23-31, 2019
Carl D. Perkins students celebrate Red Ribbon Week by committing to be drug free not just for one week but all year long. Y2Y students kicked off Red Ribbon Week by attending the Prestonsburg City Council Meeting on Monday October 21, 2019 at 6pm where Mayor Les...
Blue Ridge Honors Breast Cancer Awareness
October marks National Breast Cancer Awareness month, and as every year during this time, Blue Ridge Job Corps does its part to support this wonderful cause. This month staff and students engaged in a variety of activities both on and off center to help not only raise...
Potomac Job Corps Center and Military Readiness
By Barrington Tolliver In the photo above Potomac Job Corps Center continues to support student achievement through U.S. Armed forces. To make sure that each student has a successful future Potomac has partnered with Army Recruiters in Washington D.C.
Muhlenberg Job Corps Heavy Equipment Operations Student Revisits Center
Nathan Johnson, who graduated from Muhlenberg Job Corps in September 2017, completing the Heavy Equipment Operations training program, returned to campus to talk with students about life after Job Corps. Johnson now works as a heavy equipment operator for Mago...
Potomac Job Corps Center and Metropolitan Police Deaprtment Prepare Haunted House for the Community
By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center worked together with the 7th District Metropolitan Police Department on Friday October 25, 2019 to prepare a Haunted House for the Washington DC., Ward 8 residents. The photos above both Police Officers and Potomac Job...
Charleston Job Corps Centers Youth 2 Youth hosts Domestic Violence Awareness Assembly
The Charleston Job Corps Center recognized Domestic Violence Awareness Month with a guest speaker on Oct. 10 during the Monday business meeting. Students and staff heard from Kenyatta Grant, community organizing coordinator with the West Virginia Coalition Against...
Potomac Job Corps Center Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton Visit
By: Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center welcomed Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton to the student leadership meeting. The meeting began at 6:15PM in the Recreation Center Media Room. Norton engaged students, staff, and participants in a conversation on...