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Monday, September 19, 2011

Job Corps Fights High Unemployment with Free Education from the New Pittsburgh Courier
"Education and employment are two critical issues, especially within the Black community, where African-American students are ranking lower than their counterparts in education and have the highest unemployment rate nationwide. While many are dropping out and others are struggling to go onto college, the Pittsburgh Job Corps program offers low-income youth an alternative to turning to “street life” to survive."

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