May 30, 2025 - WASHINGTON, DC – On Thursday, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) is calling on the Trump Administration to reverse course on plans to eliminate federal funding and issue a stop work order for the Job Corps program, which would force the closure of the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center in Reno. This center has operated since 1979, serving approximately 25,000 Nevadans and helping students secure full-time employment by providing them with in-demand job skills training. In her letter to the Trump Administration, Senator Rosen highlighted the program’s critical role in addressing workforce shortages, supporting low-income youth, and boosting local economies—stressing that a shutdown would leave hundreds of Nevada students without housing or access to career training. She urged immediate action to preserve the program, resume student enrollment, and stop a reported nationwide order that would impact more than 300 students in Nevada by halting operations and evicting those who rely on the center for housing and job training.

“At a time when our nation is facing skilled workforce shortages in key sectors, Job Corps plays a critical role in equipping at-risk youth with the skills they need to meaningfully contribute to their communities, fill needed labor gaps, and help boost local economies,” wrote Senator Rosen in the letter. “For decades, the Job Corps program has cultivated a strong and resilient workforce in Nevada, and eliminating the program will have detrimental consequences on the communities, employers, and youth that rely on it.”

“A stop work order would have immediate and severe impacts in Nevada, cutting off our youth population from critical job training needed to build the skills necessary to secure and maintain good-paying jobs,” she continued. 

The full letter to the Administration can be found HERE.

Senator Rosen has long supported the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Program and championed investments in job training. She has helped lead the fight in the Senate to protect and fully fund the Job Corps program every year. In August 2024, she visited Sierra Nevada Job Corps to participate in their graduation ceremony. 
Source: Senator Jacky Rosen