JOB CORPS Before Elijah Taybron began his training at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center in 2017, he was working for FedEx with no formal job training. Taybron was led to the Job Corps program by his desire to learn and trade and become an independent adult. While in the program,...
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Winter Wonderland at Muhlenberg JCC
Last week large amounts of snow and ice fell for several consecutive days turning the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center into a Winter Wonderland. While staff were faced with treacherous road conditions making commute to work difficult, students quite enjoyed this creative...
Muhlenberg JCC Prepares for Student Return
The long awaited time has come for our students to finally begin returning! After 11 months Muhlenberg Job Corps Center received word last Thursday they had been approved for students to begin returning on February 23rd, 2021. Upon arrival each student will be COVID...
KY State Flag Presented to Muhlenberg JCC
On Friday January 22nd the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Business Community Liaison, Courtney Clark was presented with a new Kentucky State Flag by State Representative, Melinda Gibbons-Prunty. Due to COVID 19 restrictions no formal ceremony was held but was delivered...
Muhlenberg JCC: Tranquil Training Center
We never know what kind of wildlife will greet our guests here at the Muhlenberg Job Corps Center. Each day staff and students witness the calming presence of wildlife such as the herd of deer pictured. While many of our students and staff are local and may be...
Muhlenberg JCC Student Passes NHA Exam
MJCC Student Christinia Jones recently passed her National Healthcare Association exam and is the first student from MJCC to do so. She entered the Job Corps Program in 2019 and has completed CMA, Phlebotomy, and EKG throughout her training. She has only taken the...
Muhlenberg JCC: Student Shapes Staff Mentorship
When Center Life Supervisor Kelly Knight started her Job Corps Career as a Residential Advisor she began questioning her ability to continue with the position after she witnessed two students in a physical altercation during her third week. While trying to calm down...
Muhlenberg JCC Mentor Month
Working in the Job Corps world provides an opportunity to impact the lives of underprivileged youth. Anyone who has worked with the program for any time at all will most likely tell you the impact often times can be two fold with students impacting them just as much....
Muhlenberg JCC Student Feeds the Hungry
On December 29th student Kayla Payne and boyfriend Devonte Brown felt the need to help those who may be in need of food in her area. Things have not always been easy for them but when talking with Kayla about their mission she provided the following quote….”We are...
MJCC Students: Home Away From Home This Christmas
As the majority of Job Corps Center's nationwide remain closed with the ongoing COVID pandemic, increased guidelines left some students at Muhlenberg Job Corps Center over the Christmas holiday. In an effort to keep both students and staff safe by limiting exposure it...
MJCC Holiday Committee Recognizes Staff
Every year Muhlenberg Job Corps Center honors its staff with a huge Holiday celebration. As the planning committee met virtually the last couple of months it became increasingly apparent that traditions as we knew them were not going to be feasible in the midst of...
Staff Prepare for Student Christmas
As the COVID pandemic continues Muhlenberg Job Corp Center's student population has yet to return to its full capacity. Currently we have 15 students residing at our center who have been approved to do so due to life barriers such as homelessness or unsafe conditions....
MJCC Staff Provide Thanksgiving Meal for Students
Although our student population has been unable to return to Muhlenberg Job Corps Center, at this time we do have 13 students who have received approval to live on campus due to life barriers. Given the conditions during the pandemic those students were not allowed to...
MJCC Continues Center Modifications
When the pandemic began in March no one could have anticipated the number of changes that would take place throughout the last 8 months. While we still have not received a date of return for our students we have been working tirelessly to insure that our facilities...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center Graduate Spotlight
Tamyiah Tillman Kitchen, a 2017 graduate of Muhlenberg Job Corps Program, is a member of the Army National Guard and currently stationed in Georgia. While on center, Kitchen completed the CNA program receiving additional credentials in CPR and Medical Billing/Coding....
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center’s Student’s Determination, Hard Work Pays off
Even though Liliane Umuhoza has not officially completed her Job Corps training, she already is working full time in the healthcare field. When Umuhoza was sent home after Muhlenberg Job Corps closed its campus because of the COVID19 pandemic, she immediately began to...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Student Overcomes Homelessness and Begins a Career in Health Care
Haley Townsend uses Job Corps to propel her to success Before Haley Townsend enrolled at Muhlenberg Job Corps, she was homeless. Today, she's living in Lexington, KY, working for GALE Healthcare as a contract Certified Nurse Assistant, earning anywhere from $18-$23 an...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Center is Seeking New Students
Here's some important information about Muhlenberg Job Corps Given the current circumstances of the global pandemic, we at Muhlenberg Job Corps want to remind our community members about the value of Job Corps. Job Corps is the nation's largest residential training...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Recreation Department Changes Focus
Muhlenberg Job Corps recreation staff, like all staff, has had to adapt its programs to engage students from a distance because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Pre-coronavirus, recreation staff's normal job duties included tasks such as creating extracurricular activities,...
Muhlenberg Job Corps Staff Return to Center
Adjust to 'New Normal' as center prepares to welcome back students On June 11th Muhlenberg Job Corps Center leadership staff returned to center for the first time since mid-March. All staff are now working at some capacity on center. Senior staff and management were...