[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 52 (Monday, April 13, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E463]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




        RECOGNIZING MILWAUKEE JOB CORPS ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                            HON. GWEN MOORE

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 13, 2015

  Ms. MOORE. Mr. Speaker, I rise to pay tribute to the Job Corps 
Program. Established in 1964, it was one of the central initiatives of 
President Johnsons' War on Poverty and modeled after President Franklin 
Roosevelt's New Deal Initiative called the Civilian Conservation Corps 
(CCC). The CCC employed thousands of people during the Great Depression 
to help rebuild our country's infrastructure.
  This is certainly a milestone year for the Job Corps Program 
nationally. I am honored, as an elected official, to have had a role in 
bringing this worthwhile program to the 4th Congressional District of 
Wisconsin. Job Corps assists low-income student ages 16 to 24 improve 
the quality of their lives through vocational and academic training. 
Because of its emphasis on providing academic and ``hands on'' 
training, graduates of Job Corps' program are assured the all-around 
skills needed to succeed in a career and in life.
  The Milwaukee Center is just one of 125 Job Centers nationally 
serving 60,000 students each year. Since its inception, Job Corps has 
served more than three million young people. The benefits of this no 
cost education and career technical training program administered by 
the U.S. Department of Labor are both tremendous and life changing. 
Over 80 percent of the Job Corps graduates obtain jobs, enroll in 
higher education or enter the military. In fact, Job Corps is the 
nation's largest and most successful residential training program.
  In addition to the direct services provided to participants, Job 
Corps impacts the local communities in which they are sited with 
economic benefits. 228 local jobs are directly or indirectly supported 
by the average Job Corps campus each year and $1.91 in local economic 
activity is generated by each dollar invested in Job Corps.
  Mr. Speaker, I am deeply proud of Job Corps success over the past 50 
years. I commend them for their work and dedication to our nation's at-
risk, jobless and disenfranchised youth. I will continue to lend my 
support to the Job Corps mission of teaching eligible young people the 
skills they need to become employable or further their education. 
Congratulations on the 50th Anniversary of Job Corps and continued 
success in the 4th Congressional District and around the country.

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