JOB CORPS Faces of Job Corps: Guadalupe Guadalupe was sure that her parents were not going to be able to afford her college education but going to school was incredibly important to her. After struggling for a few years trying to get financial aid for school, she learned about...
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Job Corps Student Success Story
Student Success Story: Jeffrey P. Jeffrey P. had just about decided to give up. He had a tough home life, dropped out of school, never held a consistent job, was moving from home to home and had no real prospects for anything. That was when his brother asked him if...
Faces of Job Corps
Face of Job Corp: Aaron B. Aaron B. grew up in a tough neighborhood in a single parent household. Because of this negative environment, he felt that he didn’t have much of a future so he came to the Edison Job Corps Center in hopes of better opportunities and more...
Job Corps Success Story
Student Success Story: Christopher B. Christopher B. enrolled at the Delaware Valley JCC after moving from job to job and growing extremely frustrated with his lack of motivation. After months of hardships and questioning of where he was and growing more and more...
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
Michael M., 24 Years old, Baton Rouge, LA Mike describes himself as a someone who thought he could never get caught. Making bad choices, next time to get high. When it came to making bad choices he had them all down. Many friends smiling faces that were really frowns...
Faces of Job Corps
Shente, 21 years old from Jefferson, Georgia, states that she always followed others and those she chose to follow were going no where positive. She never felt good about herself; consequently, she never completed anything. She enrolled at the Brunswick Job Corps...
Gadsden Graduate Headed to West Point
West Point Beckons for Gadsden Job Corps Grad Eighteen-year-old Nathan C. is a special young man who says he “likes to overcome challenges” and succeed. Nathan completed his high school education with a higher than 4.0 GPA while concurrently graduating from the...
The Greening of Wolf Creek Job Corps Center
At Wolf Creek Job Corps, a program titled “The Greening of Wolf Creek Job Corps Center — Teaching Our Youth to Care for the Land,” inspired changes. “Job Corps created a center garden, constructed a recycling center, reduced waste by making sound purchasing decisions,...
Sacramento Job Corps Goes Green
Students at SJCC are training on several GREEN projects that are design to enhance their career opportunities on the green technologies/construction market and set them on a path of conscious energy conservation and green thinking attitude. Some of the projects are...
Faces of Job Corps: Zachary G.
Zachary G., 21 years old. Laurel, Maryland. Every since he was a teenager Zachary also wanted to go to Job Corps, however due to financial and family commitments it was postpone for over two years. Without his high school diploma, Zachary was only able to obtain...
Brooklyn Job Corps Students Celebrate Arbor Day
Students from the Brooklyn Job Corps Center participated alongside the local newspaper, Our Time Press, in a service project in the park. Several students from Brooklyn Job Corps served as center ambassadors during the yearly celebration of Arbor Day. A student...
Labor Secretary Hilda Solis visits Gary Job Corps Center
(SAN MARCOS, Texas) – U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis visited the Gary Job Corps Center in Texas on Tuesday, July 13, 2010. The Secretary toured the center’s medical, carpentry, transportation and communications union trades. She also observed the high school and...
Laredo Job Corps Students Partipate in Community Service Projects
Approximately 350 students and staff from the Laredo Job Corps Center spent an entire day cleaning up a local park. The students and staff also spent time speaking with members of the community about the importance of recycling. Through the hard work of the...
Global Youth Service Day
Students from the Phoenix Job Corps Center participated in Global Youth Service Day. Students involved with Phoenix Job Corps Centers' Residential Committee cleaned up around several city blocks within the Phoenix metropolitan area. They also spent time cleaning up...
Job Corps students lend a hand at Campbell Tract
Two young adults from the Alaska Job Corps Center in Palmer received work-based job training at the BLM’s Campbell Tract in Anchorage. In return, the BLM benefitted from nearly 500 hours of enthusiastic volunteer labor with tasks ranging from trail compacting to...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Mentoring Men for Success
Students for the Mentoring Men for Success Program went to Arundel Community College on June 28, 2010, for a business and dining etiquette class led by Chef Williams and Chef Lamont. Woodstock students learned about how to effectively use eye contact, proper dress...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Fluke, GrayBar and General Electric Visit EST and Electric Shop
On Monday, June 21, 2010 Chris Connell, MD/DE Sales Manager for Fluke Corporation and Kris Lingo, Inside/Outside Sales for GrayBar conducted safety training with Woodstock’s EST and Electric shops. Henkels & McCoy has a long standing relationship with GrayBar and...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Security Trade Works African American Heritage Festival
On Saturday, June 19, 2010 Woodstock Job Corps Center’s Security Trade students provided VIP protection for some of the music industries biggest names. Patti Labelle and Fantasia Burrino headlined the African American Heritage Festival at Baltimore’s M&T Bank...
Woodstock Job Corps Center: Women’s Group, “Who’s that Lady?” Visits the Spa
On the evening of Thursday, June 17, 2010 Woodstock’s Women’s Group, “Who’s That Lady?”, led by Applied Reading instructor, Ms. Brooks, enjoyed a relaxing time at AYANA’s Private Spa & Hidden Paradise in Baltimore. The spa helped to enhance their spirit and...