Mohamed Osman Mohamed, a Somali refugee, was forced to leave his country in 2010. He left behind family and friends in Somalia for a life in America that would soon bring opportunities he never thought he would have. Because of Job Corps and the opportunities that it gave him, Mohamed now works as a company […]
Liliana Fuentes Balboa
Liliana F.B. graduated from Oneonta Job Corps Center after completing both Overhead Line and Smart Meter and her Instrumentation training. After graduation, she decided to remain in the area to work as a production operator with Friesland Campina Domo, where she makes $21.78 an hour. She plans on soon transferring from San Diego Community College […]
Eder Munguia
Eder Munguia has been excelling in his career only five months after completing the Advanced Culinary program in January 2018. Since leaving Job Corps, Eder has been employed full-time as a Pastry Cook at The Waterbar making $16.50 an hour. He loves the work that he does and appreciates the opportunity to be working on […]
Quinton Neloms
Quinton Neloms was a student at Bethune Cookman College when his financial situation drastically changed. His grandmother, who was assisting him with school, passed away, and Quinton spiraled down a dangerous path of drugs and crime. After losing his job and apartment, he decided to enroll in Job Corps to turn his life around. While […]
Amber Sanders
Amber Sanders moved to Dunbar, W.Va., after completing high school in Florida. She wasn’t ready for college, so she got a job as a cashier. She wanted hands-on training for a career, and Job Corps was the perfect fit. She enrolled at the Charleston Job Corps Center in January 2018. While at Job Corps, Amber […]
Lorra Santos
Lorra Santos enrolled at the Treasure Island Job Corps Center in 2017 hoping to pursue a career in the medical field. While at Job Corps, she completed all the required coursework to become a clinical medical assistant and maintained a 4.5 CSSR score. Lorra also completed an internship with Direct Urgent Care, where she administered […]
Aileen Aportela
Aileen Aportela came to the Treasure Island Job Corps Center when she was 19 years old. She knew that she wanted to train in Culinary Arts and wasted no time to begin building her career skills. She started out learning serving skills, such as how to set a table and speak to customers as a […]
Quashyne Jackson
After he graduated from high school, Quashyne Jackson’s goal was to gain the skills he needed to succeed in the workforce. After learning about Job Corps, he knew this program would help him achieve that goal. Quashyne trained in Facilities Maintenance at the Wilmington center in Delaware. While in the program, he completed an internship […]
Jabori Lattimore
Jabori Lattimore, from Louisville, Ky., decided to enroll in Job Corps after he realized that “working at a dead end job was not going to cut it.” He enrolled at the Carl D. Perkins center in September 2016 with goals to better himself and enlist in the military. While at Job Corps, Jabori completed both […]
Ashleigh T.
Ashleigh T., from Richmond, Va., struggled to find stability in her life. Her father left her and her 10 siblings when she was young, and she found herself moving between a number of places during her teenage years, including her friends’ couches, hotels, and homeless shelters. She didn’t have any job skills or a place […]