‘It saves lives’: Virginia Job Corps centers face uncertain future in national pause

Elected officials denounce federal attempts to end Job Corps

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and U.S. Rep. Josh Riley joined other elected representatives and local officials at the Oneonta Job Corps campus to speak out against the Trump administration’s attempt to close Job Corps locations across the country Thursday, Aug.…

‘It saves lives’: Virginia Job Corps centers face uncertain future in national pause

The Old Dominion Job Corps Center in Monroe, one of two contractor-run campuses in the state facing an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Labor moved to pause operations nationwide. (Photo courtesy of Old Dominion Job Corps Center)When  Savannah Higgins walked through the doors of the Old Dominion Job Corps Center in Monroe back in 2010, she was 19, directionless, and unsure of how to turn her ambition into reality. Raised in northern…