JETT Program
The Jobs and Employability Training for Teens (JETT) program is designed to prepare high-risk high school students for the workplace through soft skills development and paid, mentored internships with local business and government entities.
The program serves 15-20 students per school semester. Students need to apply to the program and are required to sign (along with their parents/guardians) a formal agreement to meet program requirements. Included in these requirements are school grades of “C” or above, no school discipline referrals, regular and punctual school attendance, and no involvement with law enforcement and the justice system.
Program activities outside of the paid internship take place at the Boys and Girls Clubs Jackson Teen Center during after school hours.
Left to Right: Marcus Oliver (Mr. Claflin University), Brian Mayes (Director of JTC), Darion Allen (North Carolina West)
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Youth Success Stories
The Jobs and Employability Training for Teens (JETT) program has been impactful in the lives of many teens in Kershaw County. Not only during their involvement in the program but into their adulthood.
Shared here are a few of those stories.
Success Stories
Left to Right: Lavonda Briggs (Wingate College) Ashaunti Sims (USC Columbia), Nehia Greene (Coastal Carolina), Amber Hadden (USC Aiken South Carolina)
Sgt. Ozarius Davis
Victoria Langley
Human Service Manager for Department of Social Services.
Makaila Allen
Graduate of USC Columbia, now serving in the United States Air Force.
Keystone Club President
Mashylla Murphy
Graduate of Aiken USC, now an intern at MUSC Florence SC.
Step Team/Keystone/JRT
Atiana Radden
Joined the step team after spending time at DJJ.
Now is a Richland County Deputy.
Marcus Oliver
Mr. Claflin University and Claflin University Freshman of the Year. United States Army
JTC Keystone President 2016/2017
Haveonna Greene
Graduated from Francis Marion University in December of 2020 and is now a Case Investigator for the SC Dept. of Social Services.
Work for JRT, Step Team, Keystone
Jalen Holliday
Allen University/ wrestling
Jamonte Langley
Central Carolina- employed at Piggly Wiggly
Darion Allen
Class of 2019 Camden High School. North Carolina West football scholarship
22 Jackson Teen Center students will compete for the state championship.
What's Next at Jackson Teen Center
Joyce Edwards is projected to be the number 1 pick in the country in 2024.
She has a 4.7 GPA and is a tutor at Jackson Teen Center.