Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) opened in June 1965 as an all-female center at the old Kanawha Hotel on Summers Street in Charleston, West Virginia. In 1976, our center became a coeducational facility. In 1997, our center moved to a mountaintop campus overlooking...
Charleston Job Corps Center recognizes June Elder Abuse Awareness month-June 15, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) observed Elder Abuse Awareness Month on Monday, June 15, 2015 with a presentation from the WV Bureau of Senior Services. Guest speakers Jacqueline Proctor, Deputy Commissioner and...
CJCC attends IBEX Global Partnership Meeting-June 4, 2014
Charleston Job Corps Center staff attend IBEX Global Partnership meeting on Thursday, June 4, 2015. IBEX Global hosted the meeting for community partners to solicit potential candidates for job opportunities. Kimberly Hensley, Recruiter, IBEX global facilitated the...
Charleston Job Corps Center participates in Kanawha Valley Community Resource Collaboration-June 3, 2015
BCL, Tia Welch represented the Charleston Job Corps Center at the Kanawha Valley Community Resource Collaboration fair on Wednesday, June 3, 2015. Outreach literature and information was shared with workers from the Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR). The...
Charleston Job Corps Center observes National Military Appreciation Month-May 20, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) observed National Military Appreciation Month with a breakfast on Wednesday, May 20, 2015 at 8:30 a.m. in the Center Director’s Conference Room. Tia Welch, Business Community Liaison...
Charleston Job Corps Center’s Annual Mother’s Day Celebration-May 8, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) held its third annual Student Mother’s Day Celebration on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 2:30 p.m. in the Center Director’s Conference Room. Tia Welch, Business Community Liaison has hosted...
Charleston Job Corps Center’s Ribbon Cutting Ceremony-May 7, 2015
Charleston Mayor Danny Jones and Job Corps Philadelphia Regional Director Francis Cole were among guests Thursday, May 7, for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially open the new Dental Assistant Lab and Pharmacy Tech Lab at the Charleston Job Corps Center. Cole said...
CJCC Recognizes National Child Abuse Prevention Month-April 23, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center operated by Horizons Youth Services recognized National Child Abuse Prevention Month on April 23, 2015 at the center. April was designated as the national observance month by President Obama who stated, "NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA,...
Charleston Job Corps Center observes 45th Anniversary of Earth Day-April 22, 2015
Students from the Charleston Job Corps Center joined young adults around the world to give back to their community through Global Youth Service Day (GYSD)/Earth Day on April 22, 2015. Business Community Liaison, Tia Welch kicked off activities with an Earth Day 2015...
NJCA Celebrates 50th Anniversary Gala-April 21, 2015
National Job Corps Association (NJCA) held a gala at the Mellon Auditorium, Washington DC on Tuesday, April 21, 2015. The gala was in celebration of Job Corps 50th Anniversary. Several congressional representatives, NJCA, Job Corps Contractors, center staff and...
Charleston Job Corps Center held its quarterly CRC Meeting-April 17, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operated by Horizons Youth Services, held its quarterly Community Relations Council (CRC) meeting on Friday, April 17, 2015 in the center gymnasium. Student, Brittny Katz a WV native and Office Administration student welcomed...
Charleston Job Corps Center Congratulates Pharmacy Tech Students-April 9, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center would like to congratulate Sherrione Demtsey, Deshawn Vaughan, and Leniqua Dabney for passing the National Certification test for Pharmacy Technician on Thursday, April 9, 2015. Students who complete the pharmacy technician trade with...
Charleston Job Corps Center Gives Blood to Save Lives-April 2, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center held its spring blood drive on April 2, 2015 in the center gymnasium. The blood drive was sponsored by Medical Office Support (MOS) under the instruction of Jennifer Lester. Students and staff look forward to donating blood to the...
WV Legislature Career Technical Day-March 6, 2015
Tia Welch, Business Community Liaison represented the Charleston Job Corps Center at the WV Legislatures Career Technical Day, March 6, 2015 at the State Capitol in the Upper Rotunda (House Side). Members of the State Legislature received outreach literature and...
CJCC March 2015 Student Success-Marycait Hoke
Marycait Hoke- 24 years old came to the Charleston Job Corps Center on April 21, 2014. She is a graduate from Lincoln County High School, Hamlin WV with her High School Diploma, May 2009. She attended Marshall University and WV State University prior to enrolling in...
Charleston Job Corps and Carl D. Perkins Partnership-March 2, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) recognized Jacob Lyttle and Micheal Pronesti culinary arts students from Carl D. Perkins (CDP). Students were recognized with certificates during the Monday Business Meeting, March 2, 2015. CJCC has an ongoing Memorandum of...
Charleston Job Corps Celebrates National Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operated by Horizons Youth Services (HYS), participated in National Groundhog Job Shadow Day on Monday, February 2, 2015. Leadership student’s job shadowed at the district office of U.S. Senator Joe Manchin III, WV Human Rights...
Charleston Job Corps Center Hosts CRC Quarterly Meeting-January 23, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operated by Horizons Youth Services, held its quarterly Community Relations Council (CRC) meeting on Friday, January 23, 2015 in the center gymnasium. Several members were hand for the first meeting in 2015 for presentations from...
Charleston Job Corps Center’s Host 1st Quarter OA/CTS/CTR Meeting for 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center operating under Horizons Youth Services held its first quarterly OA/CTR/CTS meeting sponsored by the Career Services Department (CSD) under the direction of Garr McCrimmon, CSD Director. Mr. McCrimmon welcomed attendees to the first...
Charleston Job Corps Center, Career Services Dept. Hosts Job Fair-Jan. 21, 2015
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operated by Horizons Youth Services (HYS), hosted a center wide job fair for students on Wednesday, January 21, 2015 sponsored by the Career Services Department. Ms. Dawnetta Courts, CPP/CTR organized the fair. Eastbrook, a...