Philadelphia Families React To Sudden Shutdown Of Job Corps, Which Provides Job Training, Education

CBS Philadelphia

June 3, 2025

A longtime federal program designed to give young people a second chance through job training is now on the chopping block. The U.S. government plans to shut down Job Corps centers across the country by June 30, and some Philadelphia-area students and graduates are expressing concern.

Before joining Job Corps, 17-year-old Sincere Shaw said his future was uncertain.

"I didn't know what I was going to do, I was skipping class," Shaw said.

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