JIC Recovery Release No. 128 - GDOL Recruiting More Workers for GUAM STRONG Initiative - GHS OCD

GDOL Recruiting More Workers for GUAM STRONG Initiative
30 Positions to be Filled Through NDWG Program

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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To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/floods

Wildfire

Regularly clean the roof and gutters.
Maintain an area approximately 30’ away from you home that is free of anything that will burn, such as wood piles, dried leaves, newspapers and other brush.
Connect garden hoses long enough to reach any area of the home and fill garbage cans, tubs, or other large containers with water.
Review your homeowner's insurance policy and also prepare/update a list of your home's contents.

Fire Weather

Turn on your TV/radio. You’ll get the latest weather updates and emergency instructions.
Know where to go. If you are ordered to evacuate, know the route to take and have plan of where you will go. Check-in with your friends and family.
Keep your car fueled, in good condition, and stocked with emergency supplies and a change of clothes.

Drought

Conserve water

Take shorter showers.

Turn off the water while brushing your teeth or shaving.
Run the washer less frequently and only when you have a full load.
Water your lawn less frequently and do so when the temperature is cooler in the early morning or late evening.
When you run the tap to heat or cool water, keep a pitcher to store the water and use it to water plants.
Avoid washing your car.

Practice fire prevention

Don't set off fireworks when conditions are dry.
Deposit cigarette butts in the proper receptacle to avoid starting a
Pour water over camp fires and backyard fire pits to ensure they are completely out before leaving them unattended.

Follow directions from local officials. If there are restrictions on water usage, be sure to heed them.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/wildfires and https://www.ready.gov/drought

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Typhoons/Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over the water and move toward land. Threats from typhoons/hurricanes include high winds, heavy rainfall, storm surge, coastal and inland flooding, and rip currents.

“Hurricanes” form in the Atlantic Northeast Pacific region and “Typhoons” form in the Northwest Pacific Region. These large storms are call cyclones in other parts of the world.

To learn more, visit https://www.ready.gov/hurricanes.

JIC Recovery Release No. 128 - GDOL Recruiting More Workers for GUAM STRONG Initiative