Over 20 Job Corps students hosted 6 organizations & agencies to brainstorm student-led projects and community service to benefit the homeless population in Manchester. Some of the organizations present were: Families in Transition, New Horizons, Harbor Homes, QC Bike Collective, and Child & Family services, The Mental Health Center of Greater Manchester.

Some of the more than 15 project ideas that came out of the brainstorming session include: Students building raised garden beds for the Veterans at Harbor Homes; culinary students assisting in food prep at New Horizons kitchens; students donating clothing and volunteering at the Families in Transition OutFITters Thrift store. Job Corps students will also participate in the Adopt-A-Block clean-up project on Earth Day in Manchester.

The organizations shared information about their programs and students shared as well: “We get to go to bed each night, and wake up, and we are fine. A lot of people who have mental disorders, or no bed, and no home, they aren’t okay. That’s why we want to help”.

ABOUT NH JOB CORPS CENTER
New Hampshire Job Corps Center is a residential career technical training center provided at no cost to eligible young adults ages 16-24 years old, and includes technical training in 9 trades as well as social & leadership development. This federally funded program, through the Department of Labor, has big goals: producing skilled, confident, graduates to fill the skills gap in the most in-demand industries in our state, and empowering students to make significant contributions to the state and the community through service and innovative thinking.

For more information call NH Job Corps Admissions at 603-621-9555, or Cassie Gudek, the Business & Community Director, 603-695-8818