May 14th, 2013
Giving children what they deserve: a childhood. More than 1,000 children and their families find success and hope at Crisis Nursery each year. As the Valley’s longest-serving children’s shelter, we have provided a safe haven and support services for more than 20,000 children since 1977. Each day we give families resources and access, [...]
May 3rd, 2013
Springdale students and staff didn’t just celebrate Earth Day, they celebrated April as Earth Month! Although Springdale’s “Green Team” is active on center all year round, the team took April as an opportunity for education and outreach on center and in the community about environmental issues. The Green Team shared information for all staff and [...]
May 1st, 2013
The Charleston Job Corps Center operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) participated in the WV Human Rights Commission Fair Housing Conference, April 29-30, 2013 at the Summit Conference Center, 129 Summers Street, Charleston WV 25301. Students Crystal Coleman and Shaunda Gatlin from the Business Technology Class were volunteers assisting with Ms. Mary K. Jacquet, WV [...]
On Saturday, April 27, 2013, Charleston Job Corps Center operated by Horizons Youth Services (HYS) joined an estimated 2 million young people participating in Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) activities nationwide. By volunteering with WV State University’s Community Service Day partner AARP to shred documents for the public and Thomas Memorial Hospital’s Children’s Health Fair [...]
April 29th, 2013
In honor of Global Youth Service Day, the students and staff of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps Center all joined together for the morning of April 26th and volunteered at local non-profit e-recycling organization Comprenew. Comprewnew is a free community electronics recycling organization that works to keep e-waste out of landfills. All 200 students [...]
April 25th, 2013
Thirty students from Landscaping, Carpentry and Cement Masonry career technical training programs converged on William Land Park April 23 for a day of maintenance and landscaping to prepare the park’s golf course for a new season of First Tee of Sacramento. First Tee works with inner city youth to teach them life lessons through the game of [...]
April 24th, 2013
The Charleston Job Corps Center (CJCC) operating under Horizons Youth Services (HYS) celebrated Earth Day, April 22, 2013 and during the week of April 22-26, 2013. The Center kicked off activities with a student and staff assembly that featured information regarding the theme of Earth Day 2013 – Climate Change and watched Al Gore’s Project [...]
Serving as an NCAA Women’s Final Four Ambassador in New Orleans held a special meaning for Lameisha McCrary. The Health Occupation Technology student played basketball for McDonough 35 High School before entering Job Corps. And, Lameisha says she was so uplifted by her volunteer experience that she plans on playing the sport again this summer [...]
April 12th, 2013
Muhlenberg Job Corps students received free tax preparation from the Retired Senior Volunteers of Muhlenberg County. This was the sixth consecutive year students have received this service from the Retired Senior Volunteers. Twenty students received tax preparation help and over seven thousand dollars will be refunded to the students. Kenny Brown, Center Director at Muhlenberg [...]
April 11th, 2013
The Charleston Job Corps Center’s Student Government Association (SGA), and Mrs. Tia Welch, Business Community Liaison and member of the Fair Shake Network volunteered at the State Capitol for the Annual Ice Cream Social on April 10, 2013 from 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Upper Rotunda House Side, State Capitol Building. SGA volunteers were Shawn Murphy, SGA [...]