JOB CORPS When Richard Way was a teenager, he enrolled at Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center. Thanks to that decision, he made history. “I was 16 years old, and needed a second chance in life,” Way said. “Job Corps helped me with that, and I’m very thankful.” Job Corps not only...
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Whitney M. Young – A proud legacy
Though his name is not on everyone’s lips like Martin Luther King’s, Whitney M. Young Jr. was a powerful force in the Civil Rights movement. The namesake of our center, Young was a strong voice in the fight for equality, but he’s since become something of an unsung...
Community Partner: Shelbyville Pharmacy
It’s been a wild two years, and Whitney M. Young is lucky to have excellent partners to help weather the storm. And when a vaccine to protect our students from COVID-19 became available, one community partner has gone above and beyond to help us make sure our students...
Nutthasit Chujan graduates from Whitney M. Young, gets ready for welding career
We’re sending another one out into the world. Nutthasit Chujan (Welding) has graduated from Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center and has secured himself a job at Roll Forming Company in Shelbyville, Ky. through Crossroads Professional Services. And as he tells it, Chujan...
Whitney M. Young works the job fair circuit
It’s hard to find workers now, but Whitney M. Young Human Resources is pounding the pavement to make sure our students have the best people available. Michelle Hendrickson, Human Resources Manager for Whitney M. Young, attended a job fair this week at Louisville’s Nia...
Shelter from the Storm – Job Corps student helps out
At any other time, the message that Jacob Downing (Welding) received from his family may have been innocuous. It simply asked him to take a look at the weather, as the internet was out at home. But it wasn’t just any other night. That night, Kentucky would be struck...
Mark Sneed: the man with the golden arm
When Welding Instructor Mark Sneed started at Whitney M. Young, he entered into a D-Grade program. The plaques on the wall in the welding classroom, which celebrate welding as one of the strongest trades on-center, indicate that’s no longer the case. Sneed has been at...
Ring that bell: Ngolo Nundu graduates
Whitney M. Young has sent another student off to a bright future. Ngolo Nundu, a CNA student who earned his high school diploma at Whitney as well, has graduated and started his career. He was starting study on a second trade, however, he decided to ultimately leave...
Whitney M. Young prepares for a new year
New year, new students, new dreams to fulfill: Whitney M. Young Job Corps Center is about to get underway for 2022. With our remaining students from last year safely returning to center to continue their journeys, Whitney M. Young has a lot of bright young talent to...
TLJC partners with Cherokee Nation Career Services to sponsor a CAN/COAT Drive for the local community
Talking Leaves Job Corps & CN Career Services Can/Coat Drive As the Holidays and colder weather approach, Talking Leaves Job Corps partnered with Cherokee Nation Career Services to sponsor a Can/Coat Drive for our local community. The cans were all donated to a...
Field Day 2021 at Whitney Young
On Friday July 30, 2021 Whitney M. Young Jr. Job Corps Center held a Field Day event for students and staff. Activities for the day were planned and coordinated by Student Government Association (SGA) members. Activities included cornhole, tie dye, bicycling, Career...
OJCA Success Stories
Job Corps is a voluntary program administered by the United States Department of Labor that offers free-of-charge vocational training to young men and women ages 16 to 24. In addition, it provides academic instruction and supportive services, through the 131...
Commercial Truck Driving Meets Virtual Reality at Wind River Job Corps
RIVERTON, WYOMING – Local commercial truck driving instructors, students and employers were introduced to virtual reality this past week (Jan 27) at Wind River Job Corps. According to training software designer Talon Innovative Solutions of Lander, WY, about 60% of...
RIVERTON ROTARY’S JACKETS-FOR-JOBS DRIVE HELPS WIND RIVER STUDENTS FIND SUCCESS
You know how important it is to make a good first impression, especially when looking for a job. Yet in our ever-more casual culture, many job seekers struggle to project the kind of professional image you would expect in a new employee. At Wind River Job Corps in...
FROM SHY TO SHINING: WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT STEPS OUT
Cassidy Suedekum, recent Wind River Job Corps graduate, has a favorite quote from A. A. Milne, “You’re braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.” This is a very appropriate quote for the young woman from Firestone, Colorado, who left...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS OFFERS GRADUATE AN ESCAPE TO A BETTER LIFE
Some lives head down a hard road. A young woman without a job, in an abusive relationship and exposed to drugs doesn’t have a lot to look forward to. Luckily for Keana Silletto, she was thrown a lifeline by her best friend who had already been attending Job Corps. On...
WIND RIVER JOB CORPS STUDENT BREAKING BARRIERS
Michaelia Moses didn’t come to Wind River Jobs Corps because she wanted to break barriers. Even so, that’s what she’ll be doing when she takes her first job in the petroleum industry, where only 15% of the highly skilled employees are women. Michaelia came to WRJC and...
Wind River Wyoming Graduates Move Into Careers, Continuing Education
Wyoming’s WIND RIVER JOB CORPS, in Riverton celebrated the graduation of 54 students with 25 in attendance, in a ceremony on campus Friday, December 13. Students successfully completed various programs including Building Construction Technologies and Carpentry,...
Whitney Young students volunteers for Shelbyville Kiwanis
The Whitney Young Job Corps culinary students volunteered Monday, February 5th, at the Shelbyville Kiwanis Annual Chili Supper! Three culinary arts trade students, Scott Allen, Brandon Brownlee and Richard Eason volunteered by serving chili and soups at the Stratton...
HBI and ABC visited Whitney Young Job Corps
John Gaddis, regional coordinator for the Home Builders Institute (HBI), and Marty Doughty, apprenticeship director with Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC), recently visited the Carpentry and Building Construction Technology (BCT) career technical training...