April 8th, 2013
U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro toured the New Haven Job Corps Center recently, spending much time speaking with staff and students one- on- one. Following a trip to the dorms, and chatting with students in their GED writing class, Congresswoman DeLauro spent time in the C.N.A. class, observing students as they worked on their skills in [...]
March 7th, 2013
Chocolate, Chocolate everywhere! Culinary students participated for the second year in a row in the Valentine Chocolate Festival taking first place in the amateur division, held in the Student Center at St. Thomas Moore Chapel, at Yale University. This was an elegant chocolate competition for both amateurs and professionals with a sumptuous sampling session benefiting [...]
February 5th, 2013
American Red Cross Blood Drive – Certified Nursing Assistant (C.N.A.) students worked together recently, with the staff of the American Red Cross, to insure the comfort of donors during a recent blood drive hosted by the New Haven Job Corps Center. Set up began at 6:00 am to prepare for the first set of donars [...]
February 5th, 2013
“It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year”, when students at the New Haven Job Corps Center come caroling! Students from all six trades participated in good will this holiday season by caroling at a local senior residential care living facility where residents joined in song. After their performance, students handed out cookies, with both [...]
December 28th, 2012
Alison Heery, Culinary Arts Instructor at the New Haven Job Corps Center, has been named Employee of the Year by Career Systems Development Corporation (CSD). CSD is the primary contracted operator of nine Job Corps Centers, including New Haven, and acts as a sub-contractor on three additional Job Corps Centers throughout the nation. Alison Heery, Culinary [...]
December 13th, 2012
New Haven Job Corps Center students “pay it forward” this holiday season. From collecting Toys for Tots, to singing carols at a local senior living facility, including baking cookies and gingerbread houses for the community, students are hard at work making everyone’s spirit bright. Students in every trade also participated in sending holiday cards to the [...]
December 5th, 2012
The Student Government Association of the New Haven Job Corps Center held a canned and non-perishable food drive for two local food pantries. Staff at the Center were able to “dress down” to business casual on Fridays, by bringing in at least three non-perishable food items. Generous donations were collected for the weeks leading up [...]
December 5th, 2012
New Haven Job Corps Students, armed with the “power of pink” raised over $300 for breast cancer recently with a walk spearheaded by the CPP students. For a $7.00 donation, students and staff tie-dyed pink t-shirts, then sported the same walking the mile-long block around the Center. ”This is such an important cause”, said Ebony Jackson. [...]
November 2nd, 2012
The New Haven Job Corps Center joined millions across the country participating on “Make A Difference Day”, the national day of doing good. Students worked with “Operation Gratitude” to ensure that a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine knows that his or her sacrifices are APPRECIATED. It does not take huge gestures. Just offering the slightest [...]
October 1st, 2012
The New Haven Job Corps Center’s C.N.A. and C.M.A. students teamed together to enroll donors for their second blood drive of the year. Students assisted American Red Cross volunteers in securing donor appointments, registering donors, assisting on the floor at the “Canteen” ensuring donors were ready to return to their day’s work. Stephanie Mills, representative [...]