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| Box Elder Job Corp Students Planting at Hills Apartment Complex. |
April 30, 2012- Eight Box Elder Job Corp Students donated
their time to plant over 200 plants and flowers at the Hills Apartment complex
to alleviate erosion issues. The
Hills Apartments are income based and operated by local non-profit and housing
agency, NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources.
Box Elder Job Corps General
Education Director, Barb Hallberg, stated that the students have a great time
putting their skills to use. “ Our students really embrace volunteer work. They enjoy giving back and helping
others. We never lack volunteers
when there is a community project that needs volunteers.”
Many of the students had
never gardened before; they all enjoyed getting their hands dirty and learning
about different types of plants.
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| Morgan Nadeau works the soil for the garden bed. |
Morgan Nadeau was one of the
students that donated her time.
She has been a part of the Box Elder Job Corp program for a month. She states that she really enjoys
volunteering. “It is fun to volunteer,
we also get to know everyone better.”
Morgan said that this was her effort to participate in Arbor Day. “I have always wanted to plant a tree
for Arbor Day, and today is my Earth Day celebration!”
Job Corps students have been
volunteering in NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources community outreach
programs for several years. The
Box Elder Job Corp students have catered specialty events, participated in
citywide clean ups, built garden beds for College Park Community Garden (formally Lemmon Avenue Community Garden),
and have painted a home during “Paint the Town” for 17 years.
NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources
Home Rehab Specialist, Robert Thorp, stated, “The students really work hard, we
appreciate all of their efforts and time they donate. The partnership between the
Box Elder Job Corp and NeighborWorks®
has allowed the students to get hands on experience, and has provided
NeighborWorks® with great volunteers
for our community events.”
About Box Elder Job Corp: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest
Service operates the Boxleder Job Corps. It is part of the nationally
funded department of labor scholarship for underprivileged youth ages 16 – 24. The Center’s goal is to teach eligible
young people job skills and help place them in related jobs and/or help further
their education. Career training offered at the center includes business
technology, carpentry, culinary arts, certified nurse assistant, electrician,
facility maintenance, painting, networking and computer technology, union
bricklaying, and welding. The center relies on scholarships making it so there
is no cost for students or families who are interested. To enroll at Boxelder
Job Corps, contact an admissions counselor at (800) 733-5627.
About NeighborWorks Dakota Home Resources:
NeighborWorks®
Dakota Home Resources is a private non-profit organization that has been assisting in providing
decent, safe and affordable housing and revitalizing neighborhoods for twenty
years. NeighborWorks® helps families and individuals
Buy, Fix, and Keep their homes.
For more information on NeighborWorks programs contact Stephany at 605-578-1401
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