JOB CORPS In Presque Isle - On June 9, the Loring Job Corps Center had two students mentor congressional offices of Maine, one to the Honorable Senator Olympia J. Snowe state office being Angela Bellamy and Kenyattah Ford to Congressman Michael H. Michaud office for a one-day...
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Alaska Job Corps Students Are Part of Community
Alaska Job Corps Students collected over 140 bags of garbage in a large community-clean up this year. Community service, paired with training opportunities, is an ongoing part of the Alaska Job Corps Career Training program. Last weekend students participated in a...
Old Dominion Job Corps Facility Maintenance Students Volunteer for United Way’s 18th Annual Day of Caring
"DAY OF CARING" By Jeanne Vaughan, Old Dominion Job Corps Business and Community Liaison May 19, 2011 was the 18th year for United Way of Central Virginia to participate in "Day of Caring" which is the region’s largest one-day volunteer event. There were over 1200...
Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Inaugural Memorial 5K Walk/Run
The Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks Job Corps Center hosted a 5K walk/run on April 30 in honor of our namesake. This walk/run started at the National Civil Rights Museum and went through downtown Memphis overlooking the bluff. Students from the Hook, Finch-Henry and Gulfport...
Northlands Job Corps Remembers and Honors Others
Northlands students have come out in force to honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice for their country…
Northlands Student Dedicated to Helping Others
Hannah Williams is driven to make a difference. “I like to help people,” she says simply. But Hannah just doesn’t talk, she gets involved…
Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center students work to assist those affected by Joplin, Missouri tornado.
The students and staff of the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center have been active in the last week collecting donations of both money and materials to help those affected by the tornado that hit Joplin, Missouri. The Milburn/New Summit High School class of the...
Cassadaga CVS Students Work Hard for Relay for Life
For the past 7 years Pharmacy Technician Instructor Deni Trippi has involved her pharmacy trade students in fundraising efforts for the Relay for Life Cancer Walk by having them join her Relay team – Team She-Pak. This year her class has worked at many different...
Clearfield Students Hold Blood Drive
Clearfield Job Corps Students participated in and on campus Blood Drive with the American Red Cross on May 23. Students signed in: 113 Collected: 82 units of whole blood: 10 units collected from the Double Red Blood Cell machines Total Collected: 92 units of blood...
Northlands Students Make Earth Day Every Day
The Northlands Job Corps Academy group Ladies of Success has taken the “Make Earth Day Every Day” pledge to heart…
Northlands Students and Staff Honored by the United Way
The United Way of Addison County, Vermont recognized Northlands Job Corps Academy for its unique and innovative campaign support…
Boxelder Job Corps helps out around the Black Hills
This transcript was taken from Black Hills Fox, news story by Jack Caudill. A video of the news story can be found at: http://www.blackhillsfox.com/2011/05/03/Job-Corps-helps-out-around-the-Black-Hills About 160 students from Box Elder Job Corps in Nemo were helping...
Loring Job Corps Students entertain at 11th Annual Caribou Business & Professional Women’s Luncheon
Business and Professional Women of Maine 11th Annual meeting held for Caribou At Caribou Convention Center on April 27, hosted by Darlene Grass, LJCC Human Resource Manager. After a luncheon special guest speakers were Lorie Ireland, Representative from Senator Susan...
Loring Job Corps Auto Students Raise Funds for Japanese Relief
Students of the Loring Job Corps Center scrubbed the winter film off the area automobiles to raise funds to aid the Japan disaster relief efforts. Since that dreadful day of the Japan Disaster my auto students have been watching the news daily on the events that have...
Northlands Job Corps Artistic Global Youth Service Day Project
“We both love art and enjoy painting, so this is perfect…”
Northlands Job Corps Students Volunteering in Vergennes
(L-R) Kayla Brown; Arianna Talbert; Paige Clark; with Eileen Corcoran at the Opera House. The Vergennes Opera House is the centerpiece of cultural and arts activities in the city of Vergennes, Vermont. As such, it...
Old Dominion Job Corps partners with Gleaning for the World
By: Kimberly McIlwee, Administrative Assistant On Saturday, March 19th, four students volunteered to assist Gleaning for the World in collecting supplies for local families in need of baby supplies as well as the recent tragedy in Japan. Calton M., Deana K., Brittany...
Global Youth Service Day brings Job Corps youth to MapleCreek
by John Elmore 20. April 2011 11:00 http://www.lssm.org/blog/post/2011/04/20/Global-Youth-Service-Day-brings-Job-Corps-youth-to-MapleCreek.aspx On Friday, April 15, 2011, a group of youth from the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center in Grand Rapids participated in Global...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Participates in Global Youth Service Day!
Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center joins with Job Corps centers across the nation to celebrate Global Youth Service Day. This year the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center sent out roughly 100 students on Friday, April 15th to participate in community...
Global Youth Service Day: Northlands Students Take a Creative Path Toward Japan Quake Relief
The “Ladies of Success” group has set the ambitious goal of creating 1,000 paper cranes as part of Global Youth Service Day…