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This week marks the observance of a very special anniversary. Job Corps is the federal government's oldest and most successful residential education and training program. It provides students with the skills and knowledge that help them enter the work force, the military and higher education. And, for 45 years, it has helped build the lives - and launch the careers - of some of America's neediest youth.
Job Corps was established in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson as an instrument in the War on Poverty. Created as part of the network of social programs that came to be known as "the Great Society," Job Corps was designed to give disadvantaged youth a foothold to the middle class.See the full content of this document
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45 Years of Job Corps Success
Today it has evolved into a program that not only gives second chances for our young men and women, but also provides a vital service to our re...
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