Students, staff forced to leave Job Corps Centers as nationwide cuts hit New Mexico

Students, staff forced to leave Job Corps Centers as nationwide cuts hit New Mexico 5 p.m. A New Mexico nonprofit says children will suffer after the U.S. Department of Labor announced dozens of Job Corps Centers nationwide will close at the end of the month.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A New Mexico nonprofit said kids will suffer after the U.S. Department of Labor announced dozens of Job Corps Centers nationwide will close at the end of the month.

The federal program helps at-risk 16 to 24-year-olds finish their high school diplomas or GED, and earn certifications in order to land a job and get stable housing. But here in New Mexico, some students at the Roswell and Albuquerque centers have just two days to move out.

“I’m having the rug yanked out from under me. I was almost done here,” River