Kary had no idea of the bad news that awaited her when she filed into the gym of the Shriver Job Corps Center, a residential ...

In the DOL’s requested budget for fiscal year 2026, $176 million was requested for “closeout costs” to shut down Job Corps.

Job Corps is caught between a court order keeping it open and federal decisions that have frozen its admissions and threaten its funding.

By Kanika Cousine In underserved communities across America, opportunity is not just a path to success but a lifeline. For countless at-risk youth, access to vocational training, stable housing and ...

A resolution was adopted July 1 by the Pike County Fiscal Court in support of the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps program during the most recent court meeting.

As federally funded Job Corps centers are forced to close because of budget cuts, some Historically Black Colleges are helping the displaced students.

Local officials say Job Corps is a success, but the program is incapable of bringing on new students without resources.

The Labor Department, citing budget deficits and claiming poor results, said that it was halting contracts on the 99 private-contractor-operated sites under its purview.

Is Job Corps effective? Supporters defend Iowa's programs in Denison, Ottumwa as Department of Labor contends it's a failure, should be shut down ...

The students warn that, without the program, 4,500 previously homeless Job Corps participants would lose their current housing when the program is set to end on June 30.