New Hampshire Job Corps Hospitality students, accompanied by Ms. Barlow and six students from the Glenmont Job Corps Center in Albany, NY visited Nashua Community College to tour the facility and meet the Director of the Hospitality Management program. They also...
NH Job Corps Students Launch New Partnership with Salvation Army to Support Kids Cafe
Student Government leaders at NH Job Corps Center began a new community partnership with the Salvation Army. Five Job Corps students: Chris Quijano, Andrew Sorrentino, Shakala West, Wilson Nkurunziza and Alefe Phakos kicked off the first session of volunteering at the...
Hospitality & Culinary Students get a Taste for the Food Industry at the New England Food Show
Students from the hospitality and culinary trades visited the 2016 New England Food Show on Monday, March 14 at the Boston Expo and Convention Center. This multi-faceted popular event included the opportunity to meet with vendors, restaurants and purveyors from the...
NH Job Corps Students Learn all about Apartment Rentals from Red Oak Apartments
Red Oak Apartments, located in Manchester, NH visited our center last week to meet with students in Career Preparation to discuss what it means to get an apartment. They explained the process in renting an apartment including costs and required paperwork. They also...
Innovative Community Partnerships Forged at the Community Relations Council Meeting
Our second quarterly Community Relations Council meeting took place in our Culinary Café ‘restaurant’ yesterday. Center Director Tamer Koheil welcomed guests and gave some great updates on our center including the official start of Drivers Ed courses on center....
Cut Throat Kitchen – NH Job Corps Culinary Competitors Battle it Out!
The Culinary Arts students participated in their own version of Cut Throat Kitchen this week. The challenge: create a flavorful pasta dish creatively, and watch out for your fellow competitors! Students battled for the proper utensils, cookware, and yes, even...
NH Job Corps BCL Attends Governor Hassan’s State of the State Address
Business & Community Director Cassie Gudek attended the New Hampshire Governor’s State of the State forum at the NH Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College, Wednesday, February 17th. Governor Hassan first remarked on the importance of town hall governance in...
Red Cross Meets with NH Job Corps Students to Kick Off Blood Drive Preparation
Students met with Donor Recruitment Manager, Kevin Marzoli, from the American Red Cross this morning to discuss the upcoming Blood Drive at New Hampshire Job Corps Center. The Medical students featured above volunteered to lead the effort in pre-registration for...
New Hampshire Kicks Off “Job Corps Journey” – A Monthly Radio Segment On Manchester Public Radio
On Wednesday, February 3rd, three New Hampshire Job Corps SGA students, along with Business & Community Director Cassie Gudek, and Peer Leader Coordinator Carmen Jimenez, kicked off a monthly radio segment entitled: “Job Corps Journey” on Manchester Public Radio,...
NH Job Corps Celebrates World Cancer Day by hosting the Relay For Life Kickoff Event
On Thursday, February 4th, World Cancer Day, the American Cancer Society hosted its Relay For Life Regional Kickoff Event at New Hampshire Job Corps Center. Over 100 community members, volunteers, and organizations came on center for this energizing event. New...
NH Job Corps Students Marvel at Employment Resources Available During NH Employment Security Fieldtrip
For the last couple of weeks the Career Preparation Period (CPP) classes have visited Manchester NH’s America Job Center, otherwise known as New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES) or NH Works. The purpose of the visits were to educate the students to the resources...
Student vs. Staff Basketball Scrimmage – New Hampshire Job Corps
Coach Jamie Bryant’s men’s basketball team sure brought the heat at our Welcome Back Staff vs. Students Basketball Scrimmage on Wednesday, January 20th. Our men's basketball team has been having regular practices and had won their first game the night before. The...
NH Job Corps SGA Students Interview Mayor Gatsas
On Wednesday, January 20th, a very excited group of students left center to go to City Hall and meet with Mayor Ted Gatsas. Eight Student Government Association members were present, all of whom drafted thoughtful questions for the Mayor prior to the visit. The Mayor...
New Hampshire Job Corps Celebrates its First Graduate!
Sean Gallant came to New Hampshire Job Corps on October 6, 2015 with our second group of students. Sean enrolled in our Medical Administrative Assistant program, and excelled. The self-paced nature of our programs enabled Sean to work efficiently and rapidly through...
New Horizons Food Pantry Welcomes New Hampshire Job Corps Student Volunteers
On Wednesday, January 13th 2016, the Career Preparation Period (CPP) week three students went off campus to New Horizons in Manchester, as part of their group community service project. The students that took part in the trip were Emily Spain, Felicia DeFrancesco, and...
Y2Y Team Kick Off Meeting Spurs New Anti-Bully Ideas – New Hampshire Job Corps Center
Peer to Peer Coordinator, Carmen Jimenez leads the first Youth 2 Youth meetings at New Hampshire Job Corps this month. Student members of Youth 2 Youth include: Christopher Dennis, Shakala West, Anthony Richard, David Aguirre, Andrew Sorrention, Maricella Rich,...
Leadership Class at New Hampshire Job Corps Center
Peer Leadership Coordinator, Carmen Jimenez has taken leadership class to a whole new level. Through a variety of teamwork exercises and puzzles, students are enhancing their communication and leadership skills, and flexing their problem solving muscles as well. These...
1st Annual Christmas Tree Lighting at New Hampshire Job Corps Center
New Hampshire Job Corps is sure bringing in the holiday cheer this year! Students in our Electrical Trade did an amazing job decorating our first Christmas Tree on center, now showcased in our courtyard. Later in the week, students and staff attended our very first...
The Giving Tree – New Hampshire Job Corps Center
The Giving Tree was put up and decorated yesterday. On our small but very sweet Christmas tree hangs tags for each of our Job Corps Students who have children. Staff members pick a tag and purchase much needed gifts for these children. It’s the staff at New Hampshire...
WMUR’s NH Chronicle Features New Hampshire Job Corps Center on December 1st airing
WMUR’s New Hampshire Chronicle aired a six minute segment on the New Hampshire Job Corps Center on Tuesday, December 1st at 7pm (EST). The segment featured interviews from five job corps students: Michael Bain (Security Trade), Devan Brown (Electrical Trade), Kayla...