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Graduation Matters

Every JAG program comes up with events that fit their community and their individual programs. In most cases the JAG students participate in mentoring activities. Some partner with pre-school or elementary school classes. Younger children always think their older peers are “cool”. They look up to them. In the small town of Hot Springs, Montana … Read more

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Go Ahead Make Their Day

This afternoon 28 iJAG students visited Heritage Nursing Home to make their day…. Valentine's Day that is. This day was largely organized by Ashley Barnish who is a CNA and works at Heritage. Ashley trained the students on what to expect from and how to have a conversation with the residents. She also coordinated the … Read more

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2014 National Training Seminar

JAG is pleased to announce that the 2014 National Training Seminar will return to Disney's Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida July 14-18, 2014. Please use the link below to access information regard the National Training Seminar. 2014 National Training Seminar

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Kansas Governor Sam Brownback’s State of the State Address Features JAG-Kansas

January 15, 2014 The Kansas City Star Ÿwww.kansascity.com       In Governor Brownback’s State of the State Address, he recognized a major education initiative to serve young people in high school that might otherwise“fall through the cracks”.  The statewide program, led by Matt Fearing, was launched in the fall of 2013 in 25 schools. TANF is … Read more

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2013 Smith Scholar Elected to Serve as an At-Large Representative of the University of South Dakota Student Government Association

As a freshman in high school, Alexander “Zane” Zephier was elected as the first president of the first Jobs for America’s Graduates program in South Dakota and the Wagner Community School. In December 2013, as a freshman at the University of South Dakota (USD), Zephier took his leadership skills to the next level as one … Read more

Jobs for Maine Graduates lesson in Vassalboro highlights legislative push

Students learning about fiscal responsibility at school an example of programs that could be expanded under new bill. By Jesse Scardinajscardina@centralmaine.com Published by Morning Sentinel, January 24, 2014 www.onlinesentinel.com The groups on Thursday morning had to figure out how much money they had, how much the items on their shopping list would be by looking … Read more

Previewing ENDMS2: Reports

Beyond bringing a variety of new reports to ENDMS, ENDMS2 is also bringing an entirely new reporting architecture designed to make report generation much less cumbersome.  Here is a screenshot of the new reporting system: Down the left-hand side, you will see a long list of reports.  The reports highlighted in green are reports the … Read more

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Savannah, GA Students Prepare Cards for Soldiers

Each year the American Red Cross provides assistance to more than 2 million service members and many of our nation’s 24 million veterans. They support military families, military and veterans hospitals and provide emergency communication across the globe. And once a year, American Red Cross get the joy of delivering holiday getting to veterans, military … Read more

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MyTarius Thomas Story

MyTarius Thomas, a 2011 graduate of Leesville High School in Leesville, Louisiana, was asked to share his story at the 2013 Louisiana State Leadership Conference. Unfortunately, he was scheduled to report to U.S. Army basic training  at Fort Sill, Oklahoma on the day prior to the conference.  His JAG Specialist, Mrs. Alice Guess, talked with … Read more