We all hear about pork projects and huge wastefull Government spending programs but over the last few weeks I have been exposed to and impressed by one project that seems to be a win win.
I am no longer on the road but for the last 2months have been doing local deliveries in the Jax Fl area for Graybar Electric. One of my routine stops is the Jacksonville Job Corps Center. In talking with the Director he told me that they train young men and women that are on the edge,they have minor police records and usually are high school drop outs. This center teaches them to be electrician,contractor helpers,f/lift operators,warehouse workers, and the basic skills needed to compete in the Job market.
He went on to say the transformation in these kids and their attitudes is absolutely amazing. They wind up with $9-10 hour jobs to start out with and or the first time in their lives they have a purpose and a reason to get out of bed in the morning. More important is that they now get exposed to a whole new social class,mainly men and women that are responsible and are workers plus have family values. The success rate is about 90% and many of them come back to talk to new students.
It cost about $40 million to buy the land, erect the facilites and
fund this program. Not bad probably about one days petty cash fund in Irag
I am no longer on the road but for the last 2months have been doing local deliveries in the Jax Fl area for Graybar Electric. One of my routine stops is the Jacksonville Job Corps Center. In talking with the Director he told me that they train young men and women that are on the edge,they have minor police records and usually are high school drop outs. This center teaches them to be electrician,contractor helpers,f/lift operators,warehouse workers, and the basic skills needed to compete in the Job market.
He went on to say the transformation in these kids and their attitudes is absolutely amazing. They wind up with $9-10 hour jobs to start out with and or the first time in their lives they have a purpose and a reason to get out of bed in the morning. More important is that they now get exposed to a whole new social class,mainly men and women that are responsible and are workers plus have family values. The success rate is about 90% and many of them come back to talk to new students.
It cost about $40 million to buy the land, erect the facilites and
fund this program. Not bad probably about one days petty cash fund in Irag
