JOB CORPS The Joliet Job Corps Center welcomed Willie Ervins, James Deal, Loretta Westbrooks and Amy Sanchez, a group of Joliet residents who are the driving force behind the 815 Joliet Unity Movement. The organization is a not-for-profit that promotes peacefulness and...
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Joliet Job Corps Center Students Observe Global Youth Service Day
Despite the rain, they walked a mile -- in high-heeled pumps. On April 30, Social Development Director Alicia Grangent, some staffers and eight students braved the weather and participated in “Walk A Mile In Her Shoes,” an event organized by Joliet’s Guardian Angel...
Students Meet Congressman Dan Lipinski
Students Keith Jackson and Samuel Lewis had an interesting lesson in civics on April 25 when they met Congressman Dan Lipinski at his annual Senior Fair at the American Legion Post 18 in Lockport, Illinois. They realized that a U.S. Representative does more than pass...
Earth Day Activities at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Students at the Joliet Job Corps Center celebrated Earth Day by doing good deeds, learning about sustainable farming methods and planting roses. Although the national celebration of Earth Day was on April 22, the events at the Center have occurred throughout the month...
Pre-90 Day Students Go Bowling
The Pre-90 Day students who went to Brunswick Zone in Naperville on April 6 had a great time. Although it was a damp spring day, they were laughing and joking while on the way to an afternoon filled with good company, fun, food and lots of bowling. The bus ride to the...
National Donate Life Day and the Joliet Job Corps Center
When Driver’s Education Instructor David Parker took a student to test for her learner’s permit on April 15, it was no ordinary day. Secretary of State Jesse White was at the facility. The Joliet office was one of a few in Illinois hosting National Donate Life Day, an...
My Sister’s Keeper Recognizes Leianna Sullivan
The staff members who lead My Sister’s Keeper said goodbye recently to Leianna Sullivan, one of the group’s members. Leianna finished the program on April 1 and enlisted in the U.S. Army. She is going to become a chaplain’s assistant. Whenever a member of the group...
Awards Assembly Recognizes Women’s History Month
The Finance and Administration Department hosted the monthly awards assembly on April 6. "Live From the Red Carpet,” was an Academy Awards-style event that celebrated Women’s History Month. Student Zharia Finley paid tribute to two women who have made a significant...
Community Relations Council at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Representatives from local businesses, neighborhood groups and Congressman Bill Foster’s office attended the Community Relations Council meeting on March 31 at the Joliet Job Corps Center. They all support the program and the Center’s students. After sampling a...
Grad 90 Visits Workforce Services
The Grad 90 students at the Joliet Job Corps Center are working diligently to obtain employment before separating from the pro-gram. So seven of them visited the Workforce Services Division of Will County this week. The Workforce Center is commonly a “One-Stop,” and...
Y2Y: Holla Back at the Joliet Job Corps Center
The Y2Y Team hosted the first talk show-style panel discussion, “Holla Back,” for the Center’s male students on March 24. The event focused on the question, “If violence is ‘the fruit,’ what is ‘the root?’” The purpose was to challenge the Center’s male students to...
Joliet Job Corps Center’s Annual Women’s Conference Focuses on Preventing Domestic Violence
Nothing Is Sweeter Than A Love Affair With Myself! The annual Social Development Department’s Women's Conference was a great success on March 24. The female students on Center often struggle with their personal relationships. So the speakers at the conference focused...
Joliet Job Corps Center Students Prepare for College
Mondays are constructive, creative days for the Collegiates, a group of Joliet Job Corps Center students who are preparing to enroll in college. On that day of the week, they typically are in the computer lab working on their latest set of goals. Students Carolyn...
Joliet Job Corps Center Students Volunteer at Cache Creek Animal Rescue
Joliet Job Corps Center student know what makes a dog’s tail wag. All it takes is a little love and attention. Led by Business Community Liaison Stewart Warren, a group of students went on March 19 to Cache Creek Animal Rescue in New Lenox, Illinois, to volunteer....
Joliet Job Corps Center Students Enroll in Advanced Training
Office Administration completer Carmelita Simms and Culinary Arts completer Dewayne Starks have ended their journey as students at the Joliet Job Corps Center. They now are moving forward to conquer the task of Advanced Training. Carmelita and Dewayne will be...
Pharmacy Tech’s Health Fair
The Pharmacy Technician Trade hosted its annual Health Fair on March 12. The students worked extremely hard to prepare and did months of research, studying and practicing to make sure they would do their best and provide accurate information. The fair included a brand...
Y2Y: All Eyes on Me
The Joliet Job Corps Center’s female students gathered in the gym on March 10 to participate in an event focusing on healthy relationships. The main question of the event was, “Can anyone identify the different types of abuse?” Research shows that people who have...
Awards Assembly
The Career Transition Department was excited to host the March Awards Assembly at the Joliet Job Corps Center. Coming right out of Black History Month, the March awards assembly focused on “Celebrating History as We Know It.” The Awards Assembly began with a warm...
National Breakfast Week at the Joliet Job Corps Center
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day for many reasons. It’s one of the keys to good nutrition, of course. And from an academic perspective, eating breakfast has positive implications for student behavior, academic achievement and the school learning...
Drug Abuse Awareness Symposium at the Joliet Job Corps Center
The Social Development Department sponsored a drug awareness symposium on March 3 to tackle the current mindset of the Center’s male students. The presenters explained that some students make poor life choices because of their feelings of negative self-worth, the...