Alaska Job Corps Center

When Danielle James started the Alaska Job Corps program last January, she had hoped to become employable.  She has done far more than that in less than one year.   Dani James, from Kenai, has earned and excelled in her academic and vocational training.  She has held leadership positions including Student Governement Association.   As an Alaska [...]

Veterans Day at the Alaska Job Corps Center began with an appreciation breakfast serving homemade pancakes and custom omelets to all Veterans.  This was followed by a well-organized all center assembly where 15 student and staff veterans were recognized.   In addition to a local color guard, anthem vocalist, poetry and oral history, all veterans were [...]

                      Usually it takes months or years to make a difference in another person’s life.  But for Alaska Job Corps students, the connection was nearly instant and the distinction was clear.            Stella and Kameri are both Health Occupation students at Job Corps. This week their Nursing Assistant class went to the Mat-Su Senior [...]

Fourteen Alaska Job Corps students arrived at the Birchtree Charter School on a misty Friday morning.  Each student was geared up with hard hats and  safety boots.  As they filed off the bus, they were uncomfortable.  This was a busy and unfamiliar place.   The Charter school’s “natural playscape”construction plans appeared ambitious and unique. The students [...]

It was 3:50 on a late Friday afternoon and everyone was looking forward to the start of the weekend.  But that’s also when the Alaska Job Corps Center received the call from the local police.  Was there anyway students or staff could help with the frightening storm consequences?  “Sandbags were needed right NOW!” they said. [...]

   Amendments to the United States Constitution were scattered all over the Job Corps Campus on Monday, September 17.   Two hundred and fifty four students walked the lengthy circuit to get their Constitution passport stamped at each station.  In addition to learning the critical importance of the Bill of Rights, students gained exercise and understanding.  [...]

  Alaska  Job Corps students were ready.　 Target employees were ready.　 The Salvation Army was ready.　 At nine AM, fifty young children arrived at the Wasilla department store.　 And the shopping started. This event paired school aged, needy children with an adult shopping volunteer.　 The goal was to purchase suitable and appropriate clothing for this [...]

At the base of an Alaskan  mountain and surrounded by forest, is the new site for the Eklutna Generation Station groundbreaking.  Dignitaries, contractors, partners, and community leaders joined in the groundbreaking for ten dual fuel generation sets to provide power to the railbelt transmission station.  Alaska Job Corp’s Center Director, Malyn Smith, was a part [...]

It was about two months ago when Megan Dauphinee reluctantly decided to enter the Alaska Job Corps Center Oratory Competition.  It wasn’t that she didn’t want to do it;  the problem was she was so busy.  She was finishing her high school diploma; she was doing work base training; she was caring for her two [...]

An Alaskan Job Corps student, Megan Dauphinee, won the National Job Corps Oratory Competition two weeks ago in Washington DC.    She met Alaska’s Representative Young in his office and told him about the Job Corps program.  “He was very supportive,” Megan said.  “It made me feel proud to hear him talk about our program.” Since Megan [...]