Job Corps, started in 1964, gives free training in trades like construction and health care to over 35,000 students a year.

The U.S. Department of Labor began a nationwide "phased pause" in operations at 99 Job Corps centers, including three ...

Michigan has three Job Corps facilities now pausing operations in Grand Rapids, Flint and Detroit. An estimated 700 students ...

Job Corps program alumni and faculty are anxious about the looming end date as they scramble to provide assistance to ...

The federal government cut the program because of a budget deficit, low graduation rates, and instances of violence, the U.S. Department of Labor said.

Detroit Job Corps has suspended operations. Neighbors decorate traffic cones in Ypsilanti. Other top stories and weather.

The termination of the program will end education, housing, and job training for tens of thousands of young people in ...

After the Trump administration ordered the pause of operations at Job Corps centers across the country, including three in Michigan, local lawmakers are now pushing for its reversal.

Families and communities were stunned by the Job Corps’ sudden pause. One TikTok user shared that the government wants young people to be homeless. “They want minors ages 16 to 24 to be homeless,” the ...

Ford Job Corps center in Grand Rapids since 2022 ... s three facilities pausing operations in Grand Rapids, Flint and Detroit. An estimated 700 students across the state will be affected ...