With the FY 2020 budget process set to begin next month, early outreach to the eight new U.S. Senators and at least 89 new U.S. Representatives is critical. The vast majority of these freshman offices will likely not be familiar to Job Corps. The first step in this...
The 2019 NJCA Policy Forum has been scheduled for March 27-28, in Washington, D.C. Similar to last year, the conference will take place at the National Museum of the American Indian conveniently located near DOL, Congress, public transportation and a host of hotels. ...
The NJCA recently developed a Job Corps alumni Facebook page for graduates of the program to connect and share their stories. We encourage all Job Corps staff, stakeholders and supporters to share the page with current students and graduates. We are asking alumni...
In the last month, the NJCA has held multiple meetings with leadership at the U.S. Department of Labor. These include meetings with Deputy Secretary of Labor Patrick Pizzella, two meetings with Deputy Assistant Secretary (DAS) of Labor for Employment and Training...
In March 2018, Mathematica Policy Research published an ‘external review’ of Job Corps. The report, commissioned by the U.S. Department of Labor, consists of a scan of evidence regarding what services and strategies have been effective for Job Corps. Among the...