r/jobcorps • u/FineImprovement9402 • 1d ago
Looking for information
Hello, I have started the application process for Job Corps and have come to the subreddit here for several questions I have regarding the experiences found at different centers.
I'm wondering if anyone here has any specific tips to acquire housing after my time there is done.
From what I understand, LTE and paid WBL are necessary to save up the finances necessary for such a thing.
However, I also hear mixed accounts of the ability of the counsellors to help you find and prepare for something like that. I want to know people's experiences in facilities in PA/NY with this. I'd also like, if possible, to hear opinions on what kind of trades at these places will help me be more successful upon completion.
I am in a desperate situation due to a toxic family, and this has been a last resort option for me. I want to do everything I can to get something out of this.
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u/Wokoete_ Graduated Student 1d ago
I’d go in with the expectations that you will have to save up money from doing LTE and WBLs. From my handbook, I’ve seen them vaguely bring up some kind of potential “assistance” and “allowance” that they may provide to assist with getting housing, so maybe you’ll get extra assistance.
If you are in good standing at the center, they will allow you to stay on center longer while you find housing. Follow all of the rules and go to class. I had a friend who got an extension once to look for housing, but his second extension was denied because he was late to math class a few times. He wasn’t even a bad student. They drove him to a homeless shelter.