Category: News
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Partner Showcase: Golf Outing Recap
Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) just wrapped up our first-ever golf outing! It took place on Monday, August 21st at Bunker Hill Golf Course. We wouldn’t have been able to make it as successful as it was without the help of our amazing sponsors and partners.
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Staff Interview: JK LeSeure
Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) is lucky to have staff that take our mission to heart and teach it to our students. Across all of the counties we work in, our staff helps young people across Ohio to achieve their academic and career goals. One of these staff members is Stow’s very own JK LeSeure.
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JOG the Web: How We Do, What We Do
Our work being done throughout Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) couldn’t be done without having models to rely on to give the same high level of care to all of our JOG students. The model that we follow is the JAG Model through Jobs for America’s Graduates. This model gives us the opportunity to approach our work in school and out of school with the same level of quality that our students, both new and existing, expect during their time with the JOG program.
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JOG the Web: JOG for Employers
If you have worked alongside Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) at any time, you will know that we love talking about our students. But, our love doesn’t stop there. We also are massively thankful to our employers and partners that work with us throughout the year. There are a number of ways that our employers do and can go above and beyond for our students.
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Student Success Stories: Asebel
Students at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) come from a plethora of backgrounds. In the case of Asebel, she came to us looking to obtain her GED while also being a mother. These challenges are something that our Career Specialists work on to help accommodate our students so they can gain their GED while also being able to still put their families first.
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Staff Interview: Jamie Howey
Staff at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) are committed to providing excellent case management and care to our students across all 5 counties we serve. This is true for both our in-school program, and our out-of-school program. One staff member, Jamie Howey is an excellent example of how to meet students where they are at to provide the most applicable resources.
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JOG the Web: In-School Support
Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) is lucky to have a staff of such caring adults who put the needs of our youth first. Not every young person enrolled in our program comes from a stable home life, and external factors like that play into how our students are able to learn and grow. JOG’s In-School Career Specialists work with students to address these factors, offering extended services and support that go above and beyond the standard curriculum.
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JOG the Web: JOG Events
Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) is proud to organize a plethora of events to our JOG family and to our community! These events include conferences to help our participants grow both as people and professionally, as well as community engagement activities that allow us to connect with our closest supporters. This article will run through our events (both ongoing and recently previous) and briefly explain them.
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Student Success Stories: Zeke
Sometimes the young people we work with come to us looking for one thing and walk away with something much more valuable. That is exactly the case for Zeke. He came to us at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) looking to see how to get connected to SNAP benefits through Job and Family Services, but once he met with the staff at JOG’s Medina County office everything changed.
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Staff Interview: Rachael Jolly-Kosakowski
Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) works hard every day to help connect tomorrow’s workforce with what they need to achieve their own successes. This comes through both academic and career efforts. One individual who has been involved in all facets of JOG is Rachael Jolly-Kosakowski.