[schultzie]

My brother went through the job corp program in the mid aughts outside of Portland, Oregon.

It was a great experience for him. He struggled throughout school[0], so at the beginning of his high school "career" he dropped out in favor of job corps. As a double-whammy, he's autistic. The structure of expectations and responsibilities that each individual had to handle every day worked great for him.

Ultimately he didn't enter the career field he chose for job corps, but it did set him up for success later. Inevitably he ends up in leadership positions at places he works.

He also got his high school diploma through the program.

[0] Generally because he didn't fit in socially, and teachers treated him differently. He's very smart, but historically had a difficult time applying himself.

[amerine]

My middle sister sounds a lot like your brother and did the same! She was in the corps from ‘05 to ‘08. Got a HS diploma and she reflects back on her time very very fondly.

Edit: also from the Oregon area.

[schultzie]

I bet they met each other at some point! That was when he was there. Springdale Job Corps, then?

He also looks back on it fondly, and fairly commonly throws out new experiences he got while he was there. Recently he revealed he used to volunteer at the Troutdale Library because there was a van that could take them from Springdale over there!

[amerine]

Yea!! I’m curious if he met a blonde peer named Andrea? Probably same age as him.