1968
The Office of Economic Opportunity sets goal of raising female participation in Job Corps to 50 percent as quickly as possible.1967
Future boxing champion George Foreman graduates from Job Corps, which he credits with teaching him to read and write.1966
The first center in Puerto Rico opens on Vieques.1965
The first women’s center opens in Cleveland, Ohio.1965
The first Job Corps center is inaugurated at Camp Catoctin, Maryland, with 30 students and 14 staff members.
