LAUREL, Md. (DC News Now) — Many Federal workers in Prince George’s County, like thousands across the DMV, are concerned about how they’re going to provide for their families amidst the federal firings and layoffs.
Many who are getting laid off are worried about healthcare insurance and their finances.
On Thursday night, Councilwoman Wala Blegay will host a virtual meeting to discuss the fight to help Federal Workers.
Angela Smith, an Upper Marlboro resident, was laid off on Jan. 31 from her NASA contractor engineer job. She said she is hoping the virtual forum will help her get back on her feet.
“It is completely and utterly devastating. The devastation to our finances and not everybody is prepared to have this kind of financial hit,” she said. “For me, it was no notice I got up that morning and got a call from my company saying today is your last day and that was scary.”
Blegay has reached out to nonprofit agencies that can provide financial assistance to laid-off workers and is prepared to discuss that at the meeting.
“There is so much anxiety in the community since they started laying so many people off threatening jobs and we have been getting lots of phone calls. What we are going to do is reach out to our non-profit partners to see what we can do to assist them,” the councilwoman said.
According to Blegay, there are 73,000 federal workers who live in Prince George’s County.
The Thursday night forum will be held from 6 p.m. until 7:30.
