“Alex made an excellent first impression when he showed up for work early, properly equipped for the job (safety glasses, high visibility vest, hard hat and tool belt) and ready for work,” wrote Tim Perkins, President, Perkins Masonry, Inc., Escondido, CA. Perkins...
American Red Cross Blood Drive at San Diego Job Corps Center
“Our goal for today’s blood drive is 80 units,” advised American Red Cross Customer Service Representative Chau Nhien Nguyen, as she assisted Job Corps students waiting to donate blood. The September 19, 2011 blood drive was the third this year at the Job Corps...
San Diego Futures Foundation Presentation to San Diego Job Corps Students
“When the San Diego Futures Foundation (SDFF) contacted us about their youth training and employment program, I thought it would be a wonderful opportunity for our students,” advised San Diego Job Corps Career Transition Specialist Ann McPherson. “One of their...
San Diego Job Corps Assists Diocese of San Diego Catholic Charities
“The Job Corps students have been a godsend,” advised Roxy Ramirez, Program Coordinator at Catholic Charities Food Resource Center on University Avenue in San Diego. “Once a month they assist here and at our other location in downtown San Diego. They help unload...
San Diego Job Corps Graduation Celebrates Success on “National Job Corps Commencement Day” on August 30, 2011
Cheered by family, friends, and guests, 375 San Diego Job Corps students graduated on August 30, 2011 on the first-ever, nation-wide, National Job Corps Commencement Day. San Diego’s graduates joined thousands of other Job Corps students who graduated on this day,...
Imperial Beach Business Employs San Diego Job Corps Graduate
“Felicia was an excellent student while enrolled at Job Corps,” advised San Diego Job Corps’ Career Transition Specialist Ann McPherson. “She was highly motivated and focused, and it’s great to see how well she is doing since graduation.” Ms. McPherson’s appraisal of...
San Diego Job Corps Student Graduates With Psychology Degree From San Diego State University
Carlos Sotolongo, a 2005 San Diego Job Corps graduate, recently returned to the center to visit with former instructors and speak with current students. “I was 19 years old when I enrolled at Job Corps,” Mr. Sotolongo stated. “When I arrived I was pretty independent...
San Diego Job Corps Student Graduates With A Psychology Degree from San Diego State University
Carlos Sotolongo, a 2005 San Diego Job Corps graduate, recently returned to the center to visit with former instructors and speak with current students. “I was 19 years old when I enrolled at Job Corps,” Mr. Sotolongo stated. “When I arrived I was pretty independent...
San Diego Job Corps Student Participates in National Mentor a Job Corps Student Day
“I like new experiences and learning new things,” stated San Diego Job Corps student Viridiana Meza. “When my instructor told me about the opportunity to intern with San Diego Congresswoman Susan Davis, I was really excited. I’m so glad I pursued it. I learned so...
San Diego Job Corps Center Students Assist the U.S. Forest Service
“This was a pretty exciting trip, a lot of fun, and a lot of work,” stated one of San Diego Job Corps' Floor Covering trade students, upon his return to the San Diego Center. He and five other students traveled to the Carson National Forest in May, 2011 to take part...
San Diego Job Corps Student Interns Meet With Congressman Bob Filner
On May 17, 2011 four San Diego Job Corps students met with Congressman Bob Filner at the Congressman’s 51st District Office in Chula Vista, California. The students are part of the Young Legislators Internship Program which was established in 2009 by SIATech, a...
San Diego Job Corps Students Participate in Bigs in School Program
“This has been a lot of fun,” stated Angel, a fifth grade student at Berry Elementary School in San Diego, “we play a lot of basketball and board games, and we’ve become friends.” The Bigs in School program involves a partnership between select San Diego elementary...
San Diego Job Corps’ Color Guard “Presentation of Flags” at San Diego Padres Baseball Game
At the end of National Charter Schools Week, the San Diego Padres Baseball Team recognized charter schools’ contribution to education at their May 6, 2011 game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Petco Park in downtown San Diego. “In January I learned of this special...
San Diego Job Corps Center Contributes $700 to Japan Relief Effort
Responding to the on-going crises in Japan, San Diego Job Corps Center's students and staff recently raised $700 for the people of Japan. "Our center staff and students are always generous when we conduct fundraisers for people throughout the world who need...
San Diego Job Corps’ Continuing Work at the North Island Federal Fire Training Facility in Coronado, CA
“During the past five years, San Diego Job Corps’ work at our Federal Fire Training Facility on North Island has saved the Department of Navy over $200,000,” advised Dave Salerno, Fire Inspector and Fire Training Center Manager at the base. “We anticipate an...
San Diego Job Corps Participates in VIP Mentors’ Community Kick-Off Event
“Three months ago the Home Builders Institute (HBI) and VIP Mentoring asked us to be part of a new program they were initiating,” advised Roberto Hinojosa, Career Technical Training Manager at the San Diego Job Corps Center. “The Department of Justice had awarded HBI...
San Diego Job Corps Students Assist Congressman Filner’s Office
On April 25, 2011, four San Diego Job Corps students assisted Congressman Bob Filner’s staff in the 51st Congressional District’s 19th Annual Arts Competition held at the Bonita Sunnyside Library in Bonita CA. The students, interns in the Congressman’s 51st District...
San Diego Job Corps Hires Gulfport Job Corps Graduate
Fifteen years after graduating from the Gulfport Job Corps Center, 33 year old Chandar Landrum is returning to Job Corps. The Huntsville, Alabama native was recently hired as a Resident Advisor at the San Diego Job Corps Center, where he will work with young people...
Jackie Robinson Family YMCA Benefits from San Diego Job Corps Students
During April 2011, (18) San Diego Job Corps Carpentry Trade students and their instructors performed several weeks of community volunteer service at the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA in San Diego. “This has been a good experience applying the skills we’re learning in...
San Diego Job Corps Contributes To Donate Your Old Shoes Organization
“I recently reconnected with a former classmate,” advised San Diego Job Corps Student Government Association Specialist Claudia Chavez, “and she told me about the Donate Your Old Shoes Organization and their mission: ‘Put shoes on the shoeless world’. From there I...