Feds pause operations at 3 Michigan Job Corps centers as part of nationwide move

(Detroit Free Press) The federal goverment began pausing operations late last week at dozens of Job Corps centers across the country, including three in Michigan.

The "phased pause" by the U.S. Department of Labor started May 29 after an internal review of the program, according to a news release.

Job Corps, a federally funded residential career training program that has been around for more than 50 years, helps low-income young people ages 16 to 24 years old finish high school and get jobs. The program provides room and board and skills training for up to three years, alongside other services, such as child care and transportation. More than 700 students were enrolled at three Michigan centers in the 2023 program year, according to federal data.

Democratic lawmakers from Michigan pushed back against the move and called for a reversal of the decision. In a June 2 letter to U.S. Secretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer, U.S. Reps. Rashida Tlaib of Detroit; Hillary Scholten of Grand Rapids; Kristen McDonald Rivet of Bay City, and Shri Thanedar, also of Detroit, said the decision was made without advance notice to the centers, and left students and staff scrambling. ................(more)

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