OTTUMWA — The word "devastation" was thrown around quite a bit. When it comes to Ottumwa Job Corps, there were few other ways to describe the federal government's decision to shutter the job training ...

The federal vocational program for young adults avoided closures by the Trump administration, but now Congress could slash ...

OTTUMWA — As of now, nothing has happened. However, students and staff at Ottumwa Job Corps aren't leaving anything to chance. Students and staff Friday protested President Donald Trump's proposed ...

Last Thursday (May 30), the Department of Labor announced that they were beginning a “phased pause” of operations at all Job Corps locations nationwide, stating that it would be “an orderly transition ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X U.S. Sen. Blumenthal: “Ending the Job Corps would be cruel and stupid.” Credit: Adam Walker Photos ...

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 ...

Shutdown of Job Corps nationwide leaves hundreds in limbo, including students and staff at Tahlequah’s Talking Leaves—run by the Cherokee Nation. TULSA, Okla. - The sudden and sweeping shutdown of Job ...

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 ...

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 ...

With Christmas a week away and openings continuing to fill daily, Maui Job Corps is urging Maui young adults ages 16-24 to ...

Activity at Keystone Job Corps Center has picked up since the U.S Department of Labor planned to shut down the program in May.

The federal government's Job Corps gives young people — between the ages of 16 and 24 — a second chance at a diploma and a trade. Esther Johnson, the first African-American woman to head the group, ...