JOB CORPS February 26, 2012 - On a wintery Sunday morning Students of Loring Job Corps Center had the opportunity to assist Cary Medical Center, Caribou Chambers of Commerce and Caribou Lions Club for a full day of fun and snow competitions. Cary Medical Center hosted...
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Loring Job Corps students interned at Maine Capital with Secretary of State, Charles E. Summers in Augusta
On February 29th- March 1st, 2012 a total of ten students from Loring Job Corps Center had an outstanding opportunity to intern with Secretary of State, Charles E. Summers and LJCC Honor/Color Guard posted colors at the Senate of Maine as well. We had students...
Loring Job Corps Students learn different trades through Job Shadowing
An article was written, edited and printed by our own CISCO Academy student Heriberto Rivera in the Aroostook Republican News on February 8, 2012 weekly edition with the assistance and encouragement of reporter Natalie Bazinet. Heriberto visited and interviewed 6 LJCC...
Laredo Job Corps Students Hold Blood Drive For South Texas Blood And Tissue
The Laredo Job Corps Center holds a blood drive every quarter that usually attracts between 30 to 40 students and faculty donors, said Martha Raz, Human Resources Manager. Of the people who signed up, some weren't able to donate blood for health or other reasons. Job...
AJCC Job Shadow Day
Job Shadow Day 2012Fifteen of our trade students visited Elderly home “Centro Puesta Del Sol” in Arecibo to provide support to the elderly on the Job shadow Day. Nine (9) LPN Students assisted with personal hygiene, and environmental cleanliness, bed bathing and...
Old Dominion Job Corps Center’s Green Team Believes in “Earth Day Every Day”
Students at Old Dominion deserve recognition for working in the cold to recycle cardboard boxes on Center.
Clearfield Students Help Make Winterfest Successful
The Sneddon-Hof Winter Fest, a German celebration, held annually at the Weber County Fairgrounds in Ogden, UT on January 20 and 21. The festival was established in 1987 to help perpetuate Ogden’s sister city relationship with Hof, Germany and includes music, dancing,...
Holiday Food Drive at Hawaii Job Corps Nets 1485 Pounds of Food
The Student Government Association at the Hawaii Job Corps Center sponsored a holiday food drive in early December. Their goal was to collect 1000 pounds of food through friendly departmental competitions at the Waimanalo career training center. Student Government...
EJCA MIL-PREP students volunteer
EJCA MIL-PREP students and the Student Government Association co-sponsored a hard candy drive for active military soldiers deployed in Afghanistan. EJCA is working with the Rhode Island Red Cross to ship thecandy during the holiday season to deployed military soldiers...
EJCA supports PICA, Providence RI
EJCA Business Technology students and staff volunteered at Providence In-Town Church Association Food Pantry on November 4th, 2011. Ms. Shemika Moore - EJCA Business Technology instructor and her students handed out food boxes, sorted and restock food items in the...
Exeter Job Corps Center registers at “generationOn”
EJCA students registered at the website "generationOn" on November 30, 2011. This website held a promotion for volunteers to pledge their hours of volunteer work to support toys to needy children during the holiday season. Toys for Tots co-sponsored this community...
2011 Circle of Peace Award given to Exeter Job Corps Academy
Center Director Joseph P. DiPina Jr., Deputy Director Linda Soderberg and Career Counselor Alex Zemanovic attended the 2011 Annual meeting for the Domestic Violence Center of South County to receive their 2011 Circle of Peace Award on October 4th, 2011. DVCSC...
Long Beach Students Hold Book Drive for Veterans
The Long Beach Job Corps Student Government Association sponsored a book drive to benefit veterans. Students and staff brought in books to donate to veterans at the VA Hospital in Long Beach. The students brought in many books, as did staff members. Paperback and...
Long Beach Students Work with Community Members to Make City Greener
Long Beach Job Corps students recently joined forces with community members to make the city greener. The students worked with 7th District City Council member James Johnson, city staffers, and Long Beach residents to plant 14 trees on 33rd Street in Long Beach. Under...
Iroquois Job Corps Holiday Family
The Iroquois Job Corps students and staff have adopted a family for the holidays. The Adopt-A-Family program is through Community Action in Albion, NY. Students assisted in choosing the items and helped wrap the various presents. This year the family consisted of 3...
Iroquois Job Corps Contributes To Local Food Pantries
The Iroquois Job Corps students and staff collected over 400 non-perishable food items and delivered the items to 2 local food pantries. After reading a recent article in the Batavia Daily News about the increased need of families for assistance the Iroquois Job...
Masonry Students at Loring Job Corps Center shop for needy children for the upcoming holidays.
Loring Job Corps Masonry Students with the assistance of their Masonry instructor, David Tardie bought holiday gifts for local needy children. By using the arts of their vocation the masonry/cement students created beautiful colored birdbaths and benches that were...
Long Beach Students Donate Blood to Save Lives
The Student Government Association of Long Beach Job Corps Center recently held a blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross. Student volunteers worked with Ms. Cheryl Berlow, Senior Account Manager, from the Donor Resources Department of the American Red...
Anaconda JCCCC Staff and Local Food Bank Deliver to Hundreds
Current and former Anaconda JCCCC directors, along with several trade instructors, fill the stake-side work truck with 300 turkeys Unloading turkeys to accompany the food boxes that await and were assembled inside one local church A glimpse at one small portion of...
2011 Arecibo Job Corps was recognized with the award “Premio Cantidad Mayor de Donantes”
2011 Arecibo Job Corps was recognized with the award “Premio Cantidad Mayor de Donantes” (Largest Amount of Donators) in the category of school/college in the Red Cross 21st Annual Assembly celebrated at the Pedro Roselló Convention Center of Puerto Rico. In this...