Leslie Daniels, case manager, and Andy Tody, new construction trainer, of Youthbuild were the guest speakers at Tuesday's Lions Club meeting in De Queen. Youthbuild is now enrolling. The deadline is August 19th, and the start date is August 23, 2021. Call or text Leslie Daniels at (870)584-1153.
Leslie Daniels, case manager, pictured with Aliaah Ramos, from De Queen, and Travis Archer, from Dierks, who are UA Cossatot YouthBuild program’s most recent #GED graduates. Aliaah plans to enroll at UA Cossatot to study art. Travis is undecided, but both are continuing in the program to earn their NCCER certification. Congratulations! We are so proud of your accomplishment and hard work! #YouthBuild
Theo Jamaal Bell (T.J.) is the new YouthBuild Placement Specialist. He is from Lockesburg. T.J. has a B.S. degree in Sociology from Texas A&M Texarkana. He comes to us from the University of Arkansas Hope/Texarkana where he was a Career Coach. Before that, he worked with the Arkansas Department of Corrections in Probation & Parole. His hobbies are playing basketball, playing dominoes, and listening to live music.
T.J.’s office is located in the Frachiseur-Pulliam Building Room 218. His office number is 870-584-1166.
We are happy to have T.J. as part of the YouthBuild team, as he will bring much experience to the program.
Jennifer Black
Adult Education Director
UA Cossatot
183 College Dr.
De Queen, AR 71832
870.584.1135
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Leslie Daniels, Case Manager of UA Cossatot’s Youthbuild, was the guest speaker at Tuesday’s noon meeting of the De Queen Lions Club. Enrollment is underway for Youthbuild. For more information on Youthbuild check out the website:
https://www.cccua.edu/community-workforce/adult-education/youthbuild
Cossatot Community College
YouthBuild provides training for the construction trades. Our program is a career and technical skills leadership program for youth age 16-24 who have dropped out of school. Students may earn stipends while they learn in the classroom and at the work site.
