Gary Job Corps Corrections Cadets Assist At Founder’s Day Celebration in Dripping Springs

Job Corps is a no-cost education and career technical training program administered by the U.S. Department of Labor that helps young people ages 16 to 24 improve the quality of their lives through career technical and academic training.

The Job Corps program is authorized by Title I-C of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act of 2014 (supersedes WIA 1998). For more information about the Job Corps program at a national level, please visit their Official Public Web Site.

Gary Job Corps Corrections Cadets Assist at Founder’s Day Celebration in Dripping Springs

The Gary Job Corps Corrections Cadets have assisted with the Founder’s Day three-day festival since 2010. 

The Cadets are assisting with traffic and crowd control at the event that has over 150 booths brimming with unique clothing, hand-made items, furniture, pottery, birdhouses, custom jewelry, and crafts for the kids. 

Additionally, there are carnival rides, live music, and a BBQ cook-off.  The Founders Day Festival is the largest annual community event in Dripping Springs, Texas.

The three-day festival celebrates the founding of the Dripping Springs community, which was established in 1850, and offers a variety of family-friendly activities.

The spring festival kicks off with the Grand Parade followed by live music on two stages. With a carnival, cook-off competitions,  and arts and crafts vendors, there is something for everyone.

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