Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, has asked the Trump administration to reconsider its decision to eliminate funds for the Job Corps in America.
The JCA is America’s largest residential career training program, helping young people develop career skills.
In her letter to the Trump administration, Rosen said the JCA has helped “millions of young people” obtain education, training and career placement assistance. She added JCA plays a crucial role in supporting America’s at-risk youth in acquiring the skills necessary to secure employment and contribute to their communities.
“For decades, the Job Corps program has cultivated a strong and resilient workforce in Nevada, and eliminating the program will have detrimental consequences on the communities, employers, and youth that rely on it,” she wrote.
Rosen urged the Trump administration to “protect” the JCA and “reverse course on a reported stop work order” that would close the SNJCC and other centers nationwide.
The senator, in her letter last week, called the SNJCC a “key economic driver in Northern Nevada.” She said the center has served around 25,000 Nevadans since its opening in 1979.
Rosen cited numbers from JCA’s 2024 program year, which said almost 82% of its students had full-time jobs with a minimum starting wage of $17.97 per hour, which was nearly $6 higher than the state’s minimum wage.
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