Employment and Training

Ursula Higgins, Employment Manager
2901 14th Street, NW
Washington, DC
202-265-8200, Ext. 284
uhiggins@gwul.org

GWUL Career Center

The League’s Career Center administers a broad array of employment programs and activities to connect employers with community residents seeking jobs. The Center provides training, job referral, resume preparation and work readiness workshops. These services are provided one-on-one or to small groups.

The League hosts or sponsors dedicated job fairs with the D.C. Department of Employment Services and other community-based organizations and businesses to recruit a target population for the specific sponsoring business. In addition, the League sponsors general job fairs so various businesses, organizations or government agencies can exhibit and recruit community residents.

Wal-Mart Workforce Development Grant

A $50,000 grant from Wal-Mart has enabled the League to increase its workforce development capacity. When the grant was renewed for a second year, the League was able to provide career development and/or employment training to the client population seeking services. The League reached out to a broader pool of potential employees and employers. Individuals seeking jobs and employers looking for good workers were better served through the League’s workforce development program, which has been renewed for a third year.