Alvin Barr works as a fully licensed Mercedes-Benz automotive technician in Union, N.J., where he gets to do what he loves every day: updating and repairing luxury vehicles. But he wasn’t always able to have his work be so fulfilling. When Alvin was 18, he was working a retail job in Somerset, N.J., and felt […]
Region 3: Atlanta
Courtney Turner
After her honorable discharge from the U.S. military, Courtney Turner was looking to take the next step in her career. That’s when she found the Earle C. Clements Job Corps Center in Kentucky. Courtney got right to work training in the heavy equipment operator training area at Earle C. Clements. While on center, she was […]
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 […]


