Cascades Job Corps Center dorm

Benefits

Pay and Allowances

Job Corps pays each student a living allowance twice a month while in the program. But just like a real job, taxes are deducted from this allowance.

Housing

Cascades Job Corps can house 213 male students and 127 female students in four dormitories. Each dormitory has bathroom and shower facilities, laundry facilities, TV rooms, lounges, and vending machines. We have weekly dorm meetings, residential advisors, a dorm leadership program, and problem-solving procedures.

Clothing

Students are provided with Success Wear at Cascades Job Corps to wear each day in our training programs.

Meals

Our students are provided three nutritious meals each day at no cost in one of the best cafeteria facilities in Job Corps. Healthy snacks are available in the evenings.

Wellness Center

The health and wellness center is open daily for basic medical, dental, mental health, and accommodation services which are provided free to our students. The health and wellness center also provides 24-hour emergency medical services. Weight management, smoking cessation, pregnancy prevention, and other health-related programs are also available.

Graduate Benefits

As a Job Corps graduate, you will have a positive outlook and be qualified and prepared for today's professional workplace. Additional graduate benefits include:

  • $1200 transition allowance to assist you with transportation and housing
  • Job placement assistance for up to six months
  • Career counseling
  • Relocation counseling services

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