Category: News
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Student Success Stories: Alyssia
Here at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) our mission is to help youth with multiple barriers to success complete their education and successfully transition to employment at a livable wage or post-secondary job training. A good example of one of our Career Specialists helping one of our students overcome significant hurdles is in the case of Alyssia. One way that Career Specialists like Heidi help students feel heard and cared for is through our trauma informed approach to make sure all participants feel heard, engaged and confident to complete requirements for their High School education or securing employment.
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Staff Interview: Jessica Porter
Since the beginning, Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) has worked hard to provide needed academic and career services to students in our local partner schools, but the JOG model is not limited to just those standard education tenants. Our specialists go above and beyond to help their students feel welcomed, supported, and engaged.
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JOG the Web: JOG as a Part of JAG
Since our inception in 1987, Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) has worked as an affiliate of, and close partner to, Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG). Though we function independently as our own organization, we work with JAG to gain a foundation for how we can achieve our own success here in Ohio, making sure that we meet (or exceed) their criteria for success.
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JOG the Web: JOG FAQ’s
We at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) have been in operation since 1987, but there are plenty of individuals meeting us for the first time as we grow in our community! We want to take time to explain more about who we are, what different JOG terms mean and more about our vision and mission. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions (FAQ)s about JOG.
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Student Success Stories: Jaiden
Here at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) our goal is to work hard to help students overcome hurdles to success. Whether that be from external circumstances, issues staying engaged in class, or even just being around the wrong environment. As part of the JAG model, we approach our participants with a trauma informed approach to make sure all participants feel heard, engaged and confident to complete requirements for their High School education or securing employment. One student that has overcome significant hurdles to success is Jaiden.
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Staff Interview: Heidi Phillips
Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) has been passionate about expanding our services to as many students as we can in Ohio since our inception in 1987. Career Specialist Heidi Phillips, who has been with JOG for four years now, was one of the biggest helps in rolling out our programming in Trumbull County. When we came into the Trumbull area, Niles McKinley High School was the first district we joined, at which Heidi leads the JOG program.
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JOG the Web: Out of School Program
When thinking about what we do at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG), most people think of our in-school programs. Though those are very important, so is our out-of-school program. Not every participant we work with is a “traditional” student. Some have dropped out and are looking to obtain their GED. Some have graduated and are looking for career assistance. But most are somewhere in-between.
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JOG the Web: Summer Work 2023
Employment is a top priority here at Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG). We work with our participants to promote learning about different work environments by helping them find in-field work experiences with real-world employers. It’s through close partnerships that we are able to supply work experiences to participants interested in applicable career paths.
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Student Success Stories: Maggie
At Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) we strive to try to help youth actualize their dreams by helping them learn steps on how to get there. Maggie is a special case where she knew exactly what she wanted to do in life, but she needed support to achieve her dream of working with children. When Maggie came to JOG, she told her Career Specialist, Cindy Nort, that she needed help to help her achieve her goals of graduating with her diploma and starting her dream job!
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Staff Interview: Matt Turner
Hard work is one of the driving factors in what push Tri-County Jobs for Ohio’s Graduates (JOG) staff to do their best for our participants. Matt Turner is a great example of exactly that. Matt has been a key part of our operations in Trumbull County since he joined JOG in July of 2020, his first job in his field out of college. He explained, “Starting a new job during the COVID-19 pandemic was a crazy time. It was like we had to learn the job one way, and, when COVID-19 began to wind down, we had to learn a whole new way.” He said his experience was unique in that he worked with all of his participants virtually for roughly a year.
