Mayor Gray and One City ● One Hire Partners to Mark Milestone

WHAT/WHO:              Mayor Vincent C. Gray, PNC Bank Regional President Mike Harreld, DC Chamber of Commerce President/CEO Barbara Lang and DCUSA Building Operations Director David Stein will celebrate the fact that 3,000 previously unemployed District residents have now been connected with jobs through the Mayor’s One City ● One Hire program. The announcement will be part of the Mayor’s Biweekly Press Briefing.

WHEN:                                 Wednesday, May 16, 2012

10:00 a.m.

WHERE:                                PNC Place

                                               12th Floor

                                               800 17th Street NW

BACKGROUND:                 As part of his agenda to get unemployed District residents back to work, Mayor Gray launched the One City ● One Hire program in September. The effort – carried out through the District’s Department of Employment Services – connects job seekers with employers who commit to hire at least one qualified, unemployed DC resident and provides support – such as screening and on-the-job training (OJT) incentives – to participating employers. The program’s overall goal is to get 10,000 District residents back to work.