JOB CORPS 25 students and 15 staff from Tongue Point Job Corps Center supported The Healing Circle as they conducted their 24th annual VOCA camps. VOCA, which means Victory Over Child Abuse, was created in Clatsop County, Oregon, to meet the special needs of sexually abused...
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Pinellas County Job Corps Center at St. Pete Carefest
Pinellas County Job Corps Center participated in our city wide community service day event, St. Pete Carefest. Our students are shown receiving their certificate for participating from our Mayor Bill Foster. Our project was helping the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift...
Days of Caring Brings Northlands Students to Lincoln & Bridport
The United Way of Addison County’s annual Days of Caring campaign received an enthusiastic response from Northlands students…
EJCA hosts Naval Seals for lunch Agust 25, 2011
EJCA ETM Ankrom hosted 5 Navy Seals corpmen from the Dental Corps of the Naval War College at Cafe' 162 on August 25th, 2011. These Sailors had attended earlier an appreciation breakfast hosted by Advanced Culinary Arts students and RI OPERATION HOMEFRONT at the...
RI Fire Academy Grand Opening July 27th, 2011
EJCA Advanced Culinary Arts students and chefs catered the grand opening event of the Rhode Island Fire Academy on July 27, 2011. The RI Association of Fire Chiefs conducted the ribbon cutting ceremony along with RI Governor Lincoln Chaffee, Senate President Teresa...
“Night at the Museum” Domestic Violence Resouce Center of South County August 16, 2011
EJCA Advanced Culinary Arts students and chefs catered and wait staffed a very special event for the Domestic Violence Resource Center of South County the evening of August 16, 2011. The event was hosted at the South County Museum in Narragansett, RI and a wonderful...
2011 South County Hot Air Balloon Festival
EJCA Student Government Association executive board members volunteered at the 2011 annual South County Hot Air Balloon festival on July 22, 2011. Students assisted with raising tents, setting up crowd control fencing and preparing fundraising booths. South Kingstown...
RI Air National Guard Open House Air Show June 25, 2011
EJCA MILPREP students were hosted at the annual RI Air National Guard Air Show on June 24, 2011. EJCA MILPREP students participated in a VIP preshow event and were able to meet with some of the many Air Force pilots, Sean D. Tucker of the Oracle team and many of Rhode...
Gloria Gemma Flames of Hope 2011
2011 Gloria Gemma “Flames of Hope” Waterfire October 8th, 2011 Providence, RI
Tongue Point Job Corps Center Help Local Fundraiser
Last month 14 students from TONGUE POINT JOB CORPS’ HEALTH OCCUPATIONS PROGRAM donated a Saturday to help wash cars at CLATSOP CARE CENTER’s annual car wash fundraiser,” MANDY BRENCHLEY, community outreach coordinator of the Center, told the Ear. “Between the sale of...
Northlands Blood Drive a “Great Success”
61 people came by the Northlands Health Fair to donate blood, producing 49 productive units. “That’s 111% of the 44-unit goal…”
Students Give to Worthy Cause for Small Children
The Student Government Association (SGA) made a collection of monies from students and staff to give to the Weiss Advocacy Center, which services small children who have been sexually and/or severely abused, in a child-friendly and safe environment. Students and...
Northlands Makes for a Moving Experience at the Opera House in Vergennes
“Having the students from Job Corps come help us with event set-up has been a lifesaver…”
Northlands Job Corps Donates Table to Vergennes Area Rescue Squad
The donation highlights a budding relationship between the two organizations. Currently, two Northlands students volunteer with VARS as volunteer EMTs…
Arecibo Job Corps participates in the International Coastal Cleanup 2011
On September 17th, an International Coastal Cleanup took place at the Arecibo Port, around the lighthouse. This Activity was hosted by Scuba Dogs and the volunteer’s organization “A Arecibo Clean” in cooperation with our TEAP Specialist, María de los Angeles Mercado,...
Arecibo Job Corps Community Service
On May 4th, 2011, a Community Service event took place at Jehova-Nissi Elderly Home in Arecibo with seven (7) of our BAM trade students and their Instructor Armando Cruz, they cleaned the green areas, the sidewalks and pick up the tree’s breeds all around the...
Pittsburgh Understands The Irish Heritage
If you are not of Irish descent, you soon want to be when the Irish Festival is held in Pittsburgh. This was the 21st. year for the event which occurred Sept. 9-11, 2011. It was the fourth year that PJCC students were involved behind the scenes. Ten culinary arts...
Northlands Job Corps Students Assist in Tropical Storm Relief
“It felt good to do something to help,” said student Zach McMahon. “The whole operation was organized really well. It was impressive…”
Clearfield students helping feed families in need.
On Thursday, September 8, 10 students from Facilities Maintenance and their instructor, Ray Feldt provided assistance with two community gardens in the local area providing 77 hours of community service. Near Clearfield High School, the students weeded, cultivated and...
27 Students From Northlands Job Corps Volunteer for Vergennes Day Celebration
“They were the best help of any crew ever to help. I was so grateful to have them…”