N.J. students left homeless as nationwide Job Corps closure announced
By Raven Santana | NJ Spotlight News
The U.S. Department of Labor last week announced it would shut down Job Corps, the free education and job training program for low-income young adults nationwide, by June 30, shocking students at program sites across the country and leaving them uncertain about their futures.
The decision was criticized by lawmakers and program leaders alike, including Ashton Stripling, director of the Job Corps Academy in Edison, one of more than 130 centers operating nationwide.
“We serve annually 417 students a year. They are at risk of losing their education, at risk of not having shelter, at risk of not having three hot meals a day, losing health care, at risk of returning to the streets that they were trying to escape, and they are losing their safety net here.”
Tyrone Brown Jr. who attends Edison Job Corps Academy says he was homeless on the streets before Job Corps.
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