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<blockquote data-quote="SRL" data-source="post: 75302" data-attributes="member: 701"><p>It's a federally funded education/work program. My brother was a high school drop out and after floundering for a while signed on with Job Corps. He lived in Colorado but wound up living in Montana working on national forest projects (the work varies). He did really well with the program and earned his GED in the process. Unfortunately he met a girl, got married, and they both had to leave the program as this is against regulations. (Note: imagine my dad's surprise when he got a call from my brother asking him to come pick him and his wife). The marriage didn't last but a year.</p><p></p><p>My brother did very well with the program as it gave him the structure that he couldn't give himself and didn't get while growing up in our family. It was a strict environment but he responded well to it. Also, very important to know is that it shouldn't be considered a mental health type treatment facility. I don't know what their boundaries are in terms of mental health and treatment but this isn't a good option for those who are thinking their kid needs a Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) type facility. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://jobcorps.dol.gov/about.htm" target="_blank">http://jobcorps.dol.gov/about.htm</a></p><p></p><p>What I know comes from my brother's experience 20 years ago so it's likely some things have changed. I still think it fills a good niche for the right individual.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SRL, post: 75302, member: 701"] It's a federally funded education/work program. My brother was a high school drop out and after floundering for a while signed on with Job Corps. He lived in Colorado but wound up living in Montana working on national forest projects (the work varies). He did really well with the program and earned his GED in the process. Unfortunately he met a girl, got married, and they both had to leave the program as this is against regulations. (Note: imagine my dad's surprise when he got a call from my brother asking him to come pick him and his wife). The marriage didn't last but a year. My brother did very well with the program as it gave him the structure that he couldn't give himself and didn't get while growing up in our family. It was a strict environment but he responded well to it. Also, very important to know is that it shouldn't be considered a mental health type treatment facility. I don't know what their boundaries are in terms of mental health and treatment but this isn't a good option for those who are thinking their kid needs a Residential Treatment Facility (RTF) type facility. [url="http://jobcorps.dol.gov/about.htm"]http://jobcorps.dol.gov/about.htm[/url] What I know comes from my brother's experience 20 years ago so it's likely some things have changed. I still think it fills a good niche for the right individual. [/QUOTE]
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