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STUDENT IN FOSTER CARE PRAISES JAG-K PROGRAM
Supporters tell DCF the evidence-based program changes lives TOPEKA – A student who has been in the Kansas foster care system for years praised Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) as the one consistent element in her life. The student said JAG-K Career Specialists have cared about her and taught her skills that will…
Read MoreJAG-K brings National Championship back from Washington, D.C.
TOPEKA – Allen Roberts, a senior in the Pratt High School Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) program, was confident he had done well in the math skills competition at the Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) National Student Leadership Academy (NSLA) in Washington, D.C. It was his second year to compete at the national level, and…
Read MoreAT&T helps JAG-K prepare students for successful futures
AT&T SPONSORS NEW PROGRAM AT SEAMAN HIGH SCHOOL TOPEKA (May 17, 2018) — Each year, AT&T funds $1 million to the JAG National Program and that funding is distributed to JAG State Affiliate Programs. In Kansas, AT&T donated $30,000 to sponsor a new JAG-K program at Seaman High School for the 2017-18 school year. Seaman…
Read MoreJobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas Thanks Colyer for Funding Support
JAG-K STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO LINE-ITEM VETO BY GOVERNOR JEFF COLYER, M.D. KANSAS (May 16, 2018) – Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) President/CEO Chuck Knapp released the following statement in response to Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D.’s line-item veto of a provision in the Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations Bill that capped the amount of federal funding…
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