In just a few short years, Richard Johnson went from being new to the United States to working for the federal government—and Job Corps is the secret to his success. Richard was born in Liberia on the west coast of Africa; but when he was a young adult, his family chose to immigrate to the […]
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Julian Roth
Julian Roth attended Job Corps with the intention of only completing his Computer Technician training in the Information Technology program. Little did he know, Harpers Ferry Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center would provide him an opportunity to join the fire program. The fire program was a work-based learning experience where Julian was introduced to the […]
Tim Sever
Before he enrolled in the Harpers Ferry Job Corps Center in Harpers Ferry, W.Va., 22-year-old Tim Sever says that he lacked purpose. Not anymore. Now, Tim works as an expanded dispatch recorder and initial attack dispatcher trainee in the Monongahela National Forest Fire Dispatch Center, earning $26.40 an hour. Tim’s mother encouraged him to make […]