NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources Revive
5 event overflowed into Box Elder, positively impacting disabled veteran and
long time Box Elder resident Jerry Felts. Boxelder Job Corp carpentry students
partnered with NeighborWorks® Dakota Home Resources to build Jerry and his wife
a wheel chair ramp.
Felts has struggled with his health since 1995. With
daily medical visits it makes it very difficult to get up and down the outside
stairs. “Sometimes it would take me
twenty minutes to get up those stairs” Felts stated. With a new wheel chair
ramp Felts will have easier access in out of his home, making his daily medical
trips a little less stressful. Felts stated that the students are making
a big difference in his life, "I'll remember this for the rest of my life,
and they'll never know how much I appreciate it."
“Projects like this not only provide our students with hands
on experience but it gives them an opportunity to give back to the community”
stated lead carpentry instructor, Lance Steinberg.
Boxelder student Richard Comeron explained how the Job Corp Program is a great way to gain experience in a professional trade and have a good start on life. “I have been in the program for about 6 months and I have already learned a lot,” explained Comeron..
NeighborWorks Dakota Home Resources would like to thank all of the Boxelder Job Corp volunteers and Rapid City Knechts. Knechts provided a discount to purchase supplies and delivered the materials at no cost. It is our many strong partnerships and volunteers that continue to support and enrich our communities.
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| Boxelder Job Corp lead carpentry instructor, Lance
Steinberg; Brandon Olson, David Caravetta, Richard Cameron, Dan Sheffer, and
Boxelder Job Corp Business
and Community Liaison Jeff Hayward |
About Box
Elder Job Corp: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service operates the Boxelder
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 Revive Five: Revive Five was the result of five
Western South Dakota residents attending the NeighborWorks® America Community
Leadership Institute (CLI). The Community Leadership Institute is an
invitation-only, three-day training event that aims to strengthen the voices
and skills of community, resident and volunteer leaders. The CLI is a vehicle
for learning, and a forum for discussing, community issues and sharing best
practices and solutions to the problems faced by low- to moderate-income
residents. Each CLI has a general theme determined by a team of resident
coordinators. At the end of every CLI, each participating team creates an
action plan so they can effectively bring the knowledge they gained at the CLI
back to their communities and use it to affect positive change. Revive Five was the challenge that the
attendees created to implement in their communities. The Challenge of Revive
Five is to impact five homes within visible sight of each another, utilizing
intergenerational partnerships, to make a positive visible impact on the
neighborhood and community. The end
result will improve the appearance of five homes, increase neighborhood pride
and bring the community together.
For more information on NeighborWorks®
Dakota Home Resources or Revive Five, contact Stephany at 605-578-1401 or visit us on the web at
www.NeighborWorks®dhr.org
