JOB CORPS Last Sunday, students from Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center participated in a joint community service project with ChainFree Asheville, volunteering their time to help build fences for two chained dogs in the Asheville area. The students helped install...
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Reservists partner with Homestead Job Corps to clean up community
by Senior Airman Lou Burton 482nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs HOMESTEAD AIR RESERVE BASE, FL -- Air Force Reservists and civilian employees from Homestead Air Reserve Base partnered with Homestead Job Corps to assist in a community road-side clean up on July 28,...
Northlands Student Says to “Never Underestimate the Little Guy”
When Ron Allen came to Northlands Job Corps Academy in August of 2009, he was, in his words, very much “the little guy.” He also wasn’t sure what he was going to do with his life…
Congressman Michael Michaud visited Loring Job Corps Center
Maine's Congressman Michael Michaud made an unexpected visit to the Loring Job Corps Center along with local Representative Barbara Hayslett. Due to other business in the area Congressman Michaud took the time to to congratulate the Center on our hard work and...
Curlew Job Corps CCC Completes RMEF Project
February 2011 brought a close to the Curlew Job Corps CCC’s Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation project. The project was completed by Job Corps students from not only Curlew, but Welding, painting, and carpentry students from the Anaconda, Cass, Centennial, Columbia Basin,...
HJCC, Community service groups meet with area businesses
By Gary Alan Ruse The July 14, 2011 monthly meeting of the Cutler Bay Business Association (CBBA) was a departure from the usual presentation by business advisers, government leaders, utilities planners or political candidates. The meeting topic was community services...
Northlands Students Take Aim at Unnecessary Waste — “Café WRAP” a Success
Everyone has experienced times when their eyes are bigger than their stomachs, but when feeding nearly 300 students three times a day, uneaten food can add up to a lot of waste…
Northlands’ Jack Mayer Wins Notable Book Award
Northlands doctor Jack Mayer says he wasn’t planning on writing a book about the Holocaust, but a magazine left on his desk grabbed his interest…
Schenck Job Corps Students Volunteer at DuPont State Forest
On June 18, thirteen students from Schenck Job Corps volunteered their time to help out at DuPont State Forest. Since the Maintenance Department at DuPont State Forest is currently understaffed, students from Schenck Job Corps offered their assistance. The students...
Schenck’s Type II Fire Crew Returns from Fighting the Lost Cove Fire
On June 17, ten students from Schenck's type II fire crew returned to Schenck Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center after spending a week in the Grandfather Ranger District in Marion, North Carolina. The students spent the week fighting the Lost Cove Fire, which had...
Northlands Student Gets Way Out of Her Comfort Zone
As an Urban Forestry student, Molly regularly climbs 60 feet up in trees with a chainsaw. “It’s gotten me way outside of my comfort zone,” she said. “I kind of surprised myself. I’ve grown a lot in Urban Forestry…”
The Pies Fly at Northlands Job Corps Academy
Faculty and staff at Northlands Job Corps Academy in Vergennes, Vermont volunteered to be the targets of whipped cream pies…
Iroquois Job Corps Hosts Gang Awareness Conference
The Iroquois Job Corps recently held their 5th Gang Awareness and Prevention Conference in Niagara Falls, NY. The Buffalo News carried an article on the conference with a picture of presenter Moses Robinson. Presenters, Moses Robinson, VP of the NY East Coast Gang...
Loring Job Corps Carpentry Students Participate in a Community Service Project
The Carpentry Students were asked to join a community service project to assist with completion of building and attaching a handicap ramp that was initially constructed by students/faculty at the Northern Maine Community College. It will serve an individual who has...
Loring Job Corps Honor Guard Students Meet Senator Susan Collins at Van Buren Land Port of Entry Ground Breaking
Loring Job Corps Center students from the Honor Guard attended along with staff members Pamela D. Buck, BCL & Rick Groom, RA the ground breaking ceremonies of the Van Buren Land Port of Entry. Appearing at the ceremony was the Honorable Susan M. Collins, United...
A Night To Remember for Homestead Job Corps Center Students and Staff
On Friday, April 29, 2011 Homestead Job Corps Center students and staff participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life held at Homestead Hospital. In addition to raising over $2,200 for cancer research, Homestead Job Corps Center staff and students...
Homestead and Miami Job Corps Students Spend the Day with Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen
On June 9, the bridge between South Florida youth and US government leaders united when 4 students from Miami and Homestead Job Corps Centers met with Congresswoman Ros-Lehtinen and shook hands with her prestigious visitor, former President of Honduras, Ricardo...
Homestead Job Corps Graduate Encourages Others to “Be Your Own Person”
Charles M. recently completed the U.S. Dept. of Labor’s Homestead Job Corps Center program. At age 24, Charles is mature beyond his years. “From what I’ve been through, I’ve learned it’s better to be different and your own person than to follow others.” He speaks...
Woodstock Job Corps: Woodstock Graduate Lands Job at BG&E
On Friday, June 20, 2011 Garret Gross, a former Woodstock graduate and Electrical student, came back to Woodstock to lend a helping hand. Gross is the first of Woodstock’s graduates to be accepted into the BG&E training program and graciously spent his personal...
Successful Alaska Student Completes Job Corps Program
Successful student completes Alaska Job Corps Center program “This is the first book I’ve ever read,” says Chao Her, a student at the Alaska Job Corps Center. Chao holds a book entitled, “Mentor—The Kid and the CEO,” by Tom Pace. It’s not a costly book but Chao...