Horizons Youth Services

Charleston Job Corps participates in Global Youth Services Day

Student Clarence Hensoon with Janet Clark of AARP

On Saturday, April 27, Charleston Job Corps Center joined an estimated 2 million young people participating in Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) activities nationwide. By volunteering with WV State University’s Community Service Day with AARP to shred documents for the public and Thomas Memorial Hospital’s Children’s Health Fair by working participating booths and dressing as care bears, students demonstrated their commitment to addressing the needs of their community and its citizens.

“GYSD is an important day for students of the Job Corps program nationwide to give back to the local community,” HYS Director of Operations Nolyn Fueller stated.  Ms. Janet Clarke of AARP stated, “We love having Job Corps students help, and we are a work-based learning site for the Charleston Job Corps Center.” 

Tia Welch, business & community liaison at CJCC, and student Clarence Henson volunteered with WVSU Community Service Day partner AARP, and Medical Office Support Students Shanae Brown, Kara Miller, Arunya Rimongrua and Stephanie Rager volunteered with Thomas Memorial Hospital for the Children’s Health Fair.

Each year, Job Corps provides training and support to more than 60,000 young people. Job Corps also teaches social skills and encourages leadership development, and GYSD is a great way for students to build their leadership skills through community service.

CJCC students volunteering at the Thomas Memorial Hospital Children’s Health Fair were, left to right, Stephanie Rager, Kara Miller and Arunya Rimongrua (dressed as Care Bears) and Shanae Brown.