Job Corps operates as a federally funded educational and career training program for low-income Americans aged 16 to 24.

The administration of President Donald Trump was hit with a lawsuit on Tuesday seeking to block it from eliminating Job Corps, the largest U.S. job training program for low-income youth. A trade group representing contractors that operate Job Corps centers and some of its members claim the U.

The U.S. Department of Labor announced a pause in the Job Corps program, meaning 90 centers across the country, including in Marion and Amherst County, will close by the end of the month.