JOB CORPS The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Culinary Arts students very generously gave their time and energy on Thanksgiving Day by volunteering to help feed the homeless. The students joined with 700 other volunteers from around the area to help local homeless shelter Mel...
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Speedway Hires another Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Student!
Office Administration completer and current Advanced College Training student Hassan McClain is the most recent student to land a new career with Speedway! After serving 6 weeks of un-paid Work Based Learning, Hassan was officially offered a job with the company and...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduate Hired By Wolverine World Wide!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Office Administration completer, Jasmine Norton, has landed the job of her dreams. As an Account Specialist at Wolverine World Wide, she is utilizing the skills she learned at Job Corps and is happy to have finally secured stable,...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Students Participate in Special Community Project to Fight Childhood Hunger!
In honor of Make a Difference Day, Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center students spent time during their weekly mentoring groups coloring dinner sacks for local non-profit organization Kids Food Baskets. Kids Food Baskets uses the sacks to package dinners for local Grand...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Partners with Habitat for Humanity During Make A Difference Day!
During the Make A Difference Day activities, Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center students partnered with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Grand Rapids and assisted with 4 area construction projects. Facility Maintenance and Carpentry students volunteered for the day a the...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Students Assist Local Non-Profit Organization In the Image with their Mission to Help Families In Need
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Office Administration students volunteered at local non-profit organization, In the Image, during Make A Difference Day activities. In the Image links gently used clothing, housewares, furniture and appliances with families in need...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Students Participate in Local Park Clean-up Project!
Over 20 students and 4 staff members of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center spent their morning of October 21st assisting the City of Grand Rapids with a clean-up project at the local Lincoln Park in honor of Make A Difference Day. Students raked leaves, picked up...
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 Graduate Working for American Electric Power River Operations!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center graduate William Duggar recently returned to the Center to speak to students about how Job Corps resulted in him landing a new career with American Electric Power River Operations, earning $184 a day and working as a Deck Hand on the...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduation Featured in Local Newspaper
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center's National Commencement Ceremony was featured in the local Grand Rapids Press newspaper, both on-line and in print. Multiple pictures were published of students attending the significant ceremony. The full article can be viewed by...
Congressman Amash encourages the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Graduates to “use your mind and work hard”
United States Congressman Justin Amash helped make the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center’s graduation special during the August 30th ceremony. While the Congressman was unable to attend, he sent a special pre-recorded video message which was aired during the program....
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Celebrates National Commencement Day!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center was happy to join with most of the 124 other Job Corps Centers across the nation, Tuesday, August 30th for a National Commencement Ceremony to honor the 47th Anniversary of the Job Corps Program. Job Corps was created on August 30,...
GERALD R. FORD JOB CORPS CENTER CARPENTRY TRAINING RESULTS IN PAID WBL FOR STUDENTS
4 Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Carpentry students are resting a little easier – and richer – after working on a short-term Work Based Learning site that paid roughly $18.00/hour. The students were employed through Nevilles Electric Service to help demo and rebuild the...
Local Artist Donates Presidential Mural to the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center!
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center has a new mural to showcase to students, staff, and visitors. The 4 foot by 8 foot painting, designed by Internationally Known Artist and Grand Rapids Native Mr. Paul Collins, depicts the life of the late President Gerald R. Ford....
Work Based Learning Site Hires Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student!
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Culinary Arts student Cameron Douglas-Townsend recently became the first Culinary Arts students to get hired by the St. Mary’s Heath Care Nutrition Services Department. While the St. Mary’s Health Care Nutrition Services Department has...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Distributes Free Bike Safety Helmets!
In honor of Safety Awareness Month, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center, in partnership with the Helen Devos Children’s Hospital, hosted a Bike Helmet Safety Day on Wednesday, June 8th. Local Grand Rapids families were invited to bring their children to the Gerald R....
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Students Participate in Distracted Driving Simulator
On Friday, May 20th, Kramer Entertainment visited the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center to present their Edutainment Distracted Driving Simulator to staff and students to show the effects of texting while driving. The interactive simulator allowed students to drive a...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Students Testify at the State Capitol Building
On Wednesday, May 11th, a small group of Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center students traveled to the State Capitol Building in Lansing, Michigan to participate in the 2011 Michigan Children’s event KidSpeak, Youth Speak Out: Achieving Success from Cradle to Career. ...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Student Receives Congressional Medal of Merit Nomination
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Carpentry student, Johathon Bradley, was nominated by Center staff to receive the 2011 Congressional Medal of Merit Award from United States Congressman Justin Amash. The medal is granted to students in the Congressman’s district who...
Global Youth Service Day brings Job Corps youth to MapleCreek
by John Elmore 20. April 2011 11:00 http://www.lssm.org/blog/post/2011/04/20/Global-Youth-Service-Day-brings-Job-Corps-youth-to-MapleCreek.aspx On Friday, April 15, 2011, a group of youth from the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center in Grand Rapids participated in Global...