Posts Tagged ‘Flint Genesee’

The CRIM Race – held in Flint, Michigan drew over 15,000 runners from throughout the United States and other countries this year.  Among the volunteers for the exciting event were students of the Flint Genesee Job Corps Center.  In preparation of the event, students unwrapped and sorted the medals for the 1, 5, 8, and 10 [...]

Ninety-seven graduates participated in the National Job Corps Graduation Commencement  held on August 24th at Flint Genesee Job Corps.  The keynote speaker was Mr. David McGee from the Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Great Flint, with special acknowledgements from representatives from Congressman Dale Kildee, Senator Debbie Stabenow, Senator Carl Levin,  State Representative Woodrow Stanley’s [...]

Center staff and student representatives, along with various organizations in the community, were aired on Fox66 News during the kickoff for the Fall Fitness 4 Challenge, sponsored by Health Plus, Greater Flint Health Coalition, and Commit to Fit!. During the kick-off, organizational representatives participated in various healthy competitions, such as short relays, fitness balls, strategic [...]

Constitution Day was a big event at the Flint Genesee Job Corps Center for students and staff.  The Constitution Day program included presentations from various community leaders,  to include our County Commissioner, who spoke about the importance of  young people voting, followed  by presentations from students who entered the Constitution Day Essay Contest . Voter  registration was  offered [...]

Students from Flint Genesee Job Corps Center were right up front when thousands of guest arrived at the annual Fox 66 News Fall Festival held on September 15th at the Perani Center, handing  out literature of the event and assisting with traffic control.  Students were given Fox 66 T-shirts and  also g a pizza party [...]

Painting students from Flint Genesee Job Corps were glad to  paint mural outside of Calvery Church for the upcoming Vacation Bible School for small children in the community.  Students are also finishing Community Garden Signs which will be place in and outside of Calvery Church which welcomes the community to plant their own food products [...]

Students in the painting trade of Flint Genesee Job Corps delivered two paintings to New Jerusalem Church, in preparation for their special Black History Month Program in which numerous guest, to include Mayor Walling and State Representative John Gleason, were in attendance.  The paintings, which were approximately 4 x 6 feet, hung on each side of [...]

 Students elected into the Flint Genesee Job Corps Centers Student Leadership Association (SGA), along with the SGA Coordinator and Business Community Liaison, met with Lt. Governor Brian Calley in his Lansing, Michigan office.  Lt. Governor Calley shared information about his responsibilities and the Governors upcoming plans to make Michigan a better place to live and [...]

The Flint Genesee Job Corps Center was recognized in the National Job Corps Association (NJCA) Flash as working with a local community leader to publish a letter to the editor of the Flint Journal Newspaper, noting how critical Job Corps is to the community’s economic recovery and thanking the congressional delegation for their support.   The center [...]

Students in the Dental trade were highlighted in the “On the Town” Magazine along with various other health training institutions and colleges in this area.  The article “Job Corps Spells Success” gave a history and services of the Job Corps program, highlighting the medical trades offered at Flint Genesee to include CNA, CMA, and Dental [...]