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JAG-K STUDENTS COMPETE AT STATE CAREER DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
14 students qualify for National Student Leadership Academy in Washington, D.C. TOPEKA (April 25, 2019) – Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) hosted more than 200 JAG-K students from across Kansas at its annual State Career Development Conference (CDC) in Salina on April 17, 2019. The students, who qualified at eight regional events, competed…
Read MoreJAG-K Awarded $3,500 from Taco Bell Foundation
LOCAL ORGANIZATION AWARDED $3,500 TO HELP MORE KANSAS YOUNG PEOPLE FOLLOW THEIR DREAMS TOPEKA (April 23, 2019) – Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) received a $3,500.00 grant provided by the Taco Bell Foundation to support more than 300 youth from across the state of Kansas. The funding went towards the annual Career Development Conference (CDC).…
Read MoreTroy Findley to Serve on Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas (JAG-K) Board
Former Kansas Lt. Governor and Sebelius Chief of Staff approved at March Meeting TOPEKA, March 22, 2019 – Troy Findley, former Lieutenant Governor under Governor Mark Parkinson, was elected to a two-year term on the Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas, Inc (JAG-K) Board of Directors at the March 19 meeting. Prior to his appointment as Lt.…
Read MoreBeverly Mortimer, Vice President of Programming for JAG-K, to participate in Department of Defense Program
Beverly Mortimer among select group chosen to engage with senior military officials and U.S. Service members for the Secretary of Defense’s Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC) KANSAS (Feb. 22, 2019) – Beverly Mortimer, Vice President of Programming for Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas, has been selected to participate in the 91st Joint Civilian Orientation Conference (JCOC…
Read MoreKansas Students Visit Topeka for Annual JAG-K Day at the Capitol
TOPEKA (February 8, 2019) – Students representing Jobs for America’s Graduates – Kansas (JAG-K) programs from Augusta and Holcomb traveled to Topeka on February 7 to visit the Kansas Statehouse as part of the annual “JAG-K Day at the Capitol.” Due to weather and safety concerns, many of the 230 anticipated students were unable to…
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…
Read MoreFOSTER CARE MONTH HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR MORE FOSTER FAMILIES
DCF announces event and outlines efforts to increase placement options for Kansas kids TOPEKA (May 3, 2018) – Currently, there are more than 7,500 children in foster care. Sadly, these children have been placed outside of their homes by the court for safety reasons. As the number of children in foster care continues to rise,…
Read MoreA MESSAGE FROM CHUCK KNAPP, PRESIDENT/CEO
From Chuck Knapp, JAG-K President/CEO TOPEKA (May 1, 2018) – Jobs for America’s Graduates-Kansas helps students prepare for successful futures. All our JAG-K students are facing multiple barriers to reaching their full potential, but in January we started a pilot program for Kansas students facing some of the biggest challenges — students in foster care.…
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