Young Adults Who Overcome Life Challenges through Education + Job Training
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Young Adults Who Overcome Life Challenges through Education + Job Training
Young adults talk about overcoming adversity and gaining a new future through the award winning San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School in San Jose, CA. The San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School (SJCC+CS) is a non-profit organization that provides opportunity youth from the ages of 17...
Recent Episodes
8 episodes
Helping Home Challenged Students in Silicon Valley
One third of San Jose Conservation Corps students lack secure housing, so to meet this challenge, we have developed an innovative, cost efficient prog...
Providing Essential Services During Pandemic
San Jose Conservation Corps members along with AmeriCorps members provided essential services as essential workers on the front lines in Santa Clara,...
GIVING ALL THE SUPPORT NEEDED TO GRADUATE
Tanisha Glenn, Education Navigator at The San Jose Conservation Corps + Charter School talks about the 360 degree approach of support given to student...
A GREAT CAREER + LIFE STARTS WITH EDUCATION
At critical times in their lives, Paula and Jasmine realized they needed to change things. That meant first getting their High School Diplomas! The S...
CRITICAL FIRE PREVENTION WORK
Members of the San Jose Conservation Corps provide critical services to protect roadways from wildfires and falling trees.
BECOMING A MOM WAKES UP YOUNG WOMAN TO EDUCATION IMPORTANCE
A young new mom speaks about the new responsibilities and challenges that pushed her to get her High School Diploma.
IMMIGRATION SUCCESS STORY
A young man new to America speaks of the challenges and opportunities of coming to a new home as well as dealing with physical limitations of being bo...
GETTING SERIOUS ABOUT HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA
Jaime did not take school seriously but once he realized he was headed toward a dead end life, he decided to get serious.