The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC), operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS), participated in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day on Thursday, February 2, 2017. CJCC students job shadowed at the district offices of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III (D-WV).

Additional sites included the office of Governor Jim Justice, Herbert Henderson Office of Minority Affairs, Robert C. Byrd Institute (RCBI), South Charleston, WV, Thomas Memorial Hospital, Cabela’s, University of Charleston, WV Career Transition Services, WV Equal Employment Office and WV Human Rights Commission.

The job shadow activities were coordinated by business community liaison, Tia Welch. Mrs. Welch said, “Every year we look forward to participating with our congressional offices, business and community partners to provide students opportunities for job shadowing”.
Student participants included Chadae Wallace, Darnell Minor, Jarvis Gray, Nelycia Anderson, Deion Lee, Anthony Johnson, Angelica Hightower, Keanu James, Tiffani Jackson, Nyra Simms, Aaliyah Day, Jaalil Queen, Janaijah Brown, Mary Cart and Deyionna Sherrod.

National Groundhog Job Shadow Day is a national campaign that gives young people a new perspective on their studies through hands-on learning and a one-day mentoring experience. Charleston Job Corps Center students look forward to this event and benefit by gaining valuable insight participating in business meetings, displaying career success standards and receiving professional mentoring. A special thanks to everyone who participated in this event.

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16-24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training. The Charleston Job Corps Center is overseen by the Philadelphia Regional Office of Job Corps and is operated by Horizons Youth Services.

Pictured: Cyrus Dunbar at WV Governor’s Office