[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 16220-16221]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING THE 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HUBERT H. HUMPHREY JOB CORPS 
                                 CENTER

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                          HON. BETTY McCOLLUM

                              of minnesota

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 26, 2011

  Ms. McCOLLUM. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to commemorate the 30th 
anniversary of the Hubert H. Humphrey Job Corps Center in Saint Paul, 
Minnesota, and to honor the students, staff and volunteers who make the 
Center a success.
  The Humphrey Job Corps provides hope and the opportunity to create a 
better life for thousands of young Americans every year, through career 
technical and academic training. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey was 
one of the early architects of Job Corps, and it is a fitting tribute 
to his leadership that Minnesota's Job Corps Center continues to 
proudly bear his name 30 years after the first students walked through 
the doors on July 15th, 1981.
  The Humphrey Job Corps Center gets results. By 1985, the Center's 
job-placement rate reached 90%, and in 1986 the Center became one of 
the first Job Corps Centers in the nation to be accredited by the North 
Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
  The Humphrey Job Corps continues to grow and innovate. Today it 
serves between three-hundred to four-hundred students each year, 
offering training in subjects ranging from business technology to 
medical office support, to drivers education. Recently, the Center has 
embraced innovations in the Green Sector. All students entering 
advanced manufacturing, automotive and construction fields receive 
training in renewable and sustainable practices. Late last year, it was 
an honor to participate in the ribbon cutting of the official opening 
of the new Technology Trades Building and the Single Mothers' Dorm.
  Not only does the Humphrey Job Corps give students the practical 
skills they need to succeed professionally, it has helped build and 
connect communities. Humphrey Job Corps students regularly volunteer 
their time and energy to serve their neighbors in crisis nurseries; and 
organizations such as Toys for Tots; the Special Olympics; and the 
Veterans Rest Camp in Hugo, Minnesota.
  Students' services are not limited to their neighborhood, or even 
their state. Humphrey Job Corps students have partnered with 
communities across the upper Midwest to assist in times of need. They 
have traveled to Grand Forks, North Dakota; Rushford, Minnesota; Saint 
Peter, Minnesota; and Fargo, North Dakota to help communities heal 
after recent natural disasters. Today, Humphrey Job Corps students give 
more than 5,000 volunteer hours each year.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to submit this statement for the 
Congressional Record in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Hubert 
Horatio Humphrey Job Corps Center and all the students, staff and 
volunteers.

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