Graduate benefits

Graduate benefits

At Job Corps, we will make sure you have the tools and resources you need in order to earn from what you learn. Here’s how:

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Job Search Assistance

Work with our center staff to connect with employers.

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Transition Allowance

Receive an allowance after graduation to help with the first few months of housing and living costs and transportation.

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Career Counseling

Meet with our on-site career counselors to search for jobs, prepare for interviews and plan your career next steps.

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Relocation Counseling

Speak with our counselors for tips and advice on moving to a new city for a job.

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Advanced Training Opportunities

Build on your basic career training and keep strengthening your skills in the industry of your choice. Talk to your center staff for more information about an Advanced Training opportunity near you.

real stories

Real stories

Job Corps works. But don’t just take our word for it. Check out a few of our graduate success stories.

Quinton
Quinton
Ferreira Power Group
Construction
Quinton was a student at Bethune Cookman College and on track to pursue a successful career, when the unexpected happened. His grandmother, who had been helping to support him through school, passed away. Devastated, he spiraled down a path of drugs, partying and crime with no direction and no reason to find a way out. After losing his job, apartment and car, he finally decided his life needed to change.
Read Quinton's Story
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Dago
Kyle, Texas Police Department
Homeland Security
Dago continues to give back to his community as he advocates for the prevention of violence, aggression and bullying.
Read Dago's Story
Domenica
Domenica
Self-Employed, Owns Store “Thrifty Kids” 
Finance and Business
Chicago native Domenica was feeling lost with no direction and not really sure what she wanted to do with her life. She decided to enroll in Job Corps at the Paul Simon Chicago center not knowing what attending Job Corps would accomplish for her, but knowing it was better than wasting more of her youth feeling “stuck.”
Read Domenica's Story
Success starts here

When it comes time to get a job, our staff will make sure you are connected with local employers. New Haven Job Corps grads have been hired by:

  • Aerotek
  • Adecco. Inc.
  • Construction Workforce Initiative
  • Amazon
  • Utopia Homecare
  • Golden Hill Health Center
  • Benchmark Senior Living at Hamden
  • Walsh Construction
  • Yale New Haven Hospital
  • LAZ Parking
  • Genovesi Construction
  • Emeritus at Woodbridge
  • Arden Courts
  • Comfort Keepers
  • Apple Rehabilitation
  • Maplewoods
  • Whitney Center
  • Total Care Finders
  • New Haven Works
  • Edible Arrangements
  • Hilton Garden Inn
  • Sole DiCuba
  • ElRancho Foods
  • OMNI New Haven