The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades
Job Corps Program

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Job Corps into law in 1964 as part of his Great Society Program. Job Corps gives at-risk and underprivileged youth academic and vocational training to prepare them for the job market. Ultimately, programs like Job Corps will end the cycle of poverty by making sure that all people have the skills to support themselves and their families.

Each year, this groundbreaking program places more than 65,000 young men and woman with 112 Job Corps Centers in 47 states, Puerto Rico, and the District of Columbia. Job Corps is America's oldest, largest, and most comprehensive residential training program for underprivileged youth.

The IUPAT has been involved in Job Corps since 1969 and is proud to be one of five building trades unions offering training programs through Job Corps. Today, our union sponsors over 55 Job Corps programs throughout the United States.

For more information contact the IUPAT Job Corps Office at (202) 637-0742, or write: IUPAT Job Corps Program, 1750 New York Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20006.

Click here to learn more about the Job Corps program and how to participate.