In addition, grantees must provide two years of follow-up services to participants. To get further information about the recently awarded Youth Opportunity Grants, click on Youth Opportunity Grants 2000 . These grants provide services for youth who are, or have been, under criminal justice supervision, have been involved in gangs, or are out of school in communities with high poverty and unemployment. These first grants will serve as models for other programs to help troubled young people finish school and find jobs. The job training component may include life skills training.
Funding is authorized under the Job Training Partnership Act.
Job Corps Established in 1964 by the Economic Opportunity Act, Job Corps is a national residential training and employment program that targets the most severely disadvantaged youth. It serves 65,000 young people between the ages of 16 and 24 every year. Its mission is to teach eligible youth the skills they need to become employable and independent. Job Corps provides educational and vocational training, work experience, physical rehabilitation and development, and counseling. In addition to housing, support services such as health care, nutritious meals, sports and recreation are part of the Job Corps experience.