Sierra Nevada Job Corps Renovates Historic Site

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Mentored by Instructor Jeff Wagner, Sierra Nevada Job Corps cement students renovated the historic Steamboat Springs Healing Center and Spa. The nonprofit hot springs and spa, named by none other than Mark Twain during his 1862-1863 stay on the Comstock, is one of the oldest businesses in Nevada. Cement students used the skills they have learned throughout … Continued

PIVOT Job Corps Life-Changing for One Student

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PIVOT student Rubar Kareemi is on her way up! PIVOT, located in Portland, Oregon is a satellite site of the Springdale Job Corps Center. Rubar and her family moved to the United States four years ago from northern Iraq. She greatly values education, and decided to enroll in college. She soon discovered that college wasn’t the right … Continued

“I want to say thank you very much” says one IAH Detainee

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As a detainee at the IAH Detention Center in Livingston, Texas, Olbin Cantarero-Benitez says he’s been treated well. The facility cares for approximately 1,000 individuals who are held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Oblin says while he’d obviously rather be home with his family, the staff at the facility treat everyone with respect and dignity. … Continued