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“SIERRA NEVADA JOB CORPS CENTER” mentioning the U.S. Dept of Labor was published in the Senate section on pages S8022 on July 13, 2004.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
SIERRA NEVADA JOB CORPS CENTER
Mr. REID. Mr. President, I rise today to congratulate the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center on its 25th Anniversary.
Since its beginning in 1979, the Sierra Nevada Job Corps Center has provided 16- to 24-year-old men and women with the tools they need to become skilled workers and successful citizens.
Under contract to the Department of Labor, the Sierra Nevada Center continuously trains 560 young adults in residential and non-residential programs. It helps them attain high school diplomas and general equivalency degrees, and provides counseling and 15 different vocational training courses.
These programs not only teach the basic reading and mathematics skills that are crucial for a successful career, they also instill the positive work ethic and good work habits that are equally important to success.
Thanks to the Sierra Nevada Job Corps, more than 20,000 men and women have become productive, employed citizens. By offering an alternative to welfare and unemployment, the center not only provides a long-
lasting benefit to its students, but also to the entire State of Nevada.
This organization has been an inspiration to thousands of underprivileged Nevadans, giving them the motivation and confidence to pursue opportunities that would have otherwise been beyond their reach.
Please join me in congratulating director Kenneth C. Dugan, his staff and the thousands of graduates of the Sierra Nevada Job Corps on this program's 25th anniversary.
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