The potential closure of the Job Corps center on Treasure Island poses severe risks to its 400 students, as many risk returning to homelessness. With the Trump administration's plans to cut the program, students have limited time to secure housing. Job Corps has offered vocational and educational training for over six decades, but funding cuts threaten its existence. Despite a recent court order temporarily blocking the closure, uncertainty looms as students like Rain struggle with the prospect of losing their only stable environment, highlighting the urgent need for vocational support for at-risk youth.
Finding housing for everyone residing on Treasure Island in a matter of weeks will require a "miracle". Even if the program re-opens in a year, half of those at-risk participants "may not be around anymore."
At least a quarter of the 400 students... will return to the streets they worked so hard to escape if the center closes.
All sites were set to shut down by June 30, until a New York federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump Administration's plans.
Job Corps, operated for over 60 years with bipartisan support, faced operational disruptions announced by the Department of Labor.
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