Video: Shorter College helps displaced Job Corps students

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with Shorter College are asking for donations to help students they are housing following the shutdown of the federal Job Corps program.

The Little Rock Job Corps Center closed after the U.S. Department of Labor announced its plans to pause operations, leaving residents displaced. School officials said they have welcomed 20 students to their campus for housing and enrollment since the shutdown.

School officials said the students arrived with minimal personal items and are asking for donations of the following items: • Twin XL sheets, mattress covers, comforters and pillows • Towels, washcloths, hygiene and feminine products • Toilet paper • Non-perishable snacks • Gift cards from Walmart, T

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