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Albany officials, nonprofits and businesses mobilize after Turner Job Corps excluded from federal budget
Summary
City leaders, Open Arms and Renaissance Bank announced a centralized donation account and other local supports after Turner Job Corps funding was left out of the federal budget; organizers urged businesses and residents in Albany and Dougherty County to help displaced students and staff.
Commissioner John Howe, city commissioner for Ward 1 in East Albany, said the 2026 federal budget — which the city expects to take effect Oct. 1, 2025 — does not include funding for Job Corps and that the exclusion has left Turner Job Corps slated to close, prompting a local effort to support displaced students and staff.
"Job Corps bill is not in the budget," Howe said at a public briefing called to coordinate a community response. Officials and nonprofit partners described a transitional period in which Turner cannot provide services to students and noted Department of Labor funds are likely to be insufficient to meet all placement and support needs.
Fonda Thompson, executive director of Open…
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