The 2022 MTC Job Corps OACTS or Outreach and Admissions Career Transition Services conference was a substantial meeting of Job Corps staff years in the making. “Right now, this is a perfect opportunity to bring all our OA/CTS leadership together to focus on our top priorities,” said Steve Fuller, vice president, western region. Jessica Bayer, … Continued
It’s a chance to foster growth and experience it themselves. The garden program at Kyle Correctional Center in Kyle, Texas, helps residents and the community. For facility Records Clerk Alisa Darnaby, garden outcomes reflect positively on a bigger picture. “It’s great to work for a company that focuses on something besides, what I will call, … Continued
As we look ahead to the fall and coming year, MTC President Scott Marquardt provides a timely update. “I want to give a quick update on what’s happening at MTC. In Job Corps, we are all about enrollment; we need to get students back on center after COVID. The Department of Labor has changed some … Continued
It’s a time of year when hard work pays off. Years of dedication are bearing fruit at the Earle C Clements Job Corps Academy in Morganfield, Kentucky. As students recently graduated from education and trade programs at the center, they received an unexpected voice of support from Congressman James Comer (R-KY). “This is Congressman James … Continued
This is a story about an individual dedicated to the BIONIC mission of MTC. It’s simple. He is dedicated to being a positive influence every day. Maurice Washington is a correctional officer at the Diboll Correctional Center in Diboll, TX. This evening he stops by a local gun range to relax on his way home … Continued
In Part One of this story on the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, or PEP, at Sanders Estes Unit in Venus, Texas, program manager David Flores explained how rigorously learning entrepreneurship values and holding each other accountable helps the participants believe in themselves. “Once they start believing in themselves, they start seeing that they can handle the … Continued
It’s a story of triumph in the face of challenging odds. Hard work can pay off, as it has for Kanela. Kanela Kamahalohanuilai is a 2012 Hawaii Job Corps graduate.“I would say I’m blessed because Job Corps did change my life.” Kanela dropped out of high school, had three children, and was living on the … Continued
They called it “Signing Day” at the Los Angeles Job Corps Center. The student body welcomed 17 new students with confetti and lots of cheers. They had a parade and met the student body officers. The new students were told their voices matter, so speak up because we listen. Also, Congress Women Lucille Elsa Roybal-Allard … Continued
“A lot of these men don’t believe in themselves. So, what I started doing is I let them know, I believe in you.” So says David Flores, who manages the Prison Entrepreneurship Program, or PEP, in the Sanders Estes Unit in Venus, Texas. “What this program does is very unique,” he affirms. PEP is geared … Continued
In an outstanding example of community outreach, MTC staff made a lasting difference in the lives of those in need. “Yeah, here at IAH, we try to get involved with the community.”Alex Sanchez is the facility administrator at the IAH Detention Center in Livingston, TX. The facility wants to serve and strives to be a … Continued