JOB CORPS The Security Trade students participated in a flag raising ceremony on Feb. 23 at Mt. Carmel Nursing Home. The ceremony was to honor the veterans with a flag folding ceremony and then the raising of the flag. The raising of the flag is symbolic of the flag being...
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Little Rock Facilities Maintenance – Out in the Community
Facilities Maintenance students worked with our community outreach partner, Middlebrooks Electric, the past two weeks. Under the direction of Facilities Maintenance Instructor, Chris Moreland, our students have been working in many trade areas preparing Middlebrooks...
Joliet Job Corps Center Students Volunteer at Cache Creek Animal Rescue
Joliet Job Corps Center student know what makes a dog’s tail wag. All it takes is a little love and attention. Led by Business Community Liaison Stewart Warren, a group of students went on March 19 to Cache Creek Animal Rescue in New Lenox, Illinois, to volunteer....
Painters Practice Estimating Project at New SLATE Location
The St. Louis Job Corps Painting trade as asked to assist in a community service project by painting the old walls at the New SLATE Location at the Prince Hall Center. The first stage was to Calculate the amount of paint needed to do the project. This is a major part...
NH Job Corps Students Launch New Partnership with Salvation Army to Support Kids Cafe
Student Government leaders at NH Job Corps Center began a new community partnership with the Salvation Army. Five Job Corps students: Chris Quijano, Andrew Sorrentino, Shakala West, Wilson Nkurunziza and Alefe Phakos kicked off the first session of volunteering at the...
Innovative Community Partnerships Forged at the Community Relations Council Meeting
Our second quarterly Community Relations Council meeting took place in our Culinary Café ‘restaurant’ yesterday. Center Director Tamer Koheil welcomed guests and gave some great updates on our center including the official start of Drivers Ed courses on center....
Gentlemen of Vision Served Lunch at ACTS Soup Kitchen
Kittrell Job Corps Center Gentlemen of Vision conducted a community service project at ACTS Soup Kitchen on February 11, 2016. They bagged grocery and served lunch to the homeless and needy. Robert Washington, Dorm Shift Manager/GOV Advisor, and Joan Robinson,...
Red Cross Meets with NH Job Corps Students to Kick Off Blood Drive Preparation
Students met with Donor Recruitment Manager, Kevin Marzoli, from the American Red Cross this morning to discuss the upcoming Blood Drive at New Hampshire Job Corps Center. The Medical students featured above volunteered to lead the effort in pre-registration for...
NH Job Corps Celebrates World Cancer Day by hosting the Relay For Life Kickoff Event
On Thursday, February 4th, World Cancer Day, the American Cancer Society hosted its Relay For Life Regional Kickoff Event at New Hampshire Job Corps Center. Over 100 community members, volunteers, and organizations came on center for this energizing event. New...
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...
KJCC’s Culinary Arts Students Partner With Acts Soup Kitchen
The Culinary Arts students at Kittrell Job Corps Center conducted a community service project at the ACTS Soup Kitchen, Henderson, NC on January 13, 2016. They served lunch to the homeless and needy families and packaged to go grocery bags.
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...
New Horizons Food Pantry Welcomes New Hampshire Job Corps Student Volunteers
On Wednesday, January 13th 2016, the Career Preparation Period (CPP) week three students went off campus to New Horizons in Manchester, as part of their group community service project. The students that took part in the trip were Emily Spain, Felicia DeFrancesco, and...
Y2Y Team Kick Off Meeting Spurs New Anti-Bully Ideas – New Hampshire Job Corps Center
Peer to Peer Coordinator, Carmen Jimenez leads the first Youth 2 Youth meetings at New Hampshire Job Corps this month. Student members of Youth 2 Youth include: Christopher Dennis, Shakala West, Anthony Richard, David Aguirre, Andrew Sorrention, Maricella Rich,...
Community Service
Two culinary students helped make the Logan County DHS Foster Children's Christmas Party a little sweeter this year. There were over 200 children in custody in Logan County. Selena W. Renteria and Elizabeth Cole baked 200 chocolate chip cookies and helped deliver them...
Students & Staff at New Hampshire Job Corps Support Families in Transition’s Holiday Event
On December 18th, Job Corps students, Shakala West and Shaielle Durfee and Recreations Supervisor Danielle Merril, volunteered at the 2015 Family Celebration for Families in Transition, a non-profit organization supporting homeless and nearly homeless families in...
Little Rock JCC Culinary Student Prepare and Serve Food at a the YAOC Dinner and Silent Auction
Under the direction of Little Rock’s Chef Heard, Culinary Arts students demonstrated their culinary skills at a dinner and silent auction for The Young Adult Opportunity Center (YAOC) on December 12. The students prepared and served the meals to the attendees of the...
Collbran Job Corps and Migrant/Children Services
Collbran Job Corps Center assists the non-profit, Migrant and Children Services program. During late spring and summer, students and staff help cook and stock the free food pantry. Once a month students help to make tamales which is the main source of revenue for this program.
American Red Cross Blood Drive at LRJCC
The American Red Cross worked with our Wellness Department to conduct the Center’s quarterly blood drive on Oct. 22. Even though the Center did not reach its goal, the Center still had a successful drive with 34 units of blood donated. This equates to saving up to 102...
Joliet Job Corps Center Students Volunteer at Witches Night Out
Without the Joliet Job Corps Center’s students, it would have been a very scary situation Thursday at Witches Night Out. Held at Joliet’s historic Jacob Henry Man-sion, the annual costume party raises thousands of dollars for local charities benefiting women in need....