In 1964, the Economic Opportunity Act established the Job Corps – a program that offers free vocational training to low-income young adults between ages 16-24. In addition to training, it provides housing for most of the enrolled students. In May, the Department of Labor announced it would begin a so-called “phased pause” of operations at contractor-operated Job Corps sites across the country. Donna Hay is the president and CEO of the National Job Corps Association. She joins Soledad O’Brien in studio to explain why they’re taking legal action to keep sites open.
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