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‘Just devastating’: Job Corps shutdown eliminates crucial training pipeline in Hawaii
For more than 60 years, the Hawaii Job Corps has provided a ray of hope for those who had no other options. When operations ...
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Editorial: Keep Job Corps alive to help many
At a time when Americans are seriously concerned with providing more opportunities for those who don’t attend college, why ...
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“This is going to have a huge impact” DOL to pause Don Young Job Corps center operations
On May 29, the U.S. Department of Labor announced it will begin a phased ‘pause’ in operations at contractor-operated Job ...
Message in a bottle found nearly 7 years after leaving Hawaii shoreline
In 2018, a young teenager on Oahu tossed a bottle into the ocean. She forgot all about it until this week, when it was found thousands of miles away.
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Job Corps students fear for their futures as federal government announces nationwide closures
A federal program that promised to give young people a fresh start is now shutting down — and tens of thousands of students ...
Detroit community activists step in to help those impacted by Job Corps closure
Job Corps helps at-risk youth ages 16 to 24 improve their lives through vocational and academic training while also providing ...
Labor Dept to suspend Job Corps centers it says put students in danger, cost taxpayers $1.7B
EXCLUSIVE: The Department of Labor is suspending operations of Job Corps centers across the nation after revelations that the ...