Gloucester County’s Community Engagement & Public Information and Economic Development Departments are partnering with the Virginia Employment Commission / Virginia Career Works and the Gloucester Chamber of Commerce to host a Virtual Job Fair, “Let’s Get Back to Work, Middle Peninsula!”

May 25 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Employers can register by visiting: https://portal.premiervirtual.com/event/register-company/7798-back-work-middle-peninsula-virtual-fair

Job Seekers can register by visiting: https://portal.premiervirtual.com/event/register-jobseeker/7798-back-work-middle-peninsula-virtual-fair

The job fair will feature large employers and small businesses. Meet and connect with the top local and regional employers and professionals. The event is FREE to participate in!

Together, Renu and The Salvation Army are serving meals and giving out hygiene supplies to those experiencing homelessness in our community. This will take place Saturday, May 1st, at the Tidewater Motel (12:00 pm) and Quality Inn (1:00pm) in Gloucester County, Virginia

This week’s Town Crier! You can get the information at this link!

Also, if you’d like to have your organization’s upcoming event or important message included, click on this link, and if you’d like to receive this information weekly by email, click on this link!

This week, they’ll wrap up their discussion on disability insurance.

To help recognize Earth Day, members of Gloucester County’s Community Engagement Team volunteered to make pine cone bird feeders to hang around Riverside Sanders Retirement Community for residents to enjoy!

This week’s Town Crier! You can get the information at this link!

Also, if you’d like to have your organization’s upcoming event or important message included, click on this link, and if you’d like to receive this information weekly by email, click on this link!

Do you enjoy helping people? Do you have experience helping others find and apply for needed resources?

GUEST is hiring a Housing Resource Advocate to help homeless individuals and families, connect them with needed resources, and advocate for them with landlords.

The ideal candidate will be able to:

– assist guests with setting housing goals and steps needed to accomplish goals;

– research available local housing options;

– reach out to landlords for qualification requirements and to share about housing programs;

– mediate between landlords and tenants to ensure guests maintain stable housing;

– maintain accurate records and files.

For more information to to apply, please email kristieaskew@guestshelter.net

Are you a business owner, work or live in Gloucester County?

Please take a few minutes and complete the Gloucester County Sherriff’s Office citizens survey!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/GCSO2021