As mentioned above, little training is actually provided by the federal government. There is one notable exception: Job Corps. This program began in 1964 and operates in 120 locations around the country with a total operating budget in 2019 of nearly $1.2 billion.[16] It is an intensive residential program that provides academic classes, training in a trade, and food and housing, free of charge, to over 60,000 youth and young adults between ages 16 and 24.[17] In 2016, 1,059 Job Corps participants were Michigan residents.[18] The three Michigan locations — Detroit, Flint and Grand Rapids — offer training in different trades, but all programs fall within construction, health care, security, hospitality or information technology. Programs focus on “work-based learning,” with the goal of linking classroom training with on-the-job learning. Capacity of these centers differ: Detroit serves 298, Grand Rapids 212, and Flint 307, with the latter also providing daycare and single-parent dormitories that the others do not.[19]