Greeting Partners,

Thank you for all your dedication and hard work. As we prepare for the upcoming months, let us together focus on positive encouragement, and teambuilding processes that promote excellence in our best practices, innovative efforts, and staff interactions. 

Let us celebrate our accomplishments, new collaborations, and welcome increased activity at our American Job Center locations.  

Together, we will continue to use critical thinking to navigate through pathways ahead, and provide dynamic experiences with a variety of opportunities, through a high-level systematic approach for success of the job seeker and our business community.  

Sincerely,

Angela Smith



One Stop Manager

Every year Mental Health Awareness Organizations around the world have webinars, events and many more to increase awareness of mental health and to spread the knowledge of the different resources available. These different organizations, along with people all over the world, try to bring more attention to the tools we have available for those in need of better mental health.

Mental health is a trending topic. This is great news because the stigma for mental health issues is slowly depleting. More individuals are feeling comfortable with discussing their mental health issues openly. Although this is great progress, we are far from finished.

We often misunderstand mental health because there is no specific definition. Mental health includes several areas. The different areas are one’s social, emotional, and psychological well-being. Mental health affects your thoughts, feelings, and actions. If you have positive mental health, you are better equipped to handle stress, be more productive, and realize your full potential.

Many of us are extremely mindful of our physical appearance, with what we eat and put into our bodies, ensuring we are healthy physically. We should take the same approach with our mind and be sure we are not draining ourselves emotionally. We have to feed our mental health as well!

Below are a few mental health resources, if you or someone you know needs assistance: 



Mental Health America

National Alliance on Mental Illness

MentalHealth.GOV

National Institute of Mental Health

If you know a Job Seeker looking for employment OR an Employer looking for employees, please refer them to businessservices@co.pg.md.us

There is still time to REGISTER!

DETAILS ABOUT JOB FAIR BELOW: 

WHEN: Wednesday May 25, 2022

WHERE: Prince George's Community College -

Charlene M. Dukes Student Center - 301 Largo Rd Largo, MD 20774

TIME: 10am to 2pm

PARTNER SPOTLIGHT

This month our Partner Spotlight shines on our SCSEP Partner.

We thank you for all you do to ensure our Senior Prince George's county residents find employment opportunities. We would also like to thank you for providing us with senor interns to assist at both of our Job Centers!

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), also known as Title V, provides part-time work-based training opportunities at local community service agencies for older Prince Georgians who have poor employment prospects and are unemployed. SCSEP assists individuals in finding employment opportunities in the community through a variety of supportive services such as personal and job-related counseling, job training, and job referral. SCSEP providers also educate employers about the benefits of hiring older workers.

The goal of the program is to assist older workers to develop workplace skills which will enable them to attain permanent, unsubsidized employment, either with their host agencies or other non-profits, government or private sector employers. Participants are trained by a variety of employers including schools, physicians, health care agencies, hospitals, custodial and maintenance service industries, senior service providers, administrative and management entities, retail merchants, and transportation, security and technology companies.

Eligibility

Individuals who participate in the program must

•   Be a resident of Prince George’s County

•   Legally eligible to work in the U.S.•   Be at least 55 years of age

•   Have an income that does not exceed 125 percent of the federal poverty level (It is strongly recommended that individuals confirm their eligibility results with SCSEP program staff).

CONTACT INFORMATION

Prince Georges County Department of Family Services, Aging Services Division

Phone Number: 301-265-8450

Address: 6420 Allentown Rd Camp Springs, MD 20748

Website : https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/1728/Senior-Employment

UCAP Events & Workshops!

Our UCAP partner has many seminars and events to assist our PG county community. Please see the list of different events below and don't hesitate to refer your clients who may need assistance.

Our UCAP partner will also be at the American Job Center Largo, in Training Room B twice a month from 9am to 2pm.

Look out for the dates in our next newsletter !

Please have clients who may need assistance stop by !

FIRST TIME HOME BUYER SEMINAR

Seminar Covers: Financial Wellness, Working with a Realtor, Submitting an Offer, Credit, Home Shopping, Home Inspection, Insurance, Closing & 

Dates for Classes: May 21, 2022, June 11, 2022 & June 25, 2022

Class Fee: $25 per person OR $40 for 2 

To Register contact : Melea King at 301-322-5700 ext 127 mking@ucappgc.org

DIAPER GIVE AWAY

Families can receive up 100per child up to 300 diapers per month

Diapers are given away on Tuesdays & Wednesdays

Client must make an appointment by calling 301-322-5700 ext 101

Client must bring Government Issued ID, Birth Certificate,

 Insurance or Social Security Card for child(ren)

FOOD PANYTRY

The food pantry is open on Tuesday & Wednesdays from 10am to 2pm

Non-perishable items will be provided 

Location: 1400 Doewood Lane Capitol Heights, MD 20743

Contact 301-322-5700 ext 101 for to schedule an appointment for required documentation

HOT JOBS LISTING!

Employ Prince George's has a new amazing job search tool

EPG is providing a bi-weekly list of the most in-demand employers.

There are openings in the following industries:

Hospitality 

Information Technology

Manufacturing Construction

Healthcare 

After clicking the link below, click the job position under the company name you wish to apply for to be taken to the Maryland Workforce Exchange website.

For questions or concerns, please contact WSD@co.pg.md.us.

Click Here! to see the full job listing and how to apply ! 

Do you have clients who are looking to strengthen their Federal resume ?

Refer them NOW!

These workshops are hybrid!

Clients can come into the Largo center or they can join via the google meets link below.

Federal Resume Workshop Link

It is every third Thursday of the month !

Workshop includes: 

Find & Apply to Federal Jobs

Federal Resume 

How to Navigate USAJobs.gov 

Vacancy Announcements 

Veteran Preference

Even if you are not currently looking for a full time job, it is a best practice to keep an updated, well presented resume on hand.

Here are a few resume tips to pass along to your clients who are looking to polish up their resume's: 

Learn to articulate your skills 

Personalize your resume 

Show results, not just skills 

Skip the fancy design elements 

Use Job ads to identify gaps in your skillset

Demonstrate a steady work history

Click Here! to get a more in depth description for each tip

In the month of May we raise awareness for Mental Health. While these conditions occur at any age, children and youth are especially vulnerable.

Children who have been removed and placed in out- of-home care suffer from mental health issues at a higher rate than children who have not been removed. Youth in foster care experience PTSD at an alarming rate and because their trauma is often untreated, they engage in behavior that is symptomatic of the trauma they have experienced. That is the primary reason why one third of foster youth crossover into the juvenile justice system.

Here are some Children’s Mental Health Statistics:

• 20% of children experience a mental health condition in a given year.
• 50% of all mental illnesses begin by age 14
• During the COVID-19 pandemic there was a 24% increase in mental health care for children ages 5 to 11
• Half of adults with children in their household say they are concerned about the mental state of their children
• Black children under age 13 are twice as likely to die by suicide as their white peers and the rate of death by suicide among Black youth has increased faster than any other racial or ethnic group.

To learn more about how you can help raise awareness for children's mental health, please visit

 ChildrensMentalHealthMatters.Org

Below are more resources for children with mental health needs

Children's Mental Health

Tools for Supporting the Emotional Well-being of Children