Job Corps is a specialized training program foryoung. lowincome adults. ages 16 through 21. who volunteer for job skill training. The SJJCC is part of the nationwide Job Corps system which began in 1965 as part of the Office of Economic Opportunity. then was transferred in 1969 to the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act and in 1982 was moved to the title IV section of the Job Training Partnership Act. The SJJCC was one of the forerunners of the Job Corps Center aimed primarily toward helping Hispanic youths. Recent immigration trends have changed the target population to now encompass a large Indochinese population. as well as Afghans. Central Americans. Ethiopians. and Eritreans.
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