Mayor Bowser to Launch $11.7 Million Career MAP Pilot and Cut Ribbon on New Taylor Street Service Center

Washington, DC – On Monday, September 19, at 12 pm, Mayor Muriel Bowser will launch the new $11.7 million Profession Mobility Motion Plan (Profession MAP) pilot, a brand new modern program that may present households who’re transitioning from homelessness with housing and revenue help, profession development, and household helps. This system will present as much as $10,000 in money help to households, enabling dad and mom to advance their careers with out worrying in regards to the “advantages cliff,” which is when a person loses their advantages on account of incomes the next revenue.

The Mayor may also minimize the ribbon on the newly modernized Taylor Avenue Service Heart and tour the ability. The heart, which obtained a $5.2 million renovation, will serve roughly 200 residents each day and contains vital upgrades for patrons and workers, together with a centralized monumental staircase to enhance circulate of tourists all through the middle; modernized coaching rooms, convention heart, and assembly areas; workers well being and wellness, brainstorming, and telephone rooms; a brand new kids’s space within the buyer queue and ready area, which additionally contains upgrades to cut back ambient noise and enhance pure lighting; and laptop stations for on-line functions. 

WHEN:  
Monday, September 19, at 12 pm

WHO:  
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Brianne Nadeau, Councilmember, Ward 1  
Janeese Lewis George, Councilmember, Ward 4  
Laura Zeilinger, Director, DC Division of Human Providers
Keith Anderson, Director, DC Division of Common Providers
Tommy Wells, Director, DC Division of Vitality and Atmosphere

WHERE:
Taylor Avenue Service Heart
1207 Taylor Avenue NW
*Closest Metro: Georgia Avenue – Petworth Metro Station*  
*Closest Bikeshare Station: ninth and Upshur Avenue NW* 

Press enthusiastic about attending the occasion are requested to RSVP to [email protected].

The DC Workplace of Cable Tv, Movie, Music, and Leisure will present a stay feed of this occasion. To view occasion on-line go to mayor.dc.gov/stay, tune in on Channel 16 (DCN) or any of the social media platforms under.

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