JOB CORPS Each year students from Columbia Basin Job Corps CCC volunteer to clean the Lake-shore surrounding Moses Lake before the lake level is raised for the summer. Twenty-five young adults worked on a Saturday morning with the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation...
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Iroquois Job Corps students and staff assist the Community
A recent blood drive on the Iroquois Job Corps Center was sponsored by the American Red Cross, assisted by the Iroquois Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) students and instructors, resulting in 34 units of blood collected. Other upcoming community events include:...
Genesee County Nursing Home hires Iroquois CNA graduates
One of the Iroquois Job Corps Center's community partners is the Genesee County Nursing Home, an 80 bed residential health care facility and adult home located in Batavia, NY. The Iroquois Job Corps Center has partnered with Genesee County Nursing Home as the...
Turner Students work the United States Marince Corps to Save Lives
Steel Flint 2011 3/17/2011 By 1stLt Kyle Thomas, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany MARINE CORPS LOGISTICS BASE ALBANY, Ga. — Imagine walking past Boyett Park on a partly cloudy morning and seeing a large group of civilians and Marines playing soccer, football...
LJCC Students Learn about Customer Service
On January 12, 2011, the Business and Accounting class under the supervision of Ms. Irma De Luna, Instructor, attended a Customer Service Seminar sponsored by the Laredo Chamber of Commerce and Texas A&M International University. Through these trainings, our...
Homestead Job Corps Students volunteer with Economic Development Council
On February 25, 2011, nine students from the Homestead Job Corps Center (HJCC) and Mr. Dwayne Wilson, Career Transition Specialist at HJCC, volunteered at the Economic Development Council (EDC) of South Miami-Dade’s 13th Annual Golf Tournament. The tournament was...
Quality Time With Kindergarten Students
When Collbran Lion's Club called Susan Nichols, Principal, Grand Mesa High School, Collbran Job Corps, to ask if Job Corps students could assist at the local elementary school, her response was, "Yes!" The club purchases personalized books for the kindergarten class...
Faces of Job Corps: Yvonne N.
A little over two years ago, Yvonne N. arrived at the Boxelder Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center speaking very little English. Recently immigrating to the United States from Africa, Yvonne had set her sights on obtaining an education and creating a life in her...
APPRECIATION OF HOMESTEAD JOB CORPS CENTER SHOWN BY BOTH CURRENT AND FORMER STUDENTS
Jasmine Nails and Kiara Velez-Lopez may be very different; however, one thing that is the same is their appreciation for Homestead Job Corps Center (HJCC) and its staff. Current HJCC student Kiara Velez-Lopez receives guidance from HJCC Admissions Counselor Alba...
Homestead Job Corps graduate attributes success to school
Josiah Frederick is the Director of Central Supply at Brookwood Gardens Assisted Living Facility in Homestead, FL. Frederick takes his job seriously and does not take this Director’s position for granted. Frederick came from Trinidad to Homestead only several years...
Faces of Job Corps: Lauren H.
This transcript was taken from KOTA Television, news story by Kristen Tripodi. Video can be found at: http://www.kotatv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14274144 Job Corps helps students land jobs during these tough times Lauren Hanks feels lucky to have an internship. She...
Collbran Job Corps on the radio
Marc Foster, Executive Director, KAFM Radio (www.kafmradio.org), the only local community radio station in the Grand Valley, invited James Smith, Collbran Job Corps student; Bobbi Benesch, Work Based Learning Coordinator; and Evonne Stites, Reading Instructor, Grand...
Painting Students Provide Service for Sturgis Community Center
Over the past several years, Boxelder Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center has completed various service projects for the Sturgis Community Center in Sturgis, SD, from painting interiors throughout most of the building to constructing a sauna. Currently, students...
Loring Job Corps meets with community leaders to analyze the local economic impact of the Loring center with the use of a nationally accepted economic model.
On February 21, 2011 the City Manager of Caribou and our Loring's BCL met on Center to address the recent News Releases of proposals of H.R. 1, which, if enacted could result in the closing of Loring and Penobscot Job Corps campuses in Maine. It was suggested by the...
Ground Hog Shadow Days at Loring Job Corps Center engaged over 100 students.
Over 100 students had the opportunity from Loring Job Corps Center to take part in the Annual Ground Hog Shadow program with 17 businesses involved from our local community. This program encourages real life experiences for our students to take a day in their...
Loring Job Corps Student Hired locally by Tri-Community Landfill after WBL internship.
Trinity Harvey was able to participate in a Work Based Learning internship at Tri-Community Landfill in Fort Fairfield, Maine and was successfully hired after her internship! This position involved primary responsibility for driving recycling trucks to pick up...
Loring Job Corps Student wins “Northern Star 2011” solo singer competition hosted by Aroostook United Way
United Way of Aroostook Northern Star Overall Winner, one our own student's DaShawn Russell! The overall winner of the Northern Star proudly presented by United Way of Aroostook was selected by the audience on Sunday afternoon. Over 830 packed the Caribou Performing...
Boxelder Students Race Outhouse, Support Cause
On Saturday, February 26th, five Boxelder Job Corps students laced up their boots and began preparing themselves for the grueling competetion awaiting them. While four of them would be pushing and pulling, the fifth would be strapping himself to a toilet seat with a...
Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Announces New Partnership with Speedway LLC!
Speedway LLC (Speedway) is continuing with its long-standing tradition of strong community relations and has entered into a formal employer partnership with the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center. Beginning with a six-week unpaid work based learning internship, Gerald...
Faces of Job Corps: Anthony M. & Simone L.
"My goal is to retire at age 45, and while at Job Corps, I knew I had to keep my eyes on that prize and get as much training as possible," said Airman First Class Anthony when looking back at his Job Corps experience. Anthony, age 20, graduated from the Boxelder Job...