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Yahoo
03-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Little Rock shelters see an uptick amid Job Corps pause
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The national pause on Job Corps Centers came earlier than June 30th, leaving some students who lived on the Little Rock campus with no place to go. William Holloway, director of The Compassion Center, says it feels like a rug has been pulled out from under many youths at a bad time. 'There was a large number of people that used that facility, and they counted on it,' Holloway said. Job Corps closing hits home with Little Rock families He says the center has also been seeing an increase in youth since the Job Corps closed. 'Well, we're seeing a lot of people around 18 years of age coming in and we're seeing maybe 10 to 15 extra people that we had not normally seen,' Holloway said. Holloway says he's always happy to lend a helping hand, but is saddened to see so many youths at once. 'It's bad enough when your family abandons you, but when your education abandons you also, you've got a problem,' Holloway said. The U.S Department of Labor released the Job Corps Transparency Report in April, which found that throughout the Job Corps, a 38.6% graduation rate nationally, along with high numbers in violence, drug use, and sexual assaults. The compassion center has been working to fill in the gap left by the pause with jobs, but outside of the resources the center provides, Holloway says he has a bigger concern. 'What worries me is some of them are only 18 to 19 years old,' Holloway said. 'Where are they going to end up in the next 4 to 5 years?' Labor Department suspends Job Corps centers operations, drawing bipartisan pushback The U.S Department of Labor said they are working with state and local workforce partners to assist current students in advancing their training and connecting them with education and employment opportunities. The reason for the early pause still hasn't been said. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Little Rock Compassion Center providing the homeless with Easter meal
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Little Rock Compassion Center will be providing the homeless with a meal in celebration of Easter Sunday. The gathering will be held Sunday, April 20, in the Little Rock Compassion Center dining main area. Lunch will be served at noon and dinner will be served at 4 p.m. Easter 2025: Which stores, restaurants will be open in Arkansas? Officials said breakfast will be served at 6:30 a.m. to overnight guests and program participants. The menu will include ham, vegetables, mashed potatoes and home-made fruit cobbler. Executive director Pastor William Holloway said ham, potatoes and canned vegetables are in short supply and the compassion center is in need of donations. More than 50 hams are still needed. Donations can be made at 3618 West Roosevelt Street the week before the event. For more information on the Little Rock Compassion Center, visit Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
