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Funded by Congress and administered by the United States
Department of Labor as a public/private partnership with
Management Training Corporation
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Located in a rural setting on a plateau above the Sandy
River, approximately 18 miles east of downtown Portland,
Oregon
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Capacity for 120 residential students and can accommodate 45
students who commute from the surrounding locale
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Six vocational training
offerings include Business Technologies, Culinary Arts, Auto Body Collision Repair, Protective Services/Security, Health Occupations, and Electrical
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90 percent of the students who attend Springdale are from the
Pacific Northwest
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Approximately 30 percent of our students represent ethnic
minorities
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Students are equally male and female
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The program is intended to assist low-income youth. Admission will
not be granted if a health condition will be a hazard to self or
others, or if there is a history of serious law violations or
violent behavior.
The program is free to qualified applicants. Students receive room
and board, basic medical and dental services, clothes appropriate
for work, and vocational, academic and social skills training.
Students also get a living allowance every two weeks which can
range from $22.00 to $80.00 depending on how long they've been
enrolled in the Job Corps Program. There is also a Readjustment
Allowance set aside for students to use after they leave Job Corps,
but students must remain in the program for at least six months to
qualify. Every student has the privilege of a weekend pass, unless
restricted to campus for discipline reasons.
The Springdale campus was formerly a dairy farm, and two of the
original buildings remain. The recreation building and cafeteria
were added when the center was a Franciscan seminary in the 1960's.
The distinctive iron dragon that welcomes everyone entering the
campus was created by students in a welding vocation that existed
on campus for many years.
The center's students and staff participate in national service
events such as National Youth Service Day and Make A Difference
Day. In the past year, students have participated in many community
service projects including:
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Red Cross blood drives
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Winterizing homes for the elderly
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Human Solutions clothing drive and event planning
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Old McDonald's Farm (helping inner city children have an
opportunity to see farm life and animals)
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Friends of Trees tree planting
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Springdale students gain hands-on work experience by working on a
job site with local employers when they have attained proficiency
in the classroom. Employers currently participating include:
Marriott Hotel, Hilton Hotel, Marquis Care Centers, Ron Tonkin
Collision Repair, Borders Books, Resource Connectors
Springdale's satellite project, Partners In Vocational Opportunity Training (PIVOT), is a fully non-residential
program located just outside of downtown Portland. PIVOT provides
training to up to 50 female students, ages 16 to 24 in the Business
Technologies trade. The mission of the program is to provide
comprehensive educational and vocational training to empower single
and parenting teens to move successfully from welfare to work.
PIVOT began as a pilot program in October 1989 as a community,
partnership-based collaborative venture jointly run with the City of
Portland and the Portland Public School District. The program is
now in its 18th year of providing successful job training.
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