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Employ Prince George's (EPG) is thrilled to announce the launch of the American Job Center Community Network (AJCCN) Membership Portal. This innovative platform is set to revolutionize the public workforce system in Prince George's County, Maryland, and be example for the United States

Powered by Complete Technology Solutions', and their ATLAS (Automated Tracking, Linking, and Archiving Solution) web-based workforce development automated tracking, linking, and archiving solution, will assist Prince George's County in connecting, building and fostering strong collaborative partnerships between workforce development organizations serving Prince George's County residents and businesses. This customizable web-based platform is designed to streamline workflows, enhance service delivery methods, and better serve Prince George's County residents and businesses. It incorporates state-of-the-art technology that will allow the Employ Prince George's and the Prince George's County Workforce Development Board to efficiently track job seeker services at Prince George's County American Job Centers, train community-based organizations, collect organizational activity and documents, and be a common link of service providers in Prince George's County.

Employ Prince George's, in collaboration with the Prince George's County Workforce Development Board, and the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades District Council 51, is excited to announce the upcoming grand opening of the new Building Trades Career Center on December 8, 2023. This cutting-edge training facility, located in Lanham, Maryland, aims to equip Prince George's County residents with the skills needed for successful careers with union employers in the Construction Industry. The center will offer career coaching, job readiness training, and be home to training programs and apprenticeships for all unions within the building trades. This will be the first affiliated American Job Center to open inside of a building trades union in the United States.

Employ Prince George's, an industry leading workforce development 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting job seekers secure wage employment and assisting businesses to find skilled and qualified employees, proudly announces the launch of an ambitious, multi-year initiative designed to improve employment outcomes through an expansion of its career coaching services for area job seekers. In collaboration with education and career coaching nonprofit InsideTrack, the Prince George's County-based workforce development organization will train its team of career advisors and coaches on evidence-based best practices in human-centered coaching to help understand the complex barriers and challenges to re-employment that often face people experiencing job loss or a career transition.

Founded in 2018, Employ Prince George's, is an industry leading workforce development 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting job seekers securing livable wage employment and assisting businesses find skilled and qualified employees. Since its opening, Employ Prince George's has served over 80,000 job seekers and 10,000 businesses. Employ Prince George's mission is to contribute to the economic vitality of Prince George's County by providing a demand-driven workforce system that delivers qualified workers to businesses and provides job seekers with opportunities for careers in high-demand/high-growth industries.

Employ Prince George's, a leading workforce development 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to assisting job seekers secure livable wage employment and assisting businesses find skilled and qualified employees, proudly announces the appointment of two exceptional leaders to its executive team. Milena Kornyl joins as the Chief Program Officer, while Jeffrey Swilley assumes the role of Chief of Staff, bringing a wealth of expertise and experience to the organizations Executive Leadership Team, further enhancing the organization's ability positively improve the Prince George's County economy and rebound from the negative impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The American Job Center (AJC) Mobile Unit is hitting the road to deliver on-site employment search and career services to communities throughout Prince George's County. This innovative community outreach mobile unit is equipped with the latest technology, including Wi-Fi, multiple computers with Internet access, and a full-time staff member, making it a self-contained employment resource that can connect people to jobs, aiding with job searches, resumes, interviewing, and offer information about training/education opportunities.

Employ Prince George's is proud to announce the Second Chance Month Expungement Fair, taking place on April 13, 2023, at Cedar Heights Community Center in Seat Pleasant, MD. The event is part of our commitment to helping returning citizens succeed and create new opportunities.

Employ Prince George's (EPG) in partnership with Prince George's County Government, the Faith-Based community and Reentry stakeholders recognize the month of April as National Second Chance Awareness Month in Prince George's County, Maryland by hosting a series of events dedicated to helping returning citizens get back into the workforce as they transition back to a place, we all call home.

Employ Prince George's (EPG) has partnered with Prince George's Community College for the fourth of their COVID-19 Economic Recovery Quarterly Job and Resource Fairs on December 14, 2022, held in the Dr. Charlene M. Dukes Student Center. Beginning at 10 am, over 100 businesses and resource partners throughout the D.C. metropolitan came together to interview, share employment opportunities, and provide access to resources such as GED attainment, legal clinics, housing assistance, and more. This event saw more than 260 jobseekers attend, taking advantage of the businesses and resources available to them.

A slew of events will return to Franklin this week in celebration of Juneteenth.

Following last year's first-ever Juneteenth festival in downtown Franklin at Public Square, the Franklin Justice and Equity Coalition will host it once again alongside a series of other events.

The African American Heritage Society of Williamson County will also hold its 18th annual Juneteenth remembrance and acknowledgement celebration at the McLemore House Museum in Franklin's historic Hard Bargain neighborhood.

To those looking for a way to celebrate, honor and learn about the holiday in Williamson County, here's what you need to know:

An ever-changing and increasingly challenging workforce shortage will require knowledgeable and well-trained professionals to solve it, and that’s exactly what the men and women who gathered on the Marshalltown Community College campus on Thursday hoped to do.

MCC hosted a workforce board training event with a keynote speech from Walter Simmons of Employ Prince George’s Inc. in Maryland, and economic development and workforce leaders from all nine boards in Iowa made their way to Marshalltown for the training. Local officials like Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Hall, Chamber Workforce Development Coordinator Kyle Hall and County Supervisor Steve Salasek were also on hand.

LARGO, MD (March 21, 2022) – Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development entity of Prince George's County, announced a nursing assistant training program in partnership with Heritage Care Inc. and Prince George's County Community College through EPG's Career Pathways For All Program (CPFA). The Career Pathways For All Program will offer personalized career coaching, occupational skills training, evaluation of credentials obtained overseas, Bi-lingual hiring events, language translation phone lines in American Job Centers in Prince George's County, and access to English Remediation Classes. This specific partnership with Heritage Care Inc., a Hyattsville, Maryland nonprofit that provides community services in healthcare and education, will connect Prince George's County's immigrant population to training and job placement assistance to become certified nursing assistants and geriatric nursing assistants.

OXON HILL, MD. (January 21, 2022) – Yesterday, 22 local businesses were awarded grants from Employ Prince George's, totaling $534,791. These grants were a part of the Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program Rapid Re-Employment Grant Initiative, awarded to businesses who hire currently unemployed job seekers in Prince George's County. To date, Employ Prince George's has now distributed nearly 2 million dollars in funding to regional businesses. Companies who received grants during yesterday's ceremony include Rescue Bulk Trash; Raja M. Din, MD, LLC; Agile Office; Kiddie Land Childcare, Inc.; Wintek; Flavors, LLC; Salon 809, LLC; Heritage Care; Curvy Girls are Chic; Salt on Main; Aby Driving School; Dapa MultiService Advisors, LLC; Revolutionary Wellness; E-House Security; Balance Choice Vending; The Arc; United Contractors Services, Inc; J Gilmore; Worldview Early Learning Center; A Learning Nursery & Tutor Time; TMG Logistics; and Arcyn Transport.

LARGO, MD. (December 28, 2021) – This afternoon, Employ Prince George’s Transportation and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Program and Prince George’s County’s Stand Up and Deliver program joined forces at the American Job Center National Harbor to launch the TALC Industry Bridge program. The event was attended by numerous county residents who had the opportunity to hear from Prince George’s County and Employ Prince George’s Leadership.

Largo, MD. November 1, 2021 – Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development non-profit entity of Prince George's County, announced its new Transportations and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Industry Bridge Program. In partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, the TALC program will help residents in Prince George's County and the surrounding District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Region (DMV), to gain the necessary skills for jobs and placement in the Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, and Logistics Industries.

LARGO, Md.Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's announced today that it will hold a large job fair on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. via the virtual hiring event platform Premier Virtual. Over 10 National Harbor Businesses, including hotels, restaurants, service providers, and Tanger Outlets, will be looking to fill hundreds of vacancies. This free job fair is open to the public and led by Employ Prince George's, Prince George's County's principal workforce development service provider, to connect businesses with qualified job seekers. Employer registration is free. This event is being supported by Peterson Companies, managing partner of National Harbor. 

LARGO, Md.Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG), Prince George's County's principal workforce development entity, announces the relaunch of its successful Prince George's County COVID-19 Rapid Re-Employment Grants (RREG) Initiative. Operating under EPG's Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program, the goal of the Rapid Re-Employment Grants is to put thousands of Prince George's County's residents back to work while providing financial support to struggling businesses. In 2020, Employ Prince George's launched the Prince George's County COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program serving over 600 residents and distributing more than $540,000 in Rapid Re-Employment Grants by the end of the year to businesses helping unemployed Prince George's County residents regain employment during the pandemic. In 2021, through funding from Prince George's County Government, Employ Prince George's plans to distribute over $5,000,000 to businesses in need and who are hiring unemployed Prince George's County residents. This initiative will launch on September 1st with a goal to continue supporting businesses and unemployed residents over the next three years. 

LARGO, Md.June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG) announced the launch of their Encore (Experienced Worker) Program, a rebrand of a pilot effort championed by the Maryland Department of Labor, the Older Workers Program. This new development introduces a refreshed and revitalized approach to meeting the needs of experienced workers in Prince George's County. The Encore Program is Employ Prince George's demographic-specific workforce development programming that provides job seekers over the age of 50 with free customized career counseling, occupational skills training, and supportive services to holistically help them re-enter the workforce, compete in the ever-evolving world, and obtain livable wage careers. “Ability is ageless. Workers over the age of 50 have the experience and skills to help our businesses grow and be successful. Through Encore we will be able to help them connect their decades of experience and knowledge to businesses that are reopening from Covid-19 closure," said EPG CEO Walter Simmons.

LARGO, Md., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG) is revolutionizing workforce development programs in the Maryland's Capital Region by bringing its acclaimed customized program design to immigrants, refugees, asylees and English language learners in Prince George's County, via the launch of it's Career Pathways for All (CPFA) Program.

Tens of thousands of Marylanders have been out of work since early in the pandemic. Many more are working again, but others are still being laid off.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (7News) — Alexander Austin is a director at Employ Prince George's. On Thursday, he oversaw a virtual job fair.

Working with five local workforce development boards across the state, MedCerts will help train unemployed or underemployed Maryland residents for in-demand IT careers

The unemployment rate in Prince George’s County was about 10% at the height of the pandemic. Now it’s around 8%, according to reports, but that’s still very high compared to the rest of Maryland and the D.C. region.

An employment program for unemployed and underemployed residents in Prince George's County offers virtual training for medical jobs currently in demand.

When William “BJ” Paige left jail and returned home to Prince George’s County almost two decades ago, it took him years to navigate services that would lead to a career.

In 2005, as he tried different websites to find job opportunities, he was stymied by new technology that he had not become familiar with during his incarceration. When he looked in person, while meeting with social services to obtain food stamps, he was told job placement resources were in a different location. He later found work at a car dealership and then a grocery store, but it would take him until 2014 — when he joined Howard University as an executive assistant — to get on the pathway to a career he desired, he said.

A slew of events will return to Franklin this week in celebration of Juneteenth.

Following last year's first-ever Juneteenth festival in downtown Franklin at Public Square, the Franklin Justice and Equity Coalition will host it once again alongside a series of other events.

The African American Heritage Society of Williamson County will also hold its 18th annual Juneteenth remembrance and acknowledgement celebration at the McLemore House Museum in Franklin's historic Hard Bargain neighborhood.

To those looking for a way to celebrate, honor and learn about the holiday in Williamson County, here's what you need to know:

An ever-changing and increasingly challenging workforce shortage will require knowledgeable and well-trained professionals to solve it, and that’s exactly what the men and women who gathered on the Marshalltown Community College campus on Thursday hoped to do.

MCC hosted a workforce board training event with a keynote speech from Walter Simmons of Employ Prince George’s Inc. in Maryland, and economic development and workforce leaders from all nine boards in Iowa made their way to Marshalltown for the training. Local officials like Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Hall, Chamber Workforce Development Coordinator Kyle Hall and County Supervisor Steve Salasek were also on hand.

LARGO, MD (March 21, 2022) – Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development entity of Prince George's County, announced a nursing assistant training program in partnership with Heritage Care Inc. and Prince George's County Community College through EPG's Career Pathways For All Program (CPFA). The Career Pathways For All Program will offer personalized career coaching, occupational skills training, evaluation of credentials obtained overseas, Bi-lingual hiring events, language translation phone lines in American Job Centers in Prince George's County, and access to English Remediation Classes. This specific partnership with Heritage Care Inc., a Hyattsville, Maryland nonprofit that provides community services in healthcare and education, will connect Prince George's County's immigrant population to training and job placement assistance to become certified nursing assistants and geriatric nursing assistants.

OXON HILL, MD. (January 21, 2022) – Yesterday, 22 local businesses were awarded grants from Employ Prince George's, totaling $534,791. These grants were a part of the Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program Rapid Re-Employment Grant Initiative, awarded to businesses who hire currently unemployed job seekers in Prince George's County. To date, Employ Prince George's has now distributed nearly 2 million dollars in funding to regional businesses. Companies who received grants during yesterday's ceremony include Rescue Bulk Trash; Raja M. Din, MD, LLC; Agile Office; Kiddie Land Childcare, Inc.; Wintek; Flavors, LLC; Salon 809, LLC; Heritage Care; Curvy Girls are Chic; Salt on Main; Aby Driving School; Dapa MultiService Advisors, LLC; Revolutionary Wellness; E-House Security; Balance Choice Vending; The Arc; United Contractors Services, Inc; J Gilmore; Worldview Early Learning Center; A Learning Nursery & Tutor Time; TMG Logistics; and Arcyn Transport.

LARGO, MD. (December 28, 2021) – This afternoon, Employ Prince George’s Transportation and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Program and Prince George’s County’s Stand Up and Deliver program joined forces at the American Job Center National Harbor to launch the TALC Industry Bridge program. The event was attended by numerous county residents who had the opportunity to hear from Prince George’s County and Employ Prince George’s Leadership.

Largo, MD. November 1, 2021 – Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development non-profit entity of Prince George's County, announced its new Transportations and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Industry Bridge Program. In partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, the TALC program will help residents in Prince George's County and the surrounding District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Region (DMV), to gain the necessary skills for jobs and placement in the Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, and Logistics Industries.

LARGO, Md.Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's announced today that it will hold a large job fair on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. via the virtual hiring event platform Premier Virtual. Over 10 National Harbor Businesses, including hotels, restaurants, service providers, and Tanger Outlets, will be looking to fill hundreds of vacancies. This free job fair is open to the public and led by Employ Prince George's, Prince George's County's principal workforce development service provider, to connect businesses with qualified job seekers. Employer registration is free. This event is being supported by Peterson Companies, managing partner of National Harbor. 

LARGO, Md.Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG), Prince George's County's principal workforce development entity, announces the relaunch of its successful Prince George's County COVID-19 Rapid Re-Employment Grants (RREG) Initiative. Operating under EPG's Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program, the goal of the Rapid Re-Employment Grants is to put thousands of Prince George's County's residents back to work while providing financial support to struggling businesses. In 2020, Employ Prince George's launched the Prince George's County COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program serving over 600 residents and distributing more than $540,000 in Rapid Re-Employment Grants by the end of the year to businesses helping unemployed Prince George's County residents regain employment during the pandemic. In 2021, through funding from Prince George's County Government, Employ Prince George's plans to distribute over $5,000,000 to businesses in need and who are hiring unemployed Prince George's County residents. This initiative will launch on September 1st with a goal to continue supporting businesses and unemployed residents over the next three years. 

LARGO, Md.June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG) announced the launch of their Encore (Experienced Worker) Program, a rebrand of a pilot effort championed by the Maryland Department of Labor, the Older Workers Program. This new development introduces a refreshed and revitalized approach to meeting the needs of experienced workers in Prince George's County. The Encore Program is Employ Prince George's demographic-specific workforce development programming that provides job seekers over the age of 50 with free customized career counseling, occupational skills training, and supportive services to holistically help them re-enter the workforce, compete in the ever-evolving world, and obtain livable wage careers. “Ability is ageless. Workers over the age of 50 have the experience and skills to help our businesses grow and be successful. Through Encore we will be able to help them connect their decades of experience and knowledge to businesses that are reopening from Covid-19 closure," said EPG CEO Walter Simmons.

LARGO, Md., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG) is revolutionizing workforce development programs in the Maryland's Capital Region by bringing its acclaimed customized program design to immigrants, refugees, asylees and English language learners in Prince George's County, via the launch of it's Career Pathways for All (CPFA) Program.

Tens of thousands of Marylanders have been out of work since early in the pandemic. Many more are working again, but others are still being laid off.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (7News) — Alexander Austin is a director at Employ Prince George's. On Thursday, he oversaw a virtual job fair.

Working with five local workforce development boards across the state, MedCerts will help train unemployed or underemployed Maryland residents for in-demand IT careers

The unemployment rate in Prince George’s County was about 10% at the height of the pandemic. Now it’s around 8%, according to reports, but that’s still very high compared to the rest of Maryland and the D.C. region.

An employment program for unemployed and underemployed residents in Prince George's County offers virtual training for medical jobs currently in demand.

When William “BJ” Paige left jail and returned home to Prince George’s County almost two decades ago, it took him years to navigate services that would lead to a career.

In 2005, as he tried different websites to find job opportunities, he was stymied by new technology that he had not become familiar with during his incarceration. When he looked in person, while meeting with social services to obtain food stamps, he was told job placement resources were in a different location. He later found work at a car dealership and then a grocery store, but it would take him until 2014 — when he joined Howard University as an executive assistant — to get on the pathway to a career he desired, he said.

An ever-changing and increasingly challenging workforce shortage will require knowledgeable and well-trained professionals to solve it, and that’s exactly what the men and women who gathered on the Marshalltown Community College campus on Thursday hoped to do.

MCC hosted a workforce board training event with a keynote speech from Walter Simmons of Employ Prince George’s Inc. in Maryland, and economic development and workforce leaders from all nine boards in Iowa made their way to Marshalltown for the training. Local officials like Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce President/CEO John Hall, Chamber Workforce Development Coordinator Kyle Hall and County Supervisor Steve Salasek were also on hand.

LARGO, MD (March 21, 2022) – Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development entity of Prince George's County, announced a nursing assistant training program in partnership with Heritage Care Inc. and Prince George's County Community College through EPG's Career Pathways For All Program (CPFA). The Career Pathways For All Program will offer personalized career coaching, occupational skills training, evaluation of credentials obtained overseas, Bi-lingual hiring events, language translation phone lines in American Job Centers in Prince George's County, and access to English Remediation Classes. This specific partnership with Heritage Care Inc., a Hyattsville, Maryland nonprofit that provides community services in healthcare and education, will connect Prince George's County's immigrant population to training and job placement assistance to become certified nursing assistants and geriatric nursing assistants.

OXON HILL, MD. (January 21, 2022) – Yesterday, 22 local businesses were awarded grants from Employ Prince George's, totaling $534,791. These grants were a part of the Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program Rapid Re-Employment Grant Initiative, awarded to businesses who hire currently unemployed job seekers in Prince George's County. To date, Employ Prince George's has now distributed nearly 2 million dollars in funding to regional businesses. Companies who received grants during yesterday's ceremony include Rescue Bulk Trash; Raja M. Din, MD, LLC; Agile Office; Kiddie Land Childcare, Inc.; Wintek; Flavors, LLC; Salon 809, LLC; Heritage Care; Curvy Girls are Chic; Salt on Main; Aby Driving School; Dapa MultiService Advisors, LLC; Revolutionary Wellness; E-House Security; Balance Choice Vending; The Arc; United Contractors Services, Inc; J Gilmore; Worldview Early Learning Center; A Learning Nursery & Tutor Time; TMG Logistics; and Arcyn Transport.

LARGO, MD. (December 28, 2021) – This afternoon, Employ Prince George’s Transportation and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Program and Prince George’s County’s Stand Up and Deliver program joined forces at the American Job Center National Harbor to launch the TALC Industry Bridge program. The event was attended by numerous county residents who had the opportunity to hear from Prince George’s County and Employ Prince George’s Leadership.

Largo, MD. November 1, 2021 – Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development non-profit entity of Prince George's County, announced its new Transportations and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Industry Bridge Program. In partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, the TALC program will help residents in Prince George's County and the surrounding District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Region (DMV), to gain the necessary skills for jobs and placement in the Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, and Logistics Industries.

LARGO, Md.Sept. 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's announced today that it will hold a large job fair on Wednesday, September 29, 2021, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. via the virtual hiring event platform Premier Virtual. Over 10 National Harbor Businesses, including hotels, restaurants, service providers, and Tanger Outlets, will be looking to fill hundreds of vacancies. This free job fair is open to the public and led by Employ Prince George's, Prince George's County's principal workforce development service provider, to connect businesses with qualified job seekers. Employer registration is free. This event is being supported by Peterson Companies, managing partner of National Harbor. 

LARGO, Md.Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG), Prince George's County's principal workforce development entity, announces the relaunch of its successful Prince George's County COVID-19 Rapid Re-Employment Grants (RREG) Initiative. Operating under EPG's Covid-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program, the goal of the Rapid Re-Employment Grants is to put thousands of Prince George's County's residents back to work while providing financial support to struggling businesses. In 2020, Employ Prince George's launched the Prince George's County COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program serving over 600 residents and distributing more than $540,000 in Rapid Re-Employment Grants by the end of the year to businesses helping unemployed Prince George's County residents regain employment during the pandemic. In 2021, through funding from Prince George's County Government, Employ Prince George's plans to distribute over $5,000,000 to businesses in need and who are hiring unemployed Prince George's County residents. This initiative will launch on September 1st with a goal to continue supporting businesses and unemployed residents over the next three years. 

LARGO, Md.June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG) announced the launch of their Encore (Experienced Worker) Program, a rebrand of a pilot effort championed by the Maryland Department of Labor, the Older Workers Program. This new development introduces a refreshed and revitalized approach to meeting the needs of experienced workers in Prince George's County. The Encore Program is Employ Prince George's demographic-specific workforce development programming that provides job seekers over the age of 50 with free customized career counseling, occupational skills training, and supportive services to holistically help them re-enter the workforce, compete in the ever-evolving world, and obtain livable wage careers. “Ability is ageless. Workers over the age of 50 have the experience and skills to help our businesses grow and be successful. Through Encore we will be able to help them connect their decades of experience and knowledge to businesses that are reopening from Covid-19 closure," said EPG CEO Walter Simmons.

LARGO, Md., May 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG) is revolutionizing workforce development programs in the Maryland's Capital Region by bringing its acclaimed customized program design to immigrants, refugees, asylees and English language learners in Prince George's County, via the launch of it's Career Pathways for All (CPFA) Program.

Tens of thousands of Marylanders have been out of work since early in the pandemic. Many more are working again, but others are still being laid off.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY (7News) — Alexander Austin is a director at Employ Prince George's. On Thursday, he oversaw a virtual job fair.

Working with five local workforce development boards across the state, MedCerts will help train unemployed or underemployed Maryland residents for in-demand IT careers

The unemployment rate in Prince George’s County was about 10% at the height of the pandemic. Now it’s around 8%, according to reports, but that’s still very high compared to the rest of Maryland and the D.C. region.

An employment program for unemployed and underemployed residents in Prince George's County offers virtual training for medical jobs currently in demand.

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.

Prince George’s County has launched a scholarship program to build a pipeline of technical talent. Prince George’s County, Maryland has launched a scholarship program to build a pipeline of technical talent.

Lanham, Maryland-based edtech company 2U is partnering with Employ Prince George’s (EPG) and George Washington University College of Professional Studies to launch the Access 2 Education Scholarship Fund. The fund is focused on boosting technical talent in the D.C. area while specifically targeting Black and Latinx communities, as well as women and people living in low-income households.

Today is a major milestone for Prince George’s County and Employ Prince George’s as we partner with 2U and the George Washington University College of Professional Studies to launch the Access 2 Education Scholarship Fund in order to expand access and build the region’s tech talent pipeline”, said Walter Simmons, President and CEO of Employ Prince George’s.

A new partnership in Prince George’s County is working to make tech jobs more accessible and affordable for low-income, minority and women residents. With an initiative launched last week, Prince George’s County residents can apply for scholarships for high-quality boot camps in coding, data analytics, cybersecurity, UX/UI or digital marketing at George Washington University.

In July, Employ Prince George’s announced the launch of the Prince George’s County COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program, through funding provided by the Maryland Department of Labor and Prince George’s County Government. This program successfully connected over 600 residents to virtual workforce development services, hosted virtual job fairs, and placed unemployed residents into skills training to prepare them for new career pathways.

EmployPG understands that immediate needs can not wait. They want to help those hourly workers meet immediate needs, such as utilities, gas, and food. Because of this unprecedented pandemic, Employ PG, in partnership with the Greater Washington Community Foundation, has launched the PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COVID-19 HOURLY EMPLOYEE RELIEF FUND!

(LARGO, MD) – Employ Prince George's, Inc. has received a $175,000 grant from Maryland Department of Labor, through the United States Department of Labor’s COVID-19 Disaster Recovery Dislocated Worker Grant. Employ Prince George’s is using the funding to…

Due to the recent developments and spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus), Employ Prince George's and the Prince George’s County American Job Center Community Network are taking the necessary safety precautions to protect job seekers, business partners, and staff.

The Prince George’s County Government has a coordinated effort among all agencies to address the novel coronavirus, COVID-19. This effort is being spearheaded by the Prince George’s County Office of the County Executive and the Health Department. Employ Prince George’s is taking …

LARGO, MD (March 9, 2020)- The Prince George’s County Local Workforce Development Board in partnership with Employ Prince George’s (EPG) is dedicating the month of March as ReEntry Month in Prince George’s County, Maryland by hosting a series of events dedicated to helping  …

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One of the priority charges is to boost in-person membership engagement coming out of Covid, such as through events like networking mixers held at member businesses.

The advocacy group Maryland Nonprofits is asking policymakers for $100 million of the state government’s budget surplus to help community organizations across the state serve needy residents.

In a wish list released last week, the membership organization for nonprofits argued that they play a critical role in improving equity and quality of life in local communities but are often neglected by the government.

The extra money would boost resources for nonprofit organizations and help them increase services to the communities they serve.

Prince George’s County was one of three Maryland counties that recorded a 6.1% unemployment rate in October, the lowest figure this year, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier this month.

But the majority-Black jurisdiction has lost about 30,000 jobs since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic last year.

To help boost the job market, Employ Prince George’s, a quasi-government agency, is distributing more than $326,000 in grants for 12 entrepreneurs to hire unemployed county residents

Employ Prince George’s launched the COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program in April of 2020 to assist businesses with decreased revenues and residents that had been laid off due to Covid-19. With local Prince George’s County Government funds, municipal grants, foundation/business grants, and state grants, the COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program raised over $1.5 million in FY20 and FY21. With these funds, the COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program distributed $200 and $300 visa cash cards to 5,677 Prince George’s County residents (totaling $709,300 in aid), provided $548,336 in grants to 29 businesses, and helped train and place into employment over 150 residents.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — Employ Prince George's, the workforce development non-profit entity of Prince George's County, has launched a new Transportation and Logistics Consortium Industry Bridge Program and is looking for 40 participants to enroll in the program.

In partnership with Jobs for the Future and Prologis, Inc., the TALC program will help residents in Prince George's County and the surrounding District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Region to gain the necessary skills for jobs and placement in the transportation, distribution, warehousing and logistics industries.

Unemployment is about twice as high in Prince George’s County, Maryland, since just before the pandemic began. So on Tuesday, jobseekers and companies that are hiring will have a chance to connect.

Walter Simmons is president and CEO of Employ Prince George’s, which is hosting a job fair at City of Praise Family Ministries in Landover.

About 1,000 jobs are available from retail to hospitality to health care.

LARGO, Md., Nov. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Employ Prince George's (EPG), the premier workforce development non-profit entity of Prince George's County, announced its new Transportation and Logistics Consortium (TALC) Industry Bridge Program. In partnership with Jobs for the Future (JFF) and Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD), the global leader in logistics real estate, the TALC program will help residents in Prince George's County and the surrounding District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia Region (DMV), to gain the necessary skills for jobs and placement in the Transportation, Distribution, Warehousing, and Logistics Industries.

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MD — The first job center to be located in southern Prince George's County opened recently at Tanger Outlets in National Harbor. The American Job Center National Harbor will offer free access to employment, education and training resources, and becomes the second AJC in the county since 2008, according to the company. It's also the first American Job Center to be located inside a Tanger Outlets shopping center in the nation.

The American Job Center National Harbor is part of a national network of career resource centers funded by the Workforce Investment Opportunity Act. Services are available for adults and youth ages 14 to 24. For more information regarding the American Job Center National Harbor, please visit www.PGCAJC.com.

OXON HILL, Md. — Prince George's County unveiled a new American Job Center at the National Harbor Tuesday to serve over 10,000 residents seeking employment and businesses every year.

The center, located in the Tanger Outlets shopping center, will provide programs for graduating high schoolers, college seniors, residents who need public assistance, residents seeking to increase their employability and residents seeking employment.

Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents will have improved access to job training and good-paying jobs when the Labor Department’s first American Job Center to open since 2008 comes to the National Harbor branch at Tanger Outlets.

The American Job Center at National Harbor opens Oct. 25 and involves a federal, state and local partnership that also encompasses local businesses and nonprofits.

Prince George’s County, Maryland, is launching a new program for those ages 50 and up to help give them a boost in finding jobs. It’s called Encore, and its goal is “to ensure that the job seekers who are 50 plus are successful, they aren’t a statistic,” said Walter Simmons, president and CEO of Employ Prince George’s

May 26, 2021 Employ Prince George’s Creates Workforce Program for Immigrants, Asylees and Refugees

To support immigrants, asylees, refugees and English language learners looking to enter the workforce, Employ Prince George’s, Inc.(EPG) has launched the Career Pathways for All (CPFA) Program.

March 2, 2021 Free health care job training for Prince George’s Co. residents

A jobs program in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is offering free training for those interested in a career in health care.

OXON HILL, Md. — Prince George's County unveiled a new American Job Center at the National Harbor Tuesday to serve over 10,000 residents seeking employment and businesses every year.

The center, located in the Tanger Outlets shopping center, will provide programs for graduating high schoolers, college seniors, residents who need public assistance, residents seeking to increase their employability and residents seeking employment.

Prince George’s County, Maryland, residents will have improved access to job training and good-paying jobs when the Labor Department’s first American Job Center to open since 2008 comes to the National Harbor branch at Tanger Outlets.

The American Job Center at National Harbor opens Oct. 25 and involves a federal, state and local partnership that also encompasses local businesses and nonprofits.

May 26, 2021 Employ Prince George’s Creates Workforce Program for Immigrants, Asylees and Refugees

To support immigrants, asylees, refugees and English language learners looking to enter the workforce, Employ Prince George’s, Inc.(EPG) has launched the Career Pathways for All (CPFA) Program.

March 2, 2021 Free health care job training for Prince George’s Co. residents

A jobs program in Prince George’s County, Maryland, is offering free training for those interested in a career in health care.

Dec 9, 2020 Scholarship fund to help launch Prince George’s residents into tech careers

A new partnership in Prince George’s County is working to make tech jobs more accessible and affordable for low-income, minority and women residents. With a scholarship fund initiative launched last week, Prince George’s County residents can apply for scholarships for high-quality boot camps in coding, data analytics, cybersecurity, UX/UI or digital marketing at George Washington University.

Nov 12, 2020 More Coronavirus Regulations Hit Prince George's As Cases Soar

Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks announced another wave of coronavirus regulations as the county enters a fall surge.

October 11, 2020 Second American Job Center Coming To Prince George's County

A new American Job Center is coming to Prince George’s County.The facility, scheduled to open at National Harbor in January, will aim to offer resources and support to businesses and unemployed locals seeking new …

July 10, 2020 Employ Prince George's

If you were laid off from your job due to COVID-19, @employprincegeorges has several programs …

July 9, 2020 COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program

@employprincegeorges received a $175,000 grant to create a new program called the “COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery." It will offer free skills training and employment opportunities for workers who were laid off due to the public health crisis….

June 26, 2020 Employ Prince George’s

July 4, 2020 New Program in Prince George's Aims to Get People Back to Work

@employprincegeorges received a $175,000 grant to create a new program called the “COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery." It will offer free skills training and employment opportunities for workers who were laid off due to the public health crisis….

July 2, 2020 Employ Prince George’s Awarded $175K to Strengthen Post-Pandemic Workforce

Employ Prince George’s has received a $175,000 grant from Maryland Department of Labor for the COVID-19 Workforce Development Recovery Program to strengthen and revitalize Prince George’s County’s …

February 12, 2020 Employ Prince George's Hiring Event

Employ Prince George's and Communicare Family of Companies partner up to host a hiring fair in Largo.

January 22, 2020 The economy is booming in Prince George's County, job growth passes Montgomery County

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. (ABC7) — Victoria Ballestero is a professional engineer and the operations manager for the engineering firm ATCS she does site work on development projects. Her office is in Largo …

January 1, 2020 Clean and Safe Team: new year, new career

By CLAUDETTE RICHARDS and HEATHER WRIGHT — How can more Hyattsville and Prince George’s County residents — especially those in need of a second chance — find employment? This question was …

October 13, 2018 Aladdin with KYS Fest Tix This Thurs at Employ Prince George's!

Aladdin Daprince talks about his appearance this Thursday (10/18), 9am at Employ Prince George's. Stop by and see how they can help the unemployed and underemployed find jobs! Plus, Aladdin will have tix to KYS Fest! To learn…

September 5, 2018 Walter L. Simmons

As Prince George’s County officials tout the majority-Black jurisdiction as Maryland’s top producer of job growth over the past two years, a county program seeks to reach even more residents. Employ Prince George’s …

August 23, 2018 Prince George’s Co. Launches Program to Get Residents Jobs

For two years in a row, Prince George’s County has had the highest job growth in Maryland. Now. the county is re-launching their effort to link people with those jobs. County Bureau Chief Tracee …

August 15 , 2018 Visit the Employ Prince George's Inc Open House Aug 23rd!

Do you want to learn about thousands of job opportunities, weekly job fairs and free training programs for ages fourteen and up? Visit Prince George’s County’s newest workforce organization…Employ Prince George’s…

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