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Job Training Program Partnered with the Akron Canton Regional Food Bank Stark Campus Real-world off-campus volunteer experience gives back to the community The Canton City Schools Job Training Program and The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank have partnered to provide students with a new off-campus work experience. Every Wednesday, students traveled from the Timken Career Campus to the Foodbank Stark County Campus located at 1365 Cherry Ave NE to work on sorting food inventory, checking expiration dates, and packing delivery boxes for senior citizens. “Our community partners are integral to providing students with real-world educational experiences and we are so appreciative of them! It is a bonus that many of our partnerships are with organizations that also give back to our community,” said Greg Schumacher, Job Training Coordinator. Students in the Job Training program work off-campus at various
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work sites at least four days per week. The program is designed to provide students with volunteer experiences that focus on enhancing soft skills. “At each job site, we focus on working safely, building relationships, working as a team, “We helped to provide 2,333 Meals” problem-solving, and communiIn addition to the Akron Canton cation. Students are enrolled in Regional Foodbank, the Job Trainthe Job Training program during ing program is also fortunate to their junior and senior years of partner with Hartville Thrift Shoppe high school. During that two-year (938 W Maple St, Hartville), Fairfield period, we aim to provide many Inn and Suites by Marriott Canton real-life work experiences that (5285 Broadmoor Cir NW, Canton, support their preparedness for life OH 44709) and The Stock Pile (1387 after high school,” Schumacher Clarendon Ave SW, Canton). continued.
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Left to Right: Josh Ellington (Classroom Assistant), Solomon Rutledge, Kristen Culp (Speech and Language Therapist) Denori Green, Elijah Elliott, Greg Schumacher (Job Training Coordinator/Program Instructor) Mica Elward, Suzanne Frank (Interpreter) Deanna Noel, Daphne Mayle, Aleah Ramsey.
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