JOB CORPS The Joliet Job Corps Center celebrated the dedication on May 18 of the Y2Y Peace Garden. “It is our hope that this garden will be a place of peace and serenity for all who enter it,” said Quentin Sanders, one of the Y2Y Ambassadors. “May it be a place of unity for...
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No Violence Challenge at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Although no violence is an everyday expectation at the Joliet Job Corps Center, the Chicago Region recently issued a seven-day No Violence challenge. The Joliet Job Corps Center has reached the goal. There hasn't been any violent activity on Center in more than a...
Alaska Job Corps Stands Strong
On Tuesday, September 15th, Alaska Job Corps Y2Y students launched a powerful initiative to stop violence and bullying, on their center, in public areas, at their homes and in worksites. This roll-out effort is the result of weeks of work and planning. At a full...
Project Safe Neighborhoods (“PSN”)
Assistant U.S. Attorney Richard W. Rose (Rhode Island) nationally known for prosecuting the RI Plunderdome scandal. Attorney Rose is the Rhode Island representative for Project Safe Neighborhoods ("PSN") the Department of Justice initiative to reduce gun crimes. It...