Pinellas County Job Corps

Relay for Life Kickoff Breakfast

December 27th, 2011

Pinellas County Job Corps Center participated in the South St. Petersburg Realy for Life kickoff breakfast.  Our Choir sang and James Young, SGA Senator played Santa Claus for all the Cancer Survivors.  The program was excellent with survivors giving their testimony.  Our choir did a wonderful job and James did a great Santa. 

An annual event for our local foster youth that provides a education program and Thanksgiving Day Dinner was held Nov. 22.  The event this year was held at the Clearwater Marine Aquarium where the world famous “Winter” the Dolphin lives and was filmed for the recent movie The Dophin Tale.  Our students participated in being [...]

Make a Difference Day

October 26th, 2011

  Above pictured is Charles Dowdell with his new puppy friend! Pinellas County Job Corps Center participated in the national Make a Difference Day on October 22, 2011.  PCJCC participated in 4 different projects.  We had 6 staff and 28 students participate. Pinellas County Animal Shelter – students and staff walked dogs, cleaned kennels for [...]

Pinellas County Job Corps Center participated in our city wide community service day event, St. Pete Carefest.  Our students are shown receiving their certificate for participating from our Mayor Bill Foster.  Our project was helping the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store.  They were in need of people to help sort through donations and organize [...]

Pinellas County’s First Graduation! Pinellas County Job Corps was featured in the St. Petersburg Times on September 14th.  The article was a follow up of our graduation and two interviews with our students.  Jillian Munoz, SGA President and Aljen Bryant, SGA Senator were interviewed about their future plans after Job  Corps.  The link to the article [...]

The Pinellas Job Corps Center celebrated its first graduation last week. While the 52 graduates may not all be immediately in line for jobs, they’re undoubtedly in a better place with marketable skills. The center’s potential to change lives and impact the economy will only grow as it expands and graduates more. … Ernest Hooper, [...]