Students at the Joliet Job Corps Center have been volunteering monthly at Cache Creek Animal Rescue, but they wanted to do something more for the dogs living at the shelter. So Center Director Christine Sanchez organized a contest as a Mentor Wednesday activity. She...
Christmas is for making memories. And on Monday, the Joliet Job Corps Center’s staff mentors and student mentees got together to create new ones -- and some Christmas ornaments. A group of more than 100 gathered in the Life Center to enjoy cookies, punch and a little...
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...
Mr. Michael Cooley, author, CEO - Quinlan Companies and motivational speaker met with Exeter Job Corps Academy students on May 11, 2011. Recently recognized in the Providence Journal highlighting his recently released book, Rock Bottom From The Streets to Success, Mr....
Successful student completes Alaska Job Corps Center program “This is the first book I’ve ever read,” says Chao Her, a student at the Alaska Job Corps Center. Chao holds a book entitled, “Mentor—The Kid and the CEO,” by Tom Pace. It’s not a costly book but Chao...
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