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The Department of Labor paused operations at all job corps centers, citing financial troubles – like a $140 million deficit in 2024 with an average graduation rate of about 39-percent.
The U.S. Department of Labor began a nationwide "phased pause" in operations at 99 Job Corps centers, including three Michigan-based locations.
The closure of the Detroit Job Corps is leaving many stunned and concerned about what's next.
According to officials, 217 students were enrolled at the Detroit Job Corps Center on Woodrow Wilson Street when the freeze began. Nineteen were referred to the city for housing assistance.
Trump's move to shutter Job Corps would displace thousands — including many young Black men — and gut a 60-year-old safety ...
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.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s sudden suspension of its Job Corps program has left hundreds of young people in Detroit without housing and career training, forcing many to scramble for alternatives.
DETROIT, MI - Five Detroit groups are planning a resource fair this week for young adults affected by the programmatic pause to Job Corps, a federal education program put on hold by the Trump ...
The termination of the program will end education, housing, and job training for tens of thousands of young people in low-income households.
The Detroit Job Corps program has unexpectedly shut down, and many who live on the campus now have nowhere to go.