Employ Prince George's, in collaboration with the Prince George's County Workforce Development Board and the American Job Center Community Network (AJCCN), is proud to announce the second grand opening of an AJCCN Job & Resource Lab in the county. Located at the Hanko Building in New Carrollton, 8511 Legation Road, this state-of-the-art facility, is set to be a central hub for community support, offering a wide array of resources and employment assistance to individuals across the county.

Employ Prince George's, in collaboration with Roadtrip Nation, is thrilled to announce a unique opportunity for young adults in Prince George's County, aged 18 to 24, who have graduated from Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS) and are eager to delve into various career options.

Thanks to the support from the Blueprint for Maryland's Future, facilitated by the Prince George's County Workforce Development Board, Employ Prince George's Youth Career Connections has joined forces with Roadtrip Nation to produce a groundbreaking documentary special. This documentary will be aired on local public television stations, shedding light on the diverse career pathways within Prince George's County and the DC Metropolitan Region. Scheduled to be filmed in November 2024, the documentary aims to showcase the in-demand industries, educational institutions, and abundant career opportunities available for young individuals in the region.

Employ Prince George’s is partnering with local employers to create livable wage jobs through registered apprenticeships. Through their Apprenticeship Innovation Program (AIP), Employ Prince George’s is paving new pathways toward livable wages for Prince George’s County residents with two (2) new registered apprenticeships. The two new apprenticeship programs are registered through the Maryland Department of Labor’s Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Program (MATP) with focuses on the Healthcare Industry and Law Enforcement.

Employ Prince George's is thrilled to announce the upcoming Career Takeover: Bridging the Gap 2024 Youth & Young Adult Career Symposium. This transformative event, scheduled for Thursday, May 30, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the state-of-the-art Southern Regional Science and Technology Complex in Fort Washington, Maryland, aims to revolutionize the career trajectories for youth and young adults in Prince George's County.

The symposium is set to be a dynamic stage offering an array of career opportunities and resources for in-school youth, graduating seniors, recent graduates, and those who seek employment pathways. With a focus on industry exposure workshops, career pathway demonstrations, job opportunities, summer internships, and career readiness coaching, Career Takeover is structured to equip attendees with the tools and guidance necessary to navigate their professional journeys successfully.

Employ Prince George's is thrilled to announce the 2nd Annual Career Takeover: Bridging the Gap! Youth & Young Adult Career Symposium scheduled for May 30 at the Southern Regional Technology & Recreation Complex in Fort Washington, Maryland. This event is designed to inspire and empower individuals aged 16-24 as they explore creative career field and EPG's workforce development programs, Knowledge Equals Youth Success (KEYS) & Youth Career Connections (YCC), geared to youth and young adults.

Employ Prince George's is pleased to announce the signing of two crucial pieces of legislation by Governor Wes Moore on April 25, 2024. Employ Prince George's was joined for this momentous occasion by leaders from WorkSource Montgomery, Harris Jones & Malone, and our House and Senate bill sponsors, all of whom partnered and advocated for these groundbreaking workforce development initiatives. These bills, House Bill 372/Senate Bill 354 (Rent Court Workforce Solutions Pilot Program) and House Bill 650/Senate Bill 511 (Report on Apprenticeship Mentoring Ratios), make significant strides towards enhancing opportunities and support for the job seekers and businesses in Prince George's County and beyond.

Employ Prince George's in partnership with the Prince George's County Workforce Development Board, and the American Job Center Community Network (AJCCN) is thrilled to announce the grand opening of its first American Job Center Community Network Job & Resource Lab in the Incorporated City of District Heights, Maryland. This newly equipped facility, located at 2000 Marbury Drive, is set to become a hub for community empowerment, offering valuable resources and employment support to the local community.

The launch of this new center in the City of District Heights marks the beginning of the AJCCN's initiative to bring advanced technology and comprehensive employment resources to municipalities throughout Prince George's County. Over the next six months, the AJCCN plans to open multiple Job & Resource Labs in various locations, further expanding its reach and impact.

In a significant step towards boosting the local economy, promoting economic equality, and reducing crime and recidivism rates, Prince George's County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Employ Prince George's announced the launch of several programs to support returning citizens at a Second Chance Month celebration event with Luminis Health on Monday, April 1, 2024. These include the Re-entry Employment Incentive Program as well as grants for transitional housing providers and county-based non-profits that help returning citizens.

Under the Re-entry Employment Incentive Program, Prince George's County businesses will be eligible for an annual reimbursement of up to $5,000 for every returning citizen they employed during the previous year. This incentive serves as an encouragement for businesses to actively participate in supporting the reintegration of individuals with criminal backgrounds into society.

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!

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