JOB CORPS Natasha was a 16 year old single mother who dropped out of High school to care for her daughter who wanted to earn a high school diploma but had no child care. So Natasha enrolled in the Hawaii Job Corps Center to better herself and improve the future for her child....
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Faces of Job Corps: Minh T.
Minh, also known as "Minty," was a successful student, graduating from high school in Las Vegas, Nevada with honors. However, after her troubled home life led her to run away, Minty found it difficult to be successful without a place to call home. This led to her...
A Face of Job Corps: Sandy, 22 years old, South Carolina
Sandy described her home life as being disruptive with little to no guidance. She saw how her other siblings lives were affected by this situation and knew she had to make a change in her own life. She enrolled at the Bamberg Job Corps Center and one year later:...
Faces of Job Corps: Marcos P.
U.S. Navy Chief Warrant Officer Marcos enrolled in the David L. Carrasco Job Center, in El Paso, Texas, hoping to make a better life for himself. He was concerned about facing a future of crime and poverty. While enrolled he: Earned his high school diploma Completed...
Faces of Job Corps
Student Success Story: Latisha C. Latisha enrolled at Exeter Job Corps Academy after surviving a devastating car accident that left her close friend in serious condition and herself recovering from physical injuries. She decided then that she did not want to end her...
Faces of Job Corps: Letchia Hickey
Letchia Hickey was born in Jamaica Queens , New York City. As a child she had a passion for helping others. She attended P.S 48 elementary then moved on to I.S. 8 preparatory middle school. After the passing of her mother in 2001, Letchia relocated to Apopka, Florida...
Faces of Job Corps
The Cleveland Job Corps Academy (CJCA) is proud to announce the selection of not one, but two CJCA students as National Job Corps Youth Ambassadors for Program Year 2009. Teondra L. Mills and Sean Barnett were selected from over one hundred applicants and will...
Faces of Job Corps: Derrick Stirling
Derrick Stirling was a high school dropout from North Carolina who had gotten some odd jobs but needed credentials in order to fulfill his dreams. The 24 year old came to Angell and entered the plumbing program. He became a dorm captain, obtained his GED, was...
Faces of Job Corps: Mark Smith
Mark Smith came to the Albuquerque Job Corps Center as an Advanced Welding student after completing basic welding at the Woodstock Center in Baltimore, Maryland. He already had his High School Diploma and was an exemplary student back home. He claims that his Mom...
Faces of Job Corps: Melodie L.
Job Corps Student Success Story: Melodie L. Before Job Corps Melodie was told by her father that she’d be lucky to make it through high school. During her senior year, she lived in a motel for 6 months, lived in a residence with heroin addicts, and then a 27 foot...
Faces of Job Corps: Kenya N.
Congratulations to Woodstock student Kenya N. for being selected as a 2010 Scholar of the Week. Kenya, an EST student at Woodstock, began training at Job Corps in April 2009. As part of her special honor Kenya will be featured on Fox 45 in April. The award was...