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Albany leaders, Open Arms and bank partner launch donation effort after Turner Job Corps closure
Summary
Albany city leaders and local nonprofits organized a community donations account managed by Open Arms, with Renaissance Bank support, to assist students and staff displaced by the announced closure of Turner Job Corps; leaders urged businesses and residents to contribute.
Albany city officials and local nonprofit and business partners on Monday announced a community donation account to help students and employees affected by the closure of Turner Job Corps.
Commissioner John Howe, who identified himself as the city commissioner for Ward 1 (East Albany), said the federal 2026 budget—set to take effect Oct. 1, 2025—does not include Job Corps funding and that the Turner program’s students and staff face a transitional period without sufficient federal support. He said local action was needed to help those affected.
Open Arms, a child-abuse and youth services nonprofit, will open and manage the donations…
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