Sen. Collins honored for support of Job Corps

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Representatives from the Job Corps centers in Bangor and Limestone met with U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine) earlier this month to thank her for her continued support of the Job Corps program, which provides free education and training to help young people learn a career, earn a high school diploma or high school equivalency, and find a good job they can keep.
Representatives presented the senator with an award honoring her as a Champion of Job Corps.
“When unnecessary circumstances led to the Job Corps enrollment suspensions, Senator Collins fought to restart youth admissions, and she championed funding allowing Job Corps to serve as many youth as possible,” explained Business and Community Liaison at the Loring Job Corps Center Roger Felix. “As a result, tens of thousands of formerly disconnected youth are safe, learning, and starting careers in our nations fastest growing occupations.”
Felix also added that following a freeze in new enrollments last year, Sen. Collins wrote to the administration expressing her deep concerns about cost overruns and asking for explanations for the budget lapse. “She introduced a budget amendment that created protections for the program, and she has introduced the Securing Job Corps Centers Act, which would create an advisory board to oversee the program and provide recommendations to the program administration,” Felix explained.