PHILADELPHIA, PA — Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA-02) announced today that the Philadelphia Jobs Corps Center will receive $37,384,542 from the U.S. Department of Labor over the next five years to continue training young Philadelphians for economy-lifting employment.
“The Job Corps has a long record of success in Philadelphia and nationwide,” Fattah said. “I have been advocating for this program and supporting its funding since day one. And I was honored to speak last year to the graduating class at the Navy Yard. Every federal dollar spent on this valuable training is repaid many times over as these tax-paying young people step out from the Job Corps into tomorrow’s global economy.
“It’s appropriate that Secretary Solis is visiting our city as her agency makes such a valuable contribution to the Philadelphia region,” Fattah said.
The grant announced today provides for the Operations, Outreach & Admissions, and Career Transitions Services Contract at the Philadelphia Job Corps Center. It is being awarded to Management and Training Corporation (MTC), the operator at Philadelphia for a base period through October 31, 2013, with three option years