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SJCC College Fair

Last month, SJCC’s Business & Community Liaison held a College Fair on-center, with all local colleges in attendance. Students were given the opportunity to learn about local colleges, SJCC’s college program, and ask any other questions they had regarding college...

SJCC Spirit Week!

Last month, SJCC held our annual Spirit Week, and the students participated in a variety of activities. Below you will see the Peace March. Everyone had a great time while raising awareness about anti-violence. The students also enjoyed s’mores with Ms. Rackley,...

Job Corps Works!

“Hi! My name is Pamela Xiong. I went to Sacramento Job Corps Center (SJCC) in October of 2014. At the time I was attending SJCC, I was a full-time employee at Apple. I worked from 7:00 PM to 4:00 AM, Monday through Friday. In addition to attending SJCC and working, I...

SIATech Field Trip

Last Thursday, about 60 of our staff & students attended the 2017 Youth Leadership Summit, a 1-day conference focusing on STEM-related careers and pathways, sponsored by SIATech.  Approximately 200 students from all over northern California attended the summit...

Welcome to the SJCC Oscar Awards!

Last week, SJCC held its first monthly Oscars Student Awards Ceremony. Staff was dressed to impress, and student winners strutted down the red carpet onto the stage to accept their Oscar. Afterwards, we held an awards event for the winners, including food and music,...

Y2Y Conference!

Last month, one impressive trainee, Kristopher Thao, was selected to attend the Youth 2 Youth Conference in Washington, D.C. From Y2Y activities at host centers to connecting with their peers on how best to promote peace, these Y2Y Student Ambassadors had the...

Sean Pittman – SJCC Success Story!

Below you will see an article published on BRT’s website about Sean Pittman, an SJCC graduate who has gone on to have a very successful career in construction. Great job, Mr. Pittman—we are all so proud of you! “BRT Project - Bringing Jobs to Local Workers Like West...

Cement Masonry Hard at Work!

Last week, SJCC Cement Masonry trainees began working on building a new Center project—a fire pit! Not only does it look great, but it will be wonderful during the cold winters. Thank you Cement Masonry!

SJCC Toastmasters Graduates!

Toastmasters International (TI) is a nonprofit educational organization that operates clubs worldwide for the purpose of helping members improve their communication, public speaking, and leadership skills. Through its thousands of member clubs, Toastmasters...

Congressman Site Visit

On June 2nd, SJCC had the pleasure of welcoming Congressman Ami Bera to our center for a tour. Center Director, Ms. Angela Rackley, got the chance to meet wit him to give an update on the center and our initiatives, and then he spoke with several students who were...

John D. Sloat Elementary School Career Day

Yesterday, May 10th, SJCC's Business & Community Liaison held a booth at John D. Sloat Elementary School's Career Day, explaining to the kids what Job Corps was from top to bottom. The kids asked a multitude of questions, and were so excited to know that it was...

Men’s Empowerment Day!

On the morning of Thursday, April 20, 2017, all of the male students and staff were transported off the Center to Elk Grove Park to participate in an all-day “Men’s Empowerment Team Competition & Spirit Event”. The day included several team activities that...

Welcome Ms. Rackley!

Angela Rackley, has been hired as the new Center Director at the Sacramento Job Corps Center, effective April 10, 2017. Ms. Rackley has more than 20 years of professional experience working with "at-risk" youth, which includes 12 years of experience working with Job...

Y2Y Anti-Bullying Rally

Last Friday, our Student Leaders united us with every Job Corps Center (nationwide). SGA held a two-hour anti-bullying rally, and did an amazing job. It was a one week opportunity, that trainees on all 127 Job Corps Centers were given, to share with taxpayers, the...

Happy Spring!

Spring has sprung on the Sacramento Job  Corps center! Below you will see some of our male students working on beautifying the center as all of the flowers are blooming. Happy Spring everyone!

SJCC Graduation

On February 24th, Sacramento Job Corps held its first graduation of the year with over 40 graduating students. The recreation center was filled with friends, family, and SJCC staff as proud as ever to see our students continue moving toward their goals. Good luck to...

Academic Gains

”Hello, my name is Michael Simas. I’m excited to say that with the help of Mrs. McCoy and hard study-ing, I have acquired an 11.6 in my math TABE scores. My goal was to reach this score since September 2016. To reach my goals, I stayed focused until I felt ready to...