JOB CORPS On Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 12 Hotel & Lodging and 8 Culinary Arts Students, along with their instructors, catered the U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division's Annual Recognition Breakfast. Buffet tables were set up on both sides of the auditorium,...
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Potomac Job Corps Center attends the Joyful Food Market Partnership Council
On Monday, January 9, 2017, the BCL attended the 1st Joyful Food Market Partnership Council Meeting conducted by Martha's Table. The purpose of the meeting was to engage the Ward 7 & 8 communities in their Healthy Eating Initiatives. Potomac has established a...
Potomac Job Corps Student Success
Student Ever Lendos has been hired at Amtrak as an Assistant Conductor. His trainee pay is $15.75 per hour which began on January 9, 2017. After he completes his training, his salary will increase to at least $20.00 per hour. Within 1 year his salary can escalate to...
Potomac Job Corps Center Participates in the Swearing In Ceremony for the Council of the District of Columbia
On Monday, January 2, 2017, the BCL attended the Swearing-In Ceremony for the newly elected Council of the District of Columbia. The ceremony was held at the Washington Convention Center. Remarks were given by Mayor Muriel Bowser, Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes-Norton...
Potomac Job Corps Center Held it’s Annual Staff Holiday Luncheon
The Potomac Job Corps Center operating under the Exceed Corporation and Horizons Youth Services, held its annual staff Christmas Luncheon on Wednesday, December 21, 2016 in the cafeteria. The planning committee was comprised of staff from various departments that came...
Potomac Job Corps Center Spreads JOY On Christmas Day……
Statistics show that the stress of the holiday season experienced by our youth, can be overwhelming. Even though some of our young people were unable to be home during this time, it was the goal of the center that they not feel alone or forgotten, but to feel special....
Potomac Job Corps Center assists with Annual Community Toy Giveaway
Potomac Job Corps Center assisted our community partners, Commander Jonathan Schaffler, U.S. Coast Guard and Trayon White, the newly elected Councilman for Ward 8 with toy distribution. On Tuesday, December 20, 2016, parents and children lined up to receive toys,...
Potomac Partners with S.T.E.E.F. Inc.
On Thursday, December 8, 2016, Ty Best, CEO S.T.E.E.F., Inc. conducted a workshop for Y2Y Students entitled, “Know Your Rights: How to Effectively Manage Encounters with Law Enforcement”. This informative workshop focused on the do’s and don’ts when detained by an...
Potomac Job Corps Center Hosts the National Job Corps Director
On Monday, December 12, 2016, Lenita Jacobs-Simmons, National Director of Job Corps visited the Potomac Center. Ms. Jacobs-Simmons selected Potomac as the host site to film an overview of her new, "Student-Centered Design Innovations Initiative", scheduled to be...
Potomac Job Corps Partners with Hydroviv
On Friday, December 2, 2016 Eric Roy, Phd., CEO of Hydroviv Water Filtration Company visited the Plumbing Trade. Having met Mr. Roy at the Convention Center during the DC ECON Development Showcase, and giving him an overview of the job corps program, he desired to...
Potomac Job Corps Partners with Ballou STAY High School
On November 30, 2016, the BCL and Academic Manager met with Mr. Grandson, Coordinator and Mr. Miller, Counselor from the Ballou STAY Program. We discussed the possibilities of re-establishing our former partnership with Ballou in assisting Potomac students in...
Potomac SGA and Community Living Partner for Results!
SGA in conjunction with the Community Living staff conducted a "How Are We Doing Survey" with the students today during both lunch periods in the cafeteria. This is a way to keep a pulse on the student culture. Students were asked 1) Do you feel comfortable talking to...
Potomac Job Corps Students Serve Seniors
On Friday, November 18, 2016 (9) of our students and (1) staff member, served lunch to over (60) Senior Citizens at the Congress Heights Senior Wellness Center. The students were an inspiration to the seniors. The students served the seniors Thanksgiving Dinner,...
Potomac Job Corps Center – Honors Veterans
On Friday, November 11, 2016, the Potomac Job Corps Center honored our Veterans by hosting a celebration in recognition of the service they rendered for the benefit of our country. The program consisted of songs, poetry and words of thanks by Commander Jonathan...
Potomac Job Corps Center Participate in the 2016 Presidential Elections
On November 8, 2016, Potomac Job Corps Center's BCL and CSIO took a bus load of students to the polls. They were anxious to cast their votes in this years' Presidential Election. Although, we encountered some opposition, including long lines and disgruntled voters,...
Congressional Season Greetings From Potomac
There were 24 congressional visits this reporting period. Two of our most impressive security and investigation trade students had an opportunity to visit and offer holiday greetings to 24 congressional members in the House of Representatives. Students had a chance...
Congresswoman Edwards’ Community Meeting
The BCL attended two congressional meetings in the Congressional district of Congresswoman Donna Edwards. The meetings included a networking session with young leaders from the Washington, DC metropolitan area. The goal of both meetings was to discuss youth...
Greater DC Cares
Greater DC Cares is joining the team of supportive Potomac Job Corps partners. Greater DC Cares on November 11th, provided 200 volunteers to work with our students in the area of soft skills training. In addition, the company wills artistically remodeling the...
Employability Workshops
Newest Contacts: SOME and The Village Connection are two organizations that will be participating in a series of employability workshops for students who are near completion and are completed. This new outreach opportunity will also include presentation skills and...
Employment Pathway Program
Potomac Job Corps students are registering with Pathways Programs: The Way Forward, a government program for students entering the federal government. These Pathways Programs consist of three excepted-service programs tailored to recruit, hire, develop, and retain...