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St. Louis Job Corps students make a home for
homeless children safe and beautiful
Moore Home, a part of the Grace Hill Neighborhood Association, is a haven for homeless women and their children. Located in a large home in the Hyde Park neighborhood, Moore Home can accommodate up to 15 residents.
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As a Vocational Student Training (VST) project, St. Louis Job Corps students from the painting and plastering trades have been working diligently to make the home safe and beautiful for its residents. Plastering students, utilizing the skills learned in the Job Corps program are repairing or replacing crumbling plaster. At the same time, painting students are skillfully removing aged and damaged paint and repainting to beautify the facility with safe, lead-free paint. The Hyde Park area has recently been targeted to receive funding for lead abatement projects.
“This is a wonderful opportunity for our students to practice their skills while giving something back to the community” says Willie Vaughn, Painting Instructor. Giving back to the community is often incorporated into the training that goes on at the St. Louis Job Corps center. Students learn the value of community service by using their skills to help charitable organizations throughout the St. Louis area.
The project at Moore Home has been on going for approximately three months and is expected to be completed shortly.
Pictured left to right are: (front row) Kendrick Benson, Keith Gibson, Stephanie Bales, Chris Kuehn, all painting students; (second row) Randy Whitley, painting student, Andy Wesley, Field Coordinator, International Painters and Allied Trades; (third row) Justin Boyd, William Scott, painting students; (back row) Willie Vaughn, Painting Instructor, Bridgett Joseph, Director of Moore Home, and Dr. Rodney Weid, Director of Grace Hill Neighborhood Association.
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