JOB CORPS NEWS

On July 2, 2019, the Cleveland Job Corps Center hosted the Cleveland Showagon, a traveling performing arts troupe with youth that perform throughout the city at various venues. The performance troupe consists of 60 -70 participating youth ranging in ages from 5 to 19...

By Barrington Tolliver The illustration above shows Potomac Job Corps MYPACE students working with a Board of Elections official to understand voting rights, use of the voting machine, and how each individually selected person is calculated into their system.

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center Student Government Association members took time to coordinate snow cones on center for a very hot day on center. The Washington DC Metropolitan area has been dealing with a heat advisory warning. Students and staff have...

Each summer, the Smyth County Teaching Alternative Program (TAP) provides a summer enrichment program for youth in our county. This included continued learning throughout the months when school isn’t in session, as well as other activities such as arts and crafts,...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center celebrated an early 4th of July Holiday event for students, staff, and instructors. The celebration was organized to help students enjoy themselves amongst peers and staff.  The celebration included buffet style food...

Hometown: Painesville, Ohio Center: Cleveland Job Corps Enrollment Dates: 10/22/18 - 05/31/19 Career Area: Nursing Assistant Employer: Wickliffe Country Place Position: State Tested Nursing Assistant After graduating from Harvey High School, Shakia Smith began working...

Saturday, May 4, 2019, the Cleveland Job Corps hosted a community basketball game, Hoopin' for Justice, with the Black Shield Police Association and firefighters from the Vanguards, Famicos Foundation, ICONS, AirCuts & Day Spa and the local community. The...

Name: Jermaine Richey Age: 21 Region: Chicago Hometown: Cleveland HSD/GED: Penn Foster Enrollment: July 23, 2018 Graduation: June 5, 2019 Trade: State Tested Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, Serve Safe and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Employer: Excel Home Health...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac alumni Yaa Anokye-Agyei had the opportunity to speak to students at Job Corps about her experience in Transportation Communication Union and her experience in the workforce. She is currently a Ticket Agent with Amtrak in the Customer...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job corps Center hosted a Community Industry Council Meeting. The meeting consisted of people representing hard and soft trades on center. The focus of the meeting was to engage members into conversations that will allow them to provide...

Over 193 Cleveland Job Corps students and staff participated in the Cleveland Job Corps Annual Safety Fair on June 27, 2019. Students and staff learned about various careers in the safety industry as well as received proper safety procedure information. The event was...

Potomac Job Corps Center is eager to highlight Theodore Proctor alumni of Potomac. Theodore Proctor is a 1986 graduate of Job Corps. His trade on center was Electrical. He currently lives in Ft. Washington, MD. While attending middle and high school he played sports....

On June 13, 2019, new Cleveland Job Corps Center Director Vivian Morrow welcomed over 50 attendees that included neighbors, community church representatives including Councilman Michael Polensek, Lincoln Electric, Manufacturing Works, Greater Collinwood, Ohio Guide...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job corps Center leadership team and staff participated in an event that was truly inspirational. The community members represented at the event all were focused on safety, health, and recruitment. The Breaking Barriers event was focused...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center future technical plumbers are working on a assimilation pipeline in the classroom. The illustration shows plumbing technicians training in alignment with the Code of Federal Regulations. Each person was challenged by the...

Eileah Morris Age: 23 Hometown: Roanoke, VA Region: Philadelphia Center: Blue Ridge Dates enrolled: 4/11/2017-3/29/2019 Training: CNA, HIPAA, CPR/First Aid Eileah Morris enrolled at Blue Ridge Job Corps in April 2017, from Roanoke, VA. She stated, “I was going down...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center identified three members of the staff to participate in the Diabetes Walk. The walk for diabetes supported people who are facing challenges with diabetes. The goal is to create a world without type 1 diabetes. So,...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job Corps Center staff participated in several trainings on 5/31/19. One of the staff trainings was related to Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE). In the picture above Academic Manager, Jacob Fahringer speaks to staff about TABE...

By Barrington Tolliver Potomac Job corps Center Community Relations Council meeting was held on campus to continue developing a strong relationship between the community and the center. The meeting consisted of community members representing their establishment and...