Mature Workers Program Luzerne/Wyoming Counties

Mature Workers Program Luzerne/Wyoming Counties at the Greater Northeast Job Fair in Dickson City...Stop by if you are in the area!!

Representing the Luzerne/Wyoming Counties Area Agency on Aging Mature Workers Program at the Times Leader Annual Fall Career Fair at the Kingston Armory. Feel free to stop by and hear about what our program has to offer!

National Employ Older Workers Week September 18-24 2016!!!

August 31, this Wednesday, program representatives will be at the Wyoming County Fair from 10 am to 3 pm. Come out and see us!

For Local Employers lookiing to hire!

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) The Mature Worker Program sponsored by AAA of Luz-Wyoming Counties- Please Share FYI: Please join us in celebrating National Employ Older Workers Week September 21-27, 2014. To promote National Employ Older Workers Week, we worked with Target Marketing to produce commercials. If you are interested in viewing the commercials, we will running them during Sept 21 to Sep 27 on the following stations and time slots: WBRE M-SA 5...P-6:30P news, WBRE Saturday & Sunday 7a-9a news; WYOU M-F 5pm-6:30pm news and WYOU M-F 6a-9a news. Below is interesting information from the United States Department of Labor, Employment & Training Administration website dated 9/17/2014 (http://www.doletalgove/Seniors/html_docs/NatEmplOldWkr.cfm) regarding National Employ Older Workers Week. National Employ Older Workers Week The United States is undergoing a demographic shift that is changing older Americans' relation to the workplace. The average and median age of the U.S. population is rising, and the composition of the workforce with it. By 2020, it is estimated that workers 55 and over will make up 25% of the U.S. civilian labor force, up from 13% in 2000. In addition, individual workers are tending to remain in the workforce longer and retire later. The number of workers over the traditional retirement age of 65 is seeing a marked increase, and it is projected that they will make up more than 7% of the American labor force by 2020. Employers rate older workers high on characteristics such as judgment, commitment to quality, attendance, and punctuality. National Employ Older Workers Week, held annually the last full week of September, recognizes the vital role of older workers in the workforce. National Employ Older Workers Week aims to increase awareness of this labor segment and develop innovative strategies to tap it. It also showcases the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP), which provides on-the-job skills training to individuals 55 or older with limited financial resources. Since its inception, SCSEP has helped over one million older Americans enter the workforce. ______________________________

2014 Schedule of Job Fairs for Luzerne/Wyoming Counties: March 25- Times Leader Job Fair @ Kingston Army from 10am-4pm March 27- Hazleton Chamber Job Fair @ Genetti's-Hazleton from 10am-5pm April 8- Scranton Chamber Job Fair Mohegan Sun Arena from 9am-5pm... April 30- Wyoming County Gas/Business Expo @ Wyoming County Fair from 9am-5pm The Mature Worker Program will also have a booth at the fairs. Come see us!!

Job Fair -Woodlands Resort 2012

Directory of Legal Assistance Hotlines: Sponsored by the Center for Elder Rights Advocacy tinyurl.com/LegalHotlines

Debt Management Services The National Foundation for Credit Counseling offers a list of certified debt management companies. tinyurl.com/NFCCDirectory or call 1-800-388-2227

Chronic Disease Self-management website/Workshop Find a workshop in your area at www.retartliving.org/findAWorkshop.php