JOB CORPS

WHAT IS JOB CORPS?

Job Corps is a federal residential education and job training program for at-risk youth ages 16 through 24. Job Corps is a public-private partnership administered by the U.S. Dept. of Labor. The program provides disadvantaged young people with academic, vocational and social skills training they need to gain independence and get quality, long-term jobs or further their education.

For further information, contact theConnecticut Job Corps Centers in Hartford or New Haven (http://jobcorps.dol.gov/centers/ct.htm)

TO FIND PROVIDERS IN CONNECTICUT'S COMMUNITY RESOURCES DATABASE:
Search by service name: Job Corps

SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Labor website
PREPARED BY: 211/pt
CONTENT LAST REVIEWED: June2008