JOB CORPS For a few weeks on-center, it seemed like not a creature was stirring…but look behind the curtains, and the recreation staff was hard at work. While most Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center students go home for the holidays, a few always remain on-campus – and this...
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Turner Job Corps donates Canned Goods to Albany Rescue Mission
Turner Job Corps donated over 100 canned goods to Albany Rescue Mission. The center received many donations from community partners including Commissioner Jon Howard, Albany State University, Labcorps, and many others. Turner Job Corps were truly grateful to donate...
Turner Job Corps volunteers at Feeding the Valley Food Bank
Turner Job Corps students had the opportunity to volunteer at Feeding the Valley Food Bank. The host volunteer company was United Healthcare. The students were able to pack 600 boxes which weighed 10,800 pounds and that was a total of 9,000 meals!
Support for First Responders at Turner Job Corps Center
On September 9th, seven of Turner Job Corps Center Culinary Arts student employees had the privilege of catering to the City of Albany First Responders at Monroe Comprehensive High School. The seven student employees looked incredible in their chef attire as they...
Wind River Job Corps ranks in U.S. Top 3 for Outreach
The National Job Corps Association grades centers for their community and legislative outreach efforts on a quarterly basis based on points compiled for work completed. Each center must reach a minimum number of points to meet “gold” status. MTC (WRJC's management...
Wind River Job Corp Students Send Personalized Valentine Card Thanks
What better day to express our thanks to our members of Congress, local elected officials, municipalities, WBL employers, community influencers and CRC council members than on Valentines Day with a personalized poster. At the regular Friday student business meeting,...
NORTH TEXAS JOB CORPS STUDENTS MEET CONGRESSMAN COLIN ALLRED
L-r: Bobby Myers, Javon Dalmast, Christine Sanders, Congressman Colin Allred, Kenneth Stewart, Anthony Smith, and Corey Odum The North Texas Job Corps Student Government Association Outreach Committee members participated in the Hamilton Park 34th annual Juneteenth...
Alaska Job Corps students focus on healthy relationships for National Youth Violence Prevention Week
Last week, the Youth 2 Youth Partners 4 Peace student organization led the way as Alaska Job Corps’ entire student body partnered with local organizations to advocate for and learn about the importance of healthy relationships. The activities coordinated by the Y2Y...
Alaska Job Corps Promotes Non-Violence in Life, Home, Work and on Street Corners
It was the International Day of Peace of September 21. On the evening news you saw violence escalate in Charlotte, killings in Texas, assaults in Paris, weekend explosions in New York City; an air raid in Greece and hundreds of migrants, dying at sea while trying...
A letter from Nancy Pelosi to Treasure Island Job Corp Graduates
Dear Graduates, Congratulations on your graduations from the Treasure Island Job Corps Center and to all of the families, teachers and community leaders who have made this day possible. You should be proud of the hard work and dedication you have shown to complete...
CJCC Students sweep top 3 in 5k benefit run
6 Clearfield Students participated in the 2016 Stepin for Life 5K run to benefit the Northern Utah HIV/AIDS Project this year on August 6th. Three of the students placed in the top three at the finish line at the event which began at the MTC Learning Center pavilion...
Clearfield students spend a night out against crime
Clearfield students of dorms B1 and A4 participated in a joint community service project at the Ogden National Night Out Against Crime. The services the students provided were cleaning up the free haircut area, handing out bike helmets to children, picking up trash...
Local Councilwoman Visits Clearfield Students
Wednesday, May 11th Dorm "A" held a leadership forum with guest speaker Karianne Lisonbee, Syracuse City Councilwoman and Republican Nominee for Utah State House of Representatives District 14. Students learned about state governance, personal leadership, the...
Promoting Peacefulness
The Joliet Job Corps Center welcomed Willie Ervins, James Deal, Loretta Westbrooks and Amy Sanchez, a group of Joliet residents who are the driving force behind the 815 Joliet Unity Movement. The organization is a not-for-profit that promotes peacefulness and...
Residential Living Department w/ SGA Support, Host OPEN HOUSE
Wednesday March 30th, 2016 In an effort to create better interdepartmental communication among center staff, the Residential Living Department with the support of our innovative Student Government Associate (SGA), hosted an open house today from 3:45pm to 4:30 pm....
INDYPENDENCE JOB CORPS CENTER INDUSTRY COUNCIL FOR CNA
Atterburys downtown Indianapolis sister center, called IndyPendence, held a Center Industry Council meeting that focused on the C.N.A. trade on Thursday January 29th. A "CIC" as we call it, is a meeting where Job Corps enlists the input from Industry experts in an...
Families in Transition & New Hampshire Job Corps – Students Giving Back
New Hampshire Job Corps students have partnered with Families in Transition (FIT) to support their efforts in providing shelter for homeless families, and support & services for nearly homeless families. In December students volunteered at the FIT Holiday party...
The Joliet Job Corps Center and the Community
Volunteer tutors have made a real difference at the Joliet Job Corps Center. They have assisted students with the more difficult aspects of their studies in math and English, helping them complete the work to earn a high school diploma or GED. So that was the focus...
Carville Job Corps Center Host it’s 20th Semi Annual Commencement & Awards Ceremony
Carville Job Corps Center hosted its 20th Semi Annual Commencement Ceremony on August 21st in the recreation center. Seventy-Seven graduates were awarded High School Diplomas, High School Equivalency Diplomas and Career Technical Training Certificates were also...
Clearfield Students Building Bridges
The Battle of the Bridges took place at Salt Lake Community College Meadowbrook Campus on 04/08/15 at 2:00pm. The teams that took place came from BYU, Weber State, DATC, Ogden-Weber Community College and Salt Lake Community College. The Universities faced off as did...