WorkBaltimore: Empowerment to Employment was conceived by City of Baltimore Mayor Catherine E. Pugh and the City of Baltimore Department of Human Resources. Designed to help thousands of unemployed Baltimore City residents secure and retain employment, it will facilitate the connection between job seekers and employers through an Employment and Job Readiness Convention. The event, which features preconvention Job-readiness Workshops and Activities across the city from August to September. The Convention will take place at the Baltimore Convention Center, Wednesday, September 26th thru Thursday, September 27th, 2018.