The center is actively enrolling students ages 16-24 seeking technical skills training across a variety of fields.

On hearing the news that the federal Job Corps program in Clearfield will be one of nearly 100 around the country shutting its doors, Adrian Asencio’s reaction was intense and immediate. “I was crying ...

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 ...

TONIGHT AT TEN. PRESIDENT TRUMP WANTS TO CUT FUNDING TO JOB CORPS. THESE ARE PROGRAMS KNOWN TO TAKE YOUTH OFF THE STREETS AND GET THEM WORK TRAINING. WELL, TONIGHT, A TARGET 7 INVESTIGATION. JASON ...

At breakfast with the Greater Hazleton Chamber of Commerce a few months ago, a student wielding a sprayer demonstrated how to fireproof a building. Najese Hood said later that when he finishes ...

U.S. Sen. Blumenthal: “Ending the Job Corps would be cruel and stupid.” Credit: Adam Walker Photos Plumbing student Troy Sanders: “I want to do something that is gonna make me good money.” The New ...

Connecticut is home to two Job Corps centers, a federally funded residential program that trains 16- to 24-year-olds for jobs in health care, carpentry, plumbing, manufacturing, technology and other ...

This story has been updated with comments from the program’s director, students and Chicopee’s mayor. CHICOPEE — A job-training program that enrolls 352 low-income young adults and employs 175 people ...

As he layered on bricklaying skills, Justin Quiles felt he could see his earning prospects rising. Then word came last week that the Trump administration plans to close the Westover Job Corps and 98 ...

CHICOPEE — A job-training program that enrolls 352 low-income young adults and employs 175 people is slated to be shut down within weeks, after its funding was cut in President Trump’s proposed budget ...