THE WORKFORCE WIRE
Newsletter
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January 7, 2021 | Volume 4 |
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Welcome to the Workforce Wire, your monthly connection to all things workforce development and EPG!
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Employ Prince George’s Disbursed over $549,000 to 18 Local Businesses to Hire Prince George’s County Workers Through the COVID-19 Rapid
Re-Employment Grants Program!
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Employ Prince George's Partnered with Maryland Legal Aid, to host a COAT DRIVE, in partnership with Macy's and Clothes4Souls, for Prince George's County residents.
We are proud to announce that we distributed 639 BRAND NEW coats to those most in need!
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Prince George's County COVID-19 Hourly Employee Relief Fund Snapshot |
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Looking back on 2020, Employ Prince George's COVID-19 Hourly Employee Relief Fund successfully distributed
$716,500
in EPG Cash Cards serving 3,056 Prince George's County residents who were laid off or had decreased wages due to COVID-19. We are so honored to have been able to provide immediate financial assistance to Prince George's County residents in need!
Thank you to every entity, organization, and individual who has partnered with us and supported our mission!
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A group of Maryland lawmakers hope to overhaul the state’s eviction process and provide relief to tenants and homeowners during the 2021 legislative session, including guaranteeing renters the right to counsel during eviction cases.
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The recent end of one federal unemployment program and the possibility of payment delays in two others will cause upheaval for many Marylanders heading into the new year.
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LANHAM, Md. and LARGO, Md. and WASHINGTON, Dec. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- 2U, Inc. (Nasdaq: TWOU), a Lanham-based global education technology company, has partnered with Employ Prince George's (EPG), the principal workforce development entity for Prince George's County, to launch the Access 2 Education Scholarship Fund. This fund is designed to help build the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region's pipeline of technical talent and provide access to high-quality training programs for local residents with a particular focus on serving the Black and Latinx communities as well as women and individuals from low-income households.
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EPG's Community Development Department |
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This month, Employ Prince George's would like to highlight the Community Development Department at EPG, led by the Director of Community Development, Jamie Gunnell! Nine months ago when the pandemic first caused closures, unemployment, and financial strain on Prince George's County, Employ Prince George's went to work fundraising, planning and executing the Prince George's County COVID-19 Hourly Employee Relief Fund, in hopes to provide immediate financial assistance to residents who were the most vulnerable and most impacted by the COVID-19 closures, our hourly workers.
For eight months EPG's Community Development Department traveled throughout the county to deliver cash cards to 3,056 residents. After 22 Relief Fund Distribution Sites, the Community Development Department (with help from our Finance Team, Human Resources Team, and President & CEO) distributed $716,500 to residents in need.
We are #PrinceGeorgesProud of the Community Development Department and all of their hard work this past year.
Jamie Gunnell, Christina Foster, Debra Cook, Lawrence Barbour, Angelica Brown, Arian Tyler, and Marlon Bonner, Kudos to you!
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Well, 2020 has been a doozy.
With holidays fast upon us and the end of the year looming, a lot of us are looking to 2021 with hopeful energy about the future. For some, the new year might feel like the right time to make a career change or level up in our professional lives.
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SO YOU'VE GOT A LinkedIn profile, but you aren't exactly sure how to find jobs on LinkedIn.
You may be familiar with LinkedIn's job board, but there are more ways to uncover job opportunities. The following tips will help you discover new ways to search for jobs on LinkedIn.
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Have you or someone you know utilized the services offered at the American Job Center Largo? |
Submit Your Answer Below! |
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Bi-Weekly, Employ Prince George's provides a listing of trending and current jobs hiring immediately in Prince George's County. |
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Not only are these leaders' entrepreneurs and CEOs, but they are also millennials! Join us as we speak with Korey Neal, President of K. Neal Truck and Bus Center, Hope Wiseman, CEO of Mary and Main, and Davion Percy, Managing Director of Percy Public Affairs, about their journey to become CEOs, how they balance running a company as young professionals, and what advice and tips they have for the next generation of CEOs.
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