JOB CORPS On June 22, 2022, the Charleston Job Corps OA Director, OA Counselor, and BCL attend a career day at the Mountaineer Challenge Academy's Montgomery location. The cadets were eager to pursue career opportunities that included military service, apprenticeships,...
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Charleston Job Corps Student Success
Kaylie Nichols, a Charleston Job Corps student, came to the program with aspirations of becoming an obstetrician. At the age of thirteen, Kaylie realized the traditional educational forum in her hometown was ineffective. She discovered that the lack of teacher and...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni Graduate of the Month
Charleston Job Corps’ Alumni Graduate of the month is Silas Carden. Following high school, in Linden, VA, Silas bounced from job to job in hopes of finding a career. Despite his high school credentials, he soon realized they were not enough to fulfill his dream of a...
Charleston Job Corps Alumni of the Month
Charleston Job Corps Student Alumni of the Month, Jamonte Hunnicutt of Richmond, Virginia, arrived at Charleston Job Corps simply looking for a better life. After high school, Hunnicutt found employment in the food industry and soon felt trapped at a dead end. He...
Charleston Job Corps New Center Director
Mr. Danny Grimes has been named the new center director of the Charleston Job Corps Center. Mr. Grimes has over 27 years of experience in the Job Corps at five different centers, with almost 22 of those years being a center director. He comes highly regarded and...
Charleston Job Corps’ New Wave Network Boosts WIFI
The Charleston Job Corps' Student Enterprise is currently putting its training to the test. Students from the Network Cable Installation trade are applying their skills by adding an outdoor Wifi access point in order to strengthen the wifi signal in the administration...
Charleston Job Corps Staff Appreciation Day
The Charleston Job Corps' Engagement Committee members showed appreciation to each staff member on March 4, 2022. Two members, Scott Borchers and Margie Clemmons brought warmth to a rather chilly morning by serving freshly made hot donuts and a cup of hot cocoa or...
Charleston Job Corps Graduate steps into next level of education
Destiny Davis, a Charleston Job Corps graduate, has begun the next part of her education by enrolling in college. Destiny realized the importance of further education after aging out of foster care without having a high school diploma. She opted to join the Charleston...
Charleston Job Corps Helps Bring Christmas Cheer to the City of Charleston
On December 9, Charleston Job Corps marched in the City of Charleston's Christmas Parade. With the décor of the Job Corps Bus, the Charleston Job Corps also took part in the Float Contest. The carpentry students contributed to the decorations by sculpting Santa's...
The Charleston Job Corps center hosts’ Modern Man Day
Charleston Job Corps' Career Services Director, Mrs. Jamela Brown, host's The Modern Man Day. This event consists of several males from the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. speaking to our young men on the topic of “The Modern Man”. The guest speakers were: Bobby...
Charleston Job Corps hosts’ Can Food Drive
Charleston Job Corps Cares for our Community!!! From October 25th to November 10th, Charleston Job Corps held a can food drive and asked employees to donate at least three canned goods. A donation was made to the Salvation Army of Charleston, WV on November 12, 2021....
Charleston Job Corps Students Enjoying Recreation Activities
Charleston Job Corps student, Shakeim Fleshman, participates in some recreation time Friday night after a week full of learning. Shakeim and Recreation Manager, Adam Casto, are seen competing in a game of College Football on the Playstation and big screen TV which is...
Charleston Job Corps Hosts’ 1st Annual Pumpkin Drop
Charleston Job Corps held its first annual Pumpkin Drop on Thursday, October 30, 2021, as a part of the center's Halloween festivities. The Pumpkin Drop was held behind the Career and Technical Training building at which an eager crowd assembled to partake in the...
Charleston Job Corps Celebrates National Wellness Month
As if October isn’t awesome enough with costumes, ghouls, candy, and spooky things Charleston Job Corps' center director, Jacob Fahringer, provides students and staff with a Fall treat of Caramel Apples from Gourmet Granny, in honor of National Wellness Month....
Charleston Job Corps Alumnus Melinda Richardson juggles work, school and parenting
Melinda Richardson, who graduated from the Charleston Job Corps Center in November 2015, has worked for the past five years as a certified nursing assistant, CNA at Highland House Rehabilitation & Healthcare in Fayetteville, NC. Additionally, she is in school to...
Charleston Job Corps Annual Mental Health Event
Annual Mental Health Event Suicide Awareness and Prevention Multiple staff members organized and presented the Charleston Job Corps Annual Mental Health Event, which focused on suicide awareness and prevention. A candlelight vigil was held on Saturday, September 25th,...
Charleston Job Corps Shares Value of Program to Workforce WV
On Wednesday, August 25, Nancy Shepherd, BCL for Charleston Job Corps, presented to Workforce WV about the benefits of the Job Corps Program. Shepherd emphasized the various advantages of Job Corps to the staff of Workforce WV during her presentation. She also spoke...
Charleston Job Corps Hosts’ Art Competition
During the month of June, Charleston Job Corps' Joni Pena, Leisure Time Learning Coordinator, allowed students the opportunity to share their artistic talents . Pena, spearheaded an art competition of which the theme was “Self Portraits”. A total of 13 students...
Charleston Job Corps Hosts Virtual Commencement Ceremony June 25
Charleston Job Corps Hosts its first Virtual Graduation Ceremony on June 25, 2021. A total of 59 student graduates who completed the program from June 2020 through June 2021, were honored for their scholastic achievements during the ceremony. Our Guest speakers...
Charleston Host 2nd COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
Charleston Job Corps hosts' the 2nd COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic on June 3, 2021. A total of 38 staff and students were vaccinated of which, most received their 2nd dose, however, several staff members requested to start the vaccination process. Nikki Hamm of...