JOB CORPS 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...
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Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Receives a Congressional Medal of Merit!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Office Administration student, Christian Dickinson was nominated by Center staff to receive the 2013 Congressional Medal of Merit Award from United States Congressman Justin Amash. The medal is granted to students in the Congressman’s...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
"My name is Katie Howard. I am 19 years old and from Toledo, Ohio. Before coming to the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, I was skipping school and I wasn’t going to graduate on time. I wanted a better future for myself. A friend told me about Job Corps and I signed up...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Student Success Story!
"My name is Jasmine Newell. I am from Detroit, Michigan and I am a proud student at Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. As a 16 year old, I decided to take control of my life and entered the Job Corps on October 16th, 2012. Since being here I have taken four GED tests...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
Rayeisha McClendon, age 21 from Chicago, Illinois grew tired of doing the wrong things, such as partying and setting bad examples for her younger siblings, which she knew looked up to her. Rayeisha knew that she had to do something to get herself on a path to success....
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Success Story!
“My Name is Christian Dickinson. I am 24 years old and from Detroit, Michigan. I enrolled at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center on October 25th, 2011. Before I came to Job Corps, my brother and I were home schooled by our parents. Things were fine until my father...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Celebrates Winter 2013 Commencement
The Gerald R. Ford Job corps Center celebrated their winter commencement ceremony at 1pm on Saturday, January 12th 2013. Staff, students, friends, and the community joined together to recognize the success of the 40 graduating students. Key Note speaker, Sergeant...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student Testimonial!
My name is John Ekblad. I am 19 years old and I am from Grand Ledge, Michigan. I am honored and thankful to be a student at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. This Center has provided me with my education when all things seemed lost. Before I came to Job Corps,...
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...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Success Story!
Nagee Hakim, a 2009 graduate of Sexton High School, was homeless and living on the streets of Lansing for almost two years. He was struggling to survive, and with the sudden news of a baby on the way, he knew he needed to make a change in his life. "I wanted to become...
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...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center’s “Traveling Grannies” Featured on Local News!
Grand Rapids WOTV visited the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center on September 5th to film a special feature on the Center’s Traveling Grannies program. The Traveling Grandparents program, sponsored by the local Gerontology Network, places senior citizens on center to...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduates 43 Students on National Commencement Day!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center was happy to join with the 125 other Job Corps Centers across the nation, Friday, August 24th for a National Commencement Ceremony to honor the 48th Anniversary of the Job Corps Program. Job Corps was created on August 30, 1964 when...
Two Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Students Hired by Xanterra South Rim!
Two Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center students packed their belongings and moved across the country today after completing the program and accepting job positions with Xanterra South Rim L.L.C., a travel resort located in the Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona! The...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Students Give-Away Free Bike Helmets to Keep Kids Safe
In honor of Safety Awareness Month, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, in partnership with Safe Kids Greater Grand Rapids and Helen Devos Children’s Hospital, hosted a Bike Safety Day on Wednesday, June 13. Community parents were invited to bring their children,...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Receives a Congressional Medal of Merit!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Office Administration student, Taisia Jambor was nominated by Center staff to receive the 2012 Congressional Medal of Merit Award from United States Congressman Justin Amash. The medal is granted to students in the Congressman’s 3rd...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Wins LINC Community Spirit Award!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center received the Project of the Year Award as part of the 2012 LINC Community Spirit Awards. The center was recognized as being vital to the success and sustainability of our community. The Community Spirit Awards are bestowed upon...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduate Semi-Finalist in the National Oratory Competition!
Congratulations to Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center graduate Daysha Norwood for being selected as one of the 13 semi-finalists for the National Job Corps Association’s Student Oratory Competition! Daysha’s “Job Corps Works…And It Works For Me Too” speech shared how...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Recognizes Community Supporters and Employer Partners!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center’s Quarterly Community Relations Council Meeting was held on Wednesday, December 7th in the newly renovated 2nd Floor Lecture Hall of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. More than 70 people attended the event that recognized Center...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Nominates Student for the National Job Corps Oratory Competition!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center has nominated Health Occupations Student Katrice Byrd for the National Job Corps Oratory Competition. Ms. Byrd enrolled at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center in October of 2011 and is working towards her GED and Certified Nursing...