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With our unemployment figures do you think it is time

Heather Echola @GardenGerty (169535) • United States 8 Aug 11

for programs like the WPA and CCC to come back? Briefly, WPA used unskilled unemployed people to do government jobs, such as construction, and CCC provided conservation jobs for young unemployed men. In this day and age women...

civilian conservation corps

earning our benefits

jobs for unemployed

works progress administration

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Job Corps - US

Savannarose @Savannarose (101) • United States 11 Apr 10

Have you or anyone you know gone to Job Corps? I just signed up and will be going there pretty soon. I was just wondering if any of you had any experience with the program.

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Job Corps?

megumiart @megumiart (3771) • United States 13 Aug 09

Have you ever been to or know anyone that's been to Job Corps? I need to move out to Southern California soon, but I really don't have any money, and haven't been able to get a job for a long time. I heard about JobCorps, and I...

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Job Corps - What are your experiences?

Chalea Hutchinson @zoey7879 (3092) • Quincy, Illinois 10 Aug 09

Has anyone reading this attended a Job Corps personally? How about having a close friend/family member who has? What was your overall experience? Were you a residential or nonresidential student? Did you attend academics only,...

at risk students

good experience

your experience

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"Green Job Corps" versus "Job Corps"

soooobored @soooobored (1184) • United States 21 Jul 08

There has been some confusion in here, and some posts made under the incorrect umbrella of "Job Corps". I'm going to clarify, and then offer a forum to discuss "Green Job Corps" JOB CORPS - An OPTIONAL program to assist at-risk...

green job corps

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This is Job Corp. Is this what you want for your child?

spalladino @spalladino (17891) • United States 19 Jul 08

Below is a description of the Job Corp program from the Dept. of Labor website. This is not a program where a child comes home every evening, they live there. I am familiar with these juvenile detention facilities desguised as...

high school diploma

juvenile detention

training program

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Would You Be Offended if a Friend Suggested Job Corps?

Pigglies @Pigglies (9329) • United States 9 Jun 08

One of my friends called me today with a ton of excitement in her voice. She screamed at me, "Write down this phone number!" After I pretended to do so (figuring I could just ask her again if it was something cool), she tells...

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iamom35 @iamom35 (70) • United States 4 Jan 08

Hi everyone I was just wondering if anyone has gone or had a son/daughter that has gone to job corps? I have been thinking of sending my son because he is not doing good in school and he wants to stay at school but he doesn't get...