Grand Rapids community members rally for Job Corps as closure threat looms

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After much concern, the doors of the Gerald R. Ford Job Corps center won’t be closing for good just yet.

“The amazing output that they really have in the community, for the students they have is something nice, like that is so irreplaceable,” said community member Austin McFarland.

Last week, a federal judge ordered the U.S. Labor Department to allow the Job Corps center to continue to operate, while a lawsuit against the move to stop operations is resolved…

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