Furloughed Worker Info

Information and Website Links

Free Certification Classes from NOVA

Free Certification Classes from NOVA for laid off federal workers or contractors starting in the next week or two https://www.nvcc.edu/academics/workforce/novanext/index.html

28 Oct Generative AI - Advanced

3 Nov UGotClass: Entrepreneurial Marketing

3 Nov CompTIA® Data+

3 Nov IT Specialist: Artificial Intelligence

4 Nov SHRM Certification Exam Preparation

Virginia Jobs

https://www.jobs.virginia.gov/home (table highlights job announcements closing by end of Oct as a more targeted list ready to act upon but there are many other openings on the site)

Job Opening: Health District Director

Location: Fredericksburg

Closing Date: Oct 28 2025

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Hiring Range: $170,000 - $215,000

Full Time or Part Time: Full-Time (Salaried)

Job Opening: Building and Grounds Superintendent - Northern Virginia Region

Location: Fairfax

Closing Date: Oct 29 2025

Agency: Department of Motor Vehicles

Hiring Range: $86,643 - $99,639

Full Time or Part Time: Full-Time (Salaried)

Job Opening: DDS QA Auditor - #ARSD0848

RLocation: emote, 1- Alternate Fairfax

Closing Date: Oct 30 2025

Agency: Dept for Aging & Rehab Svcs

Hiring Range: Starting Minimum salary $88,478

Full Time or Part Time: Full-Time (Salaried)

Job Opening: Chief Probation Officer: P&P District #35 Manassas #P3501

Location: Manassas

Closing Date: Oct 31 2025

Agency: Div of Community Corrections

Hiring Range: $77,241 - $139,533

Full Time or Part Time: Full-Time (Salaried)

Job Opening: Assistant Professor Biological Sciences

Location: Fredericksburg

Closing Date: Oct 31 2025

Agency: University of Mary Washington

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Below Resources By State:

Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments https://www.mwcog.org/community/data-and-tools/federal-workforce-resources-and-data/ (LOTS of good info on this site for resources across the DMV area)

Talent Capital for Greater Washington area: https://talentcapital.ai/

District of Columbia

DC Department of Employment Services: Unemployment Compensation for Former Federal Employees
Impact to Federal Workers: This new website is intended to support federal workers.
Office of Unemployment Compensation: This resource provides federal employees with information about unemployment compensation, support for efforts to find new employment, information about employees’ rights as federal employees and job opportunities in the D.C. government.
Federal Worker Solidarity Fund for the DC Region

Maryland

Maryland Public Servants Resource Website: This site contains information about how to apply for unemployment insurance benefits, conduct a job search, obtain career support, address health coverage needs, find information about legal resources, and learn more about federal employee rights as well as county-specific programs and resources for federal workers and contractors who have been laid off.
- Maryland Department of Labor: Federal Employees: Frequently Asked Questions About Unemployment Insurance
- Montgomery County, MD: Resources for Workers Impacted by Recent Federal Government Actions: This page includes resources on employment and career support; food, child care and housing; crisis intervention, health and insurance; federal and state officials’ resources; and municipality resources.
- Charles County, MD: Government Transition Resources: This page provides information about job search and career support; entrepreneurship and startup support; unemployment insurance; health care benefits; assistance with food, cash, medical expenses and energy bills; transportation; family and child care resources; and low-income housing options and resources for persons at risk of homelessness.
- Frederick County, MD: Assistance During the Federal Shutdown: This page includes resources related to food, medical, utilities, employment and financial assistance.
- Prince George’s County, MD: https://www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/departments-offices/news-events/news/resources-federal-workers-facing-job-loss

Virginia

Resources for Impacted Federal Workers: This site includes details about how to apply for unemployment insurance benefits, conduct a job search, address health care coverage needs, and find opportunities for training and education.
Resources for Virginia’s Former Federal Employees and Other Workers Impacted by the Federal Government Transition
Virginia Workforce Connection: This site provides information about available jobs, job search resources, training opportunities and resources for veterans.
Virginia Career Works: Resource Guide for the Job Seeker: Guide to Finding a New Job
- Virginia Career Works Northern Region: Dislocated Federal Workers and Contractors: This site provides information about health insurance, taxpayer services, household expense assistance, unemployment insurance benefits, the five Virginia Career Works Career Centers in the Northern Region and other resources.
Alexandria City: Resources for Federal Government Employees
- Arlington County: Assistance for Federal Employees and Contractors: This site includes resources related to employment services, public benefits programs and housing.
- Fairfax County: Help for Residents Affected by Federal Workforce Actions: This site provides resources for former federal employees, contractors and others impacted by job loss.
- Fairfax County Economic Development Authority: This site provides information about jobs available in Northern Virginia, as well as resources for veterans, transitioning military and military families, entrepreneurs and startups, and training opportunities.
- Fairfax County: Human Services Resource Guide (HSRG): This searchable database includes information on a range of services for Fairfax County residents, including how families can apply for free and reduced-price meal benefits anytime during the school year.
Prince William County: Resources for Residents Impacted by Federal Workforce Actions

Additional Resources:

Bank of America: announced assistance available to furloughed Federal employees. Call the priority assistance line 844.219.0690.

Chase Bank: Chase today announced efforts to help its customers who are U.S. government employees affected by the U.S. government shutdown. Here’s the special line they set up 1-888-356-0023.

Congressional Federal Credit Union: For more information on our Relief Line of Credit or any of our assistance programs, contact our Member Service Representatives at 800-491-2328 or stop by one of our branch locations.

Fed Choice: They’re offering quite a few different options to assist – for existing and new members.

Interior Federal Credit Union: They’re offering a special loan for both member and non-member furloughed Federal workers. Net paycheck up to $15,000, interest free up to 30 days. Members may apply for a limit up to the equivalent of 2 net paychecks. More offers are available on the site or call 800-914-8619

Navy Federal Credit Union: These guys are offering a special loan program. Read the FAQs PDF from this link to see if you qualify or call 1-888-842-6328

PayPal: PayPal has made a very generous offer. They’ve allocated $25 million to fund interest-free cash advances to our furloughed Federal workers that need assistance right now. This is for both new and existing PayPal Credit customers. Minimum loan is $250 with a maximum cash advance of $500. Your account does need to be in good standing if you’re an existing PayPal Credit customer. Existing customers call 1-877-689-1975. For new accounts, apply here first, then after approval call 1-877-689-1975.

U.S. Bank: Will waive all late fees if you miss a mortgage payment due to the shutdown. Also mentioned they will defer first payment dates for new mortgages.

U.S. Employees Credit Union: USECU is also offering shutdown loans, but only until Tuesday, January 15th. Call (312) 922.5310 to get help.

SunTrust: SunTrust didn’t make a specific offer, but they did make a public announcement that they have programs in place to help clients affected by the shutdown.

Synchrony Bank: These guys handle store cards for Amazon, Lowes, Walmart, JCPenney, Chevron/Texaco, and many other large nationwide companies that you might do business with on a day-to-day basis. They are allowing affected customers to defer payments until after the shutdown. Contact them for more information.

Union Plus: For union members, there are a great number of options available if you’re with Union Plus. Call them at 800-472-2005 to ask about these offers: $300 Furlough Grant for eligible Union Plus credit card holders, Mortgage Assistance Loan & $300 Grant: payment grace period for your Union Plus Life and Accident Insurance, payment grace period for Union Plus Auto Insurance, and payment grace period for Union Plus Life and Accident Insurance.

Wells Fargo: Here’s a full list of all shutdown assistance lines at Wells Fargo. They’ve got a few different options to help depending on the services you have with their bank.

Furlough Grants

FEEA-NARFE: This is an awesome offer that every furloughed Federal worker needs to take advantage of. FEEA-NARFE fund is offering $100 grants to active federal employee members who are not receiving a paycheck during the current shutdown due to being furloughed or working in excepted status. To apply, visit the FEEA website.

Thrift Savings Plan

TSP Plan News and Announcements: TSP allows for the suspension of loan payments when you go into non-pay status. They do not require documentation about your furlough currently. Missing one or two payments will not cause your loan to go into default. Log in to your account to check your status or simply call the Thrift Line at 1-877-968-3778.

Toyota Financial Services & Lexus Financial Services: Affected lease and finance customers in good standing with their accounts may be eligible to take advantage of up to two months of finance contract payment extensions or lease deferred payments. Toyota Financial Services call 800-874-8822 and Lexus Financial Services call 800-874-7050.

Hyundai Capital: Hyundai will extend all Hyundai Capital auto loans and lease payments for 30 days for current Hyundai owners who are federal government employees furloughed during the shutdown. Impacted consumers should contact Hyundai Motor Finance at 1-800-523-4030 to take advantage of this offer.

Kia Motors Finance: Kia has announced they’re offering deferred payments of 30 days. If you’ve been affected by the current Government Shutdown and need assistance from Kia Finance, please contact us at 1-866-331-5632.

Ford Credit, GM Financial, & Mercedes-Benz Financial Services: It has been reported that these companies are among those providing qualified customers options such as payment deferrals, late fee waivers and special care lines to address their individual problems, though official announcements from these companies have not been released online.

Mobile Telephone Service Providers

AT&T: Will assist with adjusting late fees, providing extensions, and revising payment schedules.

Sprint: Will provide short-term payment solutions. Call 1-888-211-4747

T-Mobile: Offering short-term assistance and can spread out service payments over time. Call 1-877-746-0909 or 611 from a T-Mobile device.

Verizon: Offering flexible payment options and has a Promise to Pay program to set payments for a future date. Call 1-866-266-1445.

Rental Home Assistance

National Rental Home Council: Represents many of the nation’s largest operators of single-family rental homes. They’re offering deferred rent payment options with no late fees to any renter who has been furloughed.

OPM Sample Letters for Creditors and Mortgage Companies: OPM created these sample letters for Federal workers to contact their landlords, mortgage lenders, and utilities, to request help during the shutdown.

National Food Resources & Advice

Feeding America: These guys have a nationwide network of 200 food banks. From those food banks, they have 60,000 partner pantries from which they can serve every community across the United States. This is an awesome resource, and they have already begun serving Federal employees affected by the government shutdown.

Your School District: To save on food and ensure your kid eats breakfast and/or lunch free (less stress and worry for you), notify the district of your furlough. No income is an emergency and normally qualifies you for the free meal program.

Home, Auto & Life Insurance Relief

MetLife: For those not receiving a paycheck from the federal government because of the current shutdown, MetLife Auto & Home may grant a one-time, 30-day grace period on your payment of premium on a MetLife Auto & Home policy. Members must request this one-time allowance by calling 1-800-GET-MET8. Certain restrictions apply, and premium remains due after delay expires.

Fidelity & Guaranty Life Insurance Company: To help the nearly 27,000 AFGE members who currently have a policy with the company during this government shutdown, the company “will keep the policy-in-force by waving the cost of insurance charges for the next 30 days.”. Policies beginning with the letter "Y" call: 844-800-9146, all other policies call: 888-513-8797

Other Notable Mentions for Relief & Assistance.

Rent-A-Center (Benefits Plus Membership): If your account was up to date at the time of furlough and you are a part of benefits plus you may be eligible for a payment waiver based on your state: “Involuntary Unemployment Payment Waiver: Losing a job is hard and making payments while unemployed is even harder. Fortunately, your Membership waives your payments when you are involuntarily unemployed. Whether you were fired, laid off, suspended, or are out of work due to a labor dispute or strike, your payments are covered for up to four (4) months, up to $1,000, or when you’re able to return to work.”

National Freebie Offers

U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Their fact sheet states that federal employees may be eligible for unemployment compensation administered by state unemployment