GDOL Recruiting More Workers for GUAM STRONG Initiative

30 Positions to be Filled Through NDWG Program

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The GUAM STRONG Initiative, a project to help repair households impacted by Typhoon Mawar, is now
recruiting workers through the National Dislocated Worker Grant (NDWG) Program.


The initiative, Getting Urgent Assistance Mobilized to Support Typhoon Repairs ON Guam (GUAM
STRONG), was first launched in August 2023 through coordinated efforts between Guam Homeland
Security/Office of Civil Defense, the Mayors’ Council, and FEMA to provide minimal essential repairs to make
homes safe, sanitary and functional. Participants were pre-selected through a review process based on a
pre-identified need. The process prioritized the elderly, veterans, and those with access and functional needs.
Repairs on homes were approved until November 2023 and performed by skilled volunteers from non-profit
organizations.


GUAM STRONG has now expanded to begin recruiting workers through the NDWG Program so work can
continue through February 25, 2024. The Guam Department of Labor, in partnership with FEMA, is hiring 30
individuals to assist team leads to continue repairs on homes damaged by Typhoon Mawar. NDWG participants
must meet certain criteria to qualify.


The priority for eligibility will be given to:

  1. Individuals temporarily or permanently laid off as a consequence of the disaster declaration
    (Typhoon Mawar)
  2. Dislocated Worker/Displaced Homemaker
    Dislocated Worker is an individual who has been terminated or laid off or has received a notice of
    termination or layoff from employment.
    Displaced homemaker is an individual who has worked in the home for a number of years and suddenly
    finds that they are the primary source of household income.
  3. Long-term Unemployed
    Unemployed at the time of eligibility determination; and
    Has been unemployed for 12 or more non-consecutive weeks over the last 26 weeks; and
    Has made an effort to find a job; or
    Is an incarcerated individual within 6 months of release
    OR
    Is underemployed at the time of eligibility determination; and
    Has been unemployed for 12 or more non-consecutive weeks of the last 26 weeks; and
    Has made an effort to find a job with self-sustaining wages/hours.

Interested applicants are encouraged to apply at the American Job Center (AJC) located at the GCIC Building,
414 W Soledad Ave, 3rd Floor, Hagåtña, from Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. For more
information, contact the AJC at (671) 475-7000/1.


Visit the following links for the latest information:

  • Governor’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/govlouguam
  • GHS/OCD Website: https://ghs.guam.gov/
  • GHS/OCD Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GHSOCD/
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