As she is a hands-on learner, learning remotely during the pandemic was one of Kyla Turner’s greatest challenges. She was ready to get back to campus as soon as possible and learn hands-on, surrounded by peers and instructors again. Once she was back to campus, Kyla learned the ins and outs of her training program, […]
Massachusetts
Ralph Jean Baptiste
When Ralph Jean Baptiste arrived in the United States in 2014, he soon learned that due to his lack of English he wouldn’t be able to enroll in the Connecticut school system and finish his high school diploma. He decided to independently enroll in English classes so that he could go back to high school; […]
Kylar Brown
After getting kicked out of his house in the middle of his junior year of high school, Kylar Brown knew he needed to make a change. He was attending Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School doing carpentry work but wasn’t doing well. Kylar heard about Job Corps through his father, who had attended Grafton Job Corps in […]
James Young
James Young began his journey at Job Corps over 10 years ago. He first arrived at the Edison Job Corps Center in New Jersey to study in the Security and Protective Services training area. Once James graduated from the basic training, he decided to further his education and headed to the Shriver Job Corps Center […]
Levi White
Trapper Creek Job Corps graduate Levi White succeeded through the program, being named one of the Corpsmembers of the Year at the 2019 Corps Network National Conference in Washington, D.C. Although Levi already had his high school diploma and multiple jobs before enrolling in the program, Job Corps gave him the career training he needed […]