JOB CORPS Collbran Job Corps participates in the national clean-up days under its various titles such as "Make a Difference Day", Arbor Day, or Earth Day. Each staff member has a team of students assigned to them. The teams go out and do various activities for the town such...
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Kittrell Job Corps Students Make A Difference
Kittrell Job Corps Center students joined millions of youth across the country to participate in the National Make A Difference Day on October 22-24. Students and staff conducted abeautification project at Lifeline Women’s Shelter in Henderson, NC. They planted...
Flint Genesee Job Corps Students Make a Difference in the Community
A special article was in the CPS Courier Newspaper of Flint Genesee Job Corps students giving back to the community in a big way by participating in the Make a Difference Day event, assisting 13 organizations to include big Brothers Bib Sisters of greater Flint,...
Giving to make a difference
Submitted story to The Times Weekly in Joliet details the month-long activities at Joliet Job Corps that made up Make A Difference Month. We didn't do one day ... or even one week -- we had volunteer activities twice a week the entire month.
NEW HAVEN JOB CORPS STUDENTS “MAKE A DIFFERENCE”
The New Haven Job Corps Center joined millions across the country participating on “Make A Difference Day”, the national day of doing good. Students worked with “Operation Gratitude” to ensure that a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine knows that his or her sacrifices...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Participates in Make A Difference Day!
Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center joins with Job Corps centers across the nation to celebrate Make A Difference Day. This year the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center had roughly 150 students participate in community improvement projects which benefited 10...
Making a Difference in Large Numbers
700 tee shirts were ordered for Westover Job Corps. Staff and students took part in over 16 different activities. Over two and a half days, fourteen teams completed community service projects. The teams consisted of staff and students together. Projects included...
What a difference one week can make
Make A Difference Day isn't just a day for Joliet Job Corps. Students and staff performed nearly 450 hours of volunteer work over seven days, including at five Head Stars centers. These two photos and this text ran in Nov. 1 Herald News, Joliet, IL.
Volunteering at the Child Life Center
Several students from Long Beach Job Corps Center spent time with youth patients at the Child Life Center at Miller Children's Hospital in Long Beach, California. The students, who were were accompanied by their instructor on Friday, October 21, 2011, helped them...
Students Make a Difference with Head Start Children
A small group of Long Beach Job Corps students made a big difference at the Head Start/Early Head Start Center operated by the Long Beach Unified School District on Friday, October 21, 2011. The students, accompanied by a staff member, spent the morning with...
Helping at Habitat for Humanity ReStore
On Friday, October 21, 2011, the Long Beach Job Corps Industrial Painting students, accompanied by their instructor, spent the day volunteering at one of Habitat for Humanity's ReStore facilities in Norwalk, California. This was one of 4 Habitat for Humanity sites...
Students Pitch In To Educate Youth and their Parents
Forty Long Beach Job Corps students and staff members went to California State University Dominguez Hills in Carson, California to assist in preparing for the university's education fair, one of the largest educational events in California. The students took part in...
Boys and Girls Club Sparkles with the Help of Neighbors
Dozens of students from the Long Beach Job Corps Center walked a block away to their Make A Difference Day site with 3 of their respective academic instructors on October 21, 2011. The project at hand involved cleaning the Freeman E. Fairfield Boys and Girls Club....
What a Difference A Day Makes
Long Beach Job Corps students and staff members conducted a neighborhood street cleanup and beautification project on Cota Avenue, Technology Place, and Santa Fe Avenue in Long Beach, California as one of several Make a Difference Day Projects on October 21,...
Long Beach Facilities Maintenance Class Makes a Difference
The Long Beach Job Corps Center's Facilities Maintenance class was the first group to leave the center and the last group to return. They spent the day at the Euclid Rehab, a Habitat for Humanity project in Lynwood, California, as one of several Make A Difference Day...
Long Beach Job Corps Students Participate in the Mayor’s Build
Long Beach Job Corps Center students participated in the Mayor's Build, a Habitat for Humanity project located on Chestnut Avenue in Long Beach, California as one of the center's Make A Difference Day projects. The project is called The Mayor's Build due to the...
Long Beach Job Corps Students Use Creative Talent to Cheer Up Miller Children’s Hospital Patients
On Friday, October 21, 2011, 3 classes of Long Beach Job Corps students assembled together in one big room and used their creativity to cheer up local children who are patients at Miller Children's Hospital. The students strategically chose colorful beads and strung...
The Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center Participates in Make A Difference Day!
Every year, the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center joins with Job Corps centers across the nation to celebrate Make A Difference Day. This year the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center had roughly 150 students participate in community improvement projects which benefited 10...
Make a Difference Day
Above pictured is Charles Dowdell with his new puppy friend! Pinellas County Job Corps Center participated in the national Make a Difference Day on October 22, 2011. PCJCC participated in 4 different projects. We had 6 staff and 28 students participate. Pinellas...
Iroquois Job Corps & Make-A-Difference Day
Students and staff of the Iroquois Job Corps Center are gearning up for Make-A-Difference Day with a canned food drive on center for area food pantries. Make-A-Difference Day is an annual event that takes place on the last Saturday in October and is the largest...