JOB CORPS Shown here is Winston Facey, graduate of Building Construction Technology. While at Westover he was elected as Student Government President by his peers. He conducted field learning at the Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in Springfield and continued working...
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ESJCC Students Demonstrate Skills While Serving Community
The Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center spent a few days recently righting a wrong via community service In Excelsior Springs, MO. A former Excelsior Springs elementary school, now privately owned, was broken into and vandalized. Upon learning about the situation,...
Excelsior Springs Participates in Heart Walk
Staff and students from the Excelsior Springs Job Corps Center and the Alternation Training Location in Kansas City, Mo took time on a recent Saturday morning, while dodging rain drops, to participate in a walk supporting a very worthwhile cause. Students Davon...
CLEVELAND JOB CORPS JOINS THE 5th DISTRICT POLICE DEPT. ICE CREAM SOCIAL
Volunteer Cleveland Job Corps Center (CJCC) Safety Cadets, accompanied by CJCC Security Officer Belinda Bray, helped serve ice cream to nearly 475 indi-viduals who came out to enjoy the beauti-ful Cleveland weather. The event had a great turnout and was a wonderful...
Alaska Job Corps helps with Alaska State Fair Parade
The Palmer Police and Alaska State Troopers were assisted by the Protective Services students on Saturday, August 29. Thousands of visitors and fair goers flocked to town to see the official State Fair Parade wind itself through downtown Palmer Alaska. Standing neatly...
Clearfield Job Corps students volunteer for large disaster training
Clearfield Job Corps students volunteered to have moulage done for large disaster training purposes at the old Grandview Elementary School in Ogden on April 18, 2014. LINK TO SLIDE SHOW OGDEN -- Three hours before the biggest earthquake Utah's never had, a small group...
Clearfield Students Hold Food & Coat Drive
Thanksgiving is a time of sharing, caring, and being thankful for what we have. Most people understand this, and some are truly appreciative for what they have. Whether one knows or acknowledges the reasons behind the holiday, almost everyone in America celebrates...
Facilities Maintenance Students Volunteer for United Way’s Day of Caring
By Jeanne Vaughan, Business Community Liaison Wednesday, May 22, 2013, was designated as United Way of Central Virginia's "Day of Caring". For 20 years, United Way of Central Virginia has been bringing together area non-profits who have a need for labor and supplies...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center recycles 12,000 lbs of e-wast for Global Youth Service Day!
In honor of Global Youth Service Day, the students and staff of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center all joined together for the morning of April 26th and volunteered at local non-profit e-recycling organization Comprenew. Comprewnew is a free community electronics...
CJCC plans Global Youth Service week projects.
CJCC would like to thank those that have planned events for National Global Youth Service Week! Here are the projects our students and staff will be involved in next week: Monday-April 22 · American Red Cross Blood Drive-Safety, anyone eligible to give blood...
Students Complete Food Drive for YMCA
North Texas Job Corps IMPACT Team Perform for their Last 2012 Community Service Project
North Texas Job Corps IMPACT Team "Sing" Christmas Carols at the the Prairie Estates Hospice Care Facility in Frisco, TX
Iroquois Job Corps Highlighted in Batavia Daily News Article
The Iroquois Job Corps was highlighted in the Batavia Daily News on November 28, 2012. The article featured recent student community service projects such as the Nature Explore Outdoor Classroom at the Alexander Central School, Alexander, NY, Making Strides Against...
GERALD R.FORD JOB CORPS STUDENTS HONOR VETERAN’S DAY
Students support national holiday by sending cookies to troops in Iraq In honor of Veteran’s Day this year, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Culinary Arts students baked over 1000 cookies that were sent to a group of soldiers stationed in Iraq. Over 80 empty Pringle cans...
Collbran Job Corps Students Serve as Election Judges
Twenty-six Collbran Job Corps students were sworn in as Election Judges, serving November 2nd and 6th. Heather Bennett, Supervisory Guidance Counselor, reported that when students arrived for duty in Clifton, Colorado, a town of approximately 21,000 residents,...
Culinary Arts students win award for the second year by providing lunch, laughs, and aiding those with special needs
The annual Laughs at Lunch at the Ogden Marriott Hotel in support of EnableUtah was held Thursday, October 25. Members of the community had an opportunity to help people with disabilities get jobs, while at the same time enjoy an entertaining lunch. The event featured...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Participates in Make A Difference Day!
Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center joins with Job Corps centers across the nation to celebrate Make A Difference Day. This year the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center had roughly 150 students participate in community improvement projects which benefited 10...
Springdale Hosts “Make A Difference” Talent Show
Springdale Job Corps students and staff make their talents count! On October 12th, Springdale hosted its first Make A Difference Talent Show and fundraiser. In between watching student and staff talent acts, the audience will learned about some important...
Springdale Job Corps Gives Back to the Community
Springdale Job Corps students made a difference to their communities in September. Approximately 20 students participated in two service learning projects over the weekend of September 1st and 2nd. . Students volunteered with the Oregon Humane Society, and also...
Oneonta Job Corps Academy students assist with county wide hazardous wate collection day
Oneonta Job Corps Academy students in the Military Career Preparation program assisted Otsego County with its annual hazardous waste collection day on September 15th. The 15 Oneonta Job Corps Academy students were among many volunteers that assisted with the day. It...