Job Corps programs have changed during its ten years, and include new residential manpower centers, support centers, coeducational centers, and civilian conservation centers. The article traces the history and development of this vital educational program. (MW)

Training Resources for Youth, Incorporated (TRY) was formed as an independent membership corporation under the laws of New York State to conduct a demonstration training center for out-of-school, out-of-work, or underemployed male youth, age 17 through 21. The basic goals were to develop sound methods and techniques for producing positive changes…

The manual is designed to provide guidelines for developing basic educational components in manpower programs for youth from poverty backgrounds who dropped out of school before graduating from high school and whose educational deficiencies reduce their employability or their ability to profit from training programs. It discusses relevant…