On March 27, Carl D. Perkins Job Corps Business Community Liaison Jimmie Wilson headed to Capitol Hill to visit with US senators and representatives and their staff. The purpose of the visit was to share with elected officials the positive impact that Perkins Job Corps has on the students it serves, the local community and its economy, and the dedicated people who are employed at the center. Also discussed were the need for continued government support of the Job Corps program and the best practices model used by Insights Training Group and Horizons Youth Services that offers life and social skills programs that enhance the vocational training students receive at Job Corps and better prepare students for today’s competitive workplace.

Wilson and BCLs from other Kentucky Job Corps centers visited the offices of Senators Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul and Representatives Hal Rogers, John Yarmuth and James Comer before attending a special reception that was part of the National Job Corps Association’s 2019 Policy Forum.