JOB CORPS Little Rock Job Corps Food Services Team held their Annual Thanksgiving Luncheon for students and staff on Nov. 24. Staff were on hand to serve the students and enjoy Thanksgiving with them. The menu was turkey, ham, roast beef, beef oxtails, all of the side dishes...
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Little Rock’s November Mentor/Mentee Social “The Buddy System”
The Buddy System Mentor/Mentee Social was held on Nov. 23 in the gymnasium. All staff (mentors) on Center were buddied up with their mentees (students), while enjoying hot cocoa and cookies. The purpose of the Buddy System is to establish and enhance student/staff...
LRJCC Holds an Advanced Training Seminar
On Thursday, November 19th, Little Rock Job Corps received a visit from Steve Brando, the national coordinator for the Transportation Communications Union/IAM Advanced Training program. The approximately 40 students that attended the seminar either qualified for the...
UAMS Pharmacy School and LRJCC Wellness Dept. Host Health Fair
The Little Rock Job Corps Center Wellness Department partnered with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Pharmacy students in holding a Health Fair for the student body on Saturday, November 19th. The pharmacy students provided basic counseling and...
LRJCC students attend Inclusion Women’s Conference
Twenty students attended a Women’s Conference titled “Inclusion & Multicultural 100 Women’s Technology, Entrepreneur & Wellness Conference” on Friday, November 13th. The mission of the conference is “Women Empowering Women to create a positive movement to...
Mt. Carmel Veterans Day Ceremony – Little Rock
The Security and Safety Officer Trade and Instructor, Thelma Dixon, participated in a Veterans Day Ceremony for the Veterans and residents at the Mt. Carmel’s Nursing Home in Bryant, Arkansas. The ceremony is an annual event for the security trade honoring the...
Little Rock Job Corps Salutes Their Veterans
On Veterans Day (Nov. 11), we saluted and celebrated our student and staff veterans. They were invited to a special lunch with Center Director, Angela Rackley, prepared by our own Culinary Arts students and their Instructor, Chef Dawan Heard. Later in the afternoon, a...
Two more Little Rock Students Leave for Advanced Training
Two more Little Rock students transitioned into the Advanced Training program at Los Angeles on Nov. 10, Audrey Paxton and Kontambriah Jackson. Both students made a positive impact on center while enrolled. Audrey Paxton has been a passionate caring member of the...
Little Rock Student Heads to LA for Advanced Training
Victoria Henderson transferred from Little Rock to the Los Angeles Job Corps Center on Nov. 3 in order to attend the Airline Services Worker Advanced Training Program through TCU/IAM. While at Little Rock, Victoria completed the Office Administration trade. She was a...
Little Rock’s Y2Y Anti-Bullying Campaign – October
During the month of October, Little Rock's student-led group Youth2Youth: Partners for Peace used the theme “Dare to Be Different” to honor Anti-Bullying Month. The students utilized a bulletin board in the Education Building for staff and students to celebrate the...
STANDOUT! Leadership Summit with Judge Greg Mathis
Center Director, Angela Rackley and BCL/CTR Manager, Shanika Nickelberry attended the STANDOUT! Leadership Summit on October 30th. The summit was a professional development event created to energize, empower and inform those who attended. The conference packed with...
Little Rock Job Corps Hold Youth2Youth (Y2Y): Partners 4 Peace Kickoff
The Little Rock Job Corps Center kicked off the Youth 2 Youth: Partners 4 Peace (Y2Y) campaign. Y2Y is a nationwide student-led campaign to prevent violence in our community. Last week, the Y2Y Student Ambassadors Nora Gunn, Michael Terry, and David Valtierra assisted...
Little Rock Job Corps Students Participate in Community Clean Up
On June 17th, twelve students and four staff joined together in collaboration with the Arkansas Martin Luther King Commission (AMLKC) to clean up a neighborhood park and community. The project was initiated by the AMLKC in efforts to unify partnerships, uplift...