JOB CORPS Miami and Homestead Job Corps Centers youth volunteers kicked off a large scale beautification project benefitting Overtown’s “Roots In The City” in honor of Make A Difference Day on Friday, October 22, 2010 in Overtown, Florida. Also on site to lend their helping...
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Hope, Joy and Giving with District 1 Food Drive
The spirit of giving was in the air as volunteers pitched in to make this year’s Thanksgiving Food Drive at the Miami Gardens Landmark Center a remarkable one. Miami Job Corps students were proud to be part of the line-up of community ambassadors who helped make a...
Saving Lives With Charitable Drives
Miami Job Corps youth volunteers have been making an honorable difference with the Community Blood Centers South Florida(CBCSF) organization. CBCSF is a non-profit all voluntary blood collection agency. Each year, CBCSF collects over 250,000 pints of blood and...
Youth Help Habitat Build Homes
Volunteers from Miami Job Corps Center recently bridged alliances with Habitat for Humanity when they went to work for the “Liberty City Shine" project in North Miami. The initiatives of this project involve redeveloping 90 units of demolished or vacant...
Volunteers Aid Food Relief Efforts
With September 2010 officially designated as “Hunger Action Month”, help from Miami Job Corps student volunteers came at a pivotal time for a local food relief warehouse. The volunteers sorted and packaged food donations at Feeding South Florida's (FSF) headquarters...
Female Achievers; Promising Futures
If the economic crisis facing today’s youth isn’t enough, add to the mix English language barriers, culture shock and academic challenges and you’ll still find some inspiring youth from foreign countries leading the way of the American Dream. For 3 young women from...