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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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“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 ...
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Critics push back as the government goes after Job Corps
Job Corps is the "largest nationwide residential career training program" in the United States and has been in operation for ...
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.
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 ...
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‘A tough way of leaving’: Maui Job Corps students and staff say emotional goodbyes amid federal closure
Tucked away on a rural 12-acre campus in Makawao, the Maui Job Corps Center is unfamiliar to most residents, but it is the ...
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 ...
Federal pause on Job Corps enrollment sparks concern in Maine
The pause affects the Penobscot Job Corps Center in Bangor and the Loring Job Corps Center in Limestone. Hawaii's governor signs new hotel tax legislation to help cope with climate change ...