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<blockquote data-quote="Copabanana" data-source="post: 703033" data-attributes="member: 18958"><p>I just googled the age requirement for Job Corps. There are centers all over the country. Here is the age limit (quoted)</p><p></p><p><em>For </em><strong><em>16</em></strong><em>- to </em><strong><em>24</em></strong><em>-year-olds* ready to work toward a successful future, Job Corps' free education and career training program is a great place to start. *The maximum age limit may be waived if the applicant is a person with a documented disability.</em></p><p><em></em></p><p>I am now going to look and see what kinds of interesting trainings I can find. He could finish High School there. They are extremely forgiving of psychiatric and behavioral problems there, and will work with the kids.</p><p></p><p>My son threatened or implied suicide there, and the calmly and coolly took him to be evaluated for a 5150 hold, and brought him right back when he was cleared by mental health professionals. They are completely no-drama and non-judgmental. They are also quite sanguine about having a record.</p><p></p><p>My son was a pampered kid and we had mostly lived a middle class lifestyle. But he had gone to school and high school often with tough kids, so he had toughened up some.</p><p></p><p>He always had trouble with groups of black kids who taunted him and bullied him--perhaps because at that time he tried to identify as black (he is way light--and then I showed up.) So, in Job Corps, the same thing happened. That was his Achilles heel, then. I would guess at sites throughout the country, the racial demographic is different.</p><p></p><p>The one thing that might give me pause would be for a thin-skinned, sensitive kid who might be bullied. Nothing ever happened. My son was protected by staff. I would send him again, if I could.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Copabanana, post: 703033, member: 18958"] I just googled the age requirement for Job Corps. There are centers all over the country. Here is the age limit (quoted) [I]For [/I][B][I]16[/I][/B][I]- to [/I][B][I]24[/I][/B][I]-year-olds* ready to work toward a successful future, Job Corps' free education and career training program is a great place to start. *The maximum age limit may be waived if the applicant is a person with a documented disability. [/I] I am now going to look and see what kinds of interesting trainings I can find. He could finish High School there. They are extremely forgiving of psychiatric and behavioral problems there, and will work with the kids. My son threatened or implied suicide there, and the calmly and coolly took him to be evaluated for a 5150 hold, and brought him right back when he was cleared by mental health professionals. They are completely no-drama and non-judgmental. They are also quite sanguine about having a record. My son was a pampered kid and we had mostly lived a middle class lifestyle. But he had gone to school and high school often with tough kids, so he had toughened up some. He always had trouble with groups of black kids who taunted him and bullied him--perhaps because at that time he tried to identify as black (he is way light--and then I showed up.) So, in Job Corps, the same thing happened. That was his Achilles heel, then. I would guess at sites throughout the country, the racial demographic is different. The one thing that might give me pause would be for a thin-skinned, sensitive kid who might be bullied. Nothing ever happened. My son was protected by staff. I would send him again, if I could. [/QUOTE]
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