Year-Round Workforce Development Program

The County Commissioners of Charles County are hereby requesting proposals from qualified firms to implement a Year-Round Workforce Development Program will provide eligible young adults, ages 18–24, residing within the ENOUGH-eligible community in Charles County, with access to paid employment, career exploration, workforce readiness, and skill-building opportunities throughout the year. The program is designed to strengthen participants’ pathways to sustainable employment and economic mobility by connecting them with local businesses and organizations that serve as Employment Host Sites.

The program will operate year-round, allowing eligible participants to enter the program and access employment opportunities throughout the contract period based on participant needs, employer availability, and program capacity.

ENOUGH – The Moore-Miller administration led the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) Act to be adopted in 2024. The goal of ENOUGH Initiative is to reduce, and ultimately eliminate, childhood poverty. The efforts work within the four core pillars: high-quality childcare and education, healthy families, economically secure families, and safe and thriving communities. For a community to qualify for ENOUGH funding, it must contain one of more census tract where at least 30% of children are living in poverty and have a community school with a poverty level concentration of 80% or more.

Charles County is one of the twelve counties with an ENOUGH eligible community. The Charles County community is located within Waldorf, around Dr. Mudd Elementary School. The majority of ENOUGH funding for an eligible community is received by a “Community Quarterback” organization, but the Local Management Board of the county where the community is located will also receive a smaller allocation known as Capacity Building funding. Charles County Department of Community Services Local Management Board receives ENOUGH Capacity Building funds and allocates it to programming within the ENOUGH eligible community that aligns with one or more of the ENOUGH Initiative pillars.

For FY2027, the Local Management Board has decided to pilot a year-round workforce development program with a combination of ENOUGH Capacity Building funding and Children’s Cabinet Interagency Funds.