GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Programming will resume at the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps center in Grand Rapids, according to a state lawmaker, after a federal judge last week declared the U.S. Department ...
CHICOPEE – In the hours after winning a court fight, staff of the Westover Job Corps set to work Thursday to rebound from a bruising month. On May 29, the Trump administration’s Department of Labor ...
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday granted a preliminary injunction to stop the U.S. Department of Labor from shutting down Job Corps, a residential program for low-income youth, until a ...
DEVENS — Harrison was homeless and sleeping in his car before becoming a student at Shriver Job Corps, an opportunity that completely changed the trajectory of his life. The man was one of three ...
While funding for the federal Job Corps program remains a focus of debate, a representative from the Clearfield Job Corps says the organization is operating and welcoming new recruits. “Job Corps is ...
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Caleb Hunget, a 22-year-old from Cadillac, Michigan, finds hope in the midst of uncertainty after a federal judge issued an injunction Wednesday, ordering the Department of Labor ...
In 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson launched the Job Corps as a cornerstone of his Great Society initiative, aiming to combat poverty by providing vocational training to disadvantaged youth. Modeled ...
Many companies and organizations hire students from Cleveland's Job Corps Center. The Trump administration has made government downsizing one of its top priorities. Many federal agencies and programs ...
(U.S. Senate)—Teaming up to protect the country’s Job Corps programs from closure, U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.), John Boozman (R-Ark.) Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Steve Daines (R-Mont.), Mark Warner ...
Eighteen months ago, at around 7 p.m. practically every night, Chloe Lawson would start a four-mile walk to Subway, where she’d work the overnight shift, earning a buck above the $7.25 federal minimum ...
After a week of tumult, students in the Clearfield Job Corps program have returned to their normal routines, at least for now. “Because of the temporary restraining order, Job Corps centers are back ...
DEVENS — Before Zach Shepard joined the Job Corps program, he knew nothing about working with cars. Since he graduated from the federal program in 2013, however, Shepard has made a career in the ...