A Job Corps Grad on Getting a Second Chance Franqee Higgens is a 32-year-old electrical engineer living in Dallas, and a graduate of the U.S. government's Job Corps program.

If passed, the Second Chance Reauthorization Act will fund reentry programs that reduce recidivism and boost local economies.

DEVENS — A table of six young people sat debating recently whether Shriver Job Corps should be called a last-chance stop or, conversely, a hope for a second chance. They agreed that the school ...

Nearly 100 Job Corps locations nationwide are being put on phased paused at the end of June. Zack Jackson credits the program with changing his life.

Friday was National Job Corps Commencement Day, with 124 centers holding ceremonies on the anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson signing the Economic Opportunity Act that created the Job Corps ...

Fort Simcoe Job Corps is on the Yakama reservation and is one of 24 Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCC) operated by the U.S. Forest Service in rural areas within or near forestlands.

The #CaliforniansForAll project includes other service programs, such as College Corps, which in its first year included 3,250 students from 46 California community colleges and state universities.

DEVENS — A table of six young people sat debating last week whether Shriver Job Corps should be called a last-chance stop or, conversely, a hope for a second chance. They agreed the school is ...

Jasmyn Lartedale (left) an Army veteran and now a volunteer mentor, waits for a hearing to begin at the newly formed Veterans' Court on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015 in Clayton.