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Dealing with Gaps in Your Work History

Are you job hunting with a gap in your work history? Or re-entering the workforce after being unemployed for a while? Learn how to anticipate and explain work gaps on your resume, LinkedIn profile, and interviews from Cheryl Alexis Gelzer, of MassHire South Shore. Present yourself to employers with a focus on your skills, not your […]

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Get to Know Age-Friendly Employers

Did you know that people over 50 can find out in advance if an employer understands the value of their experience? Or that there's a growing list of employers that want to hire older workers? In this Age-Friendly Employer Forum, you'll learn exactly what "age-friendly employer" means and how employers are qualified as age-friendly from […]

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Caregiving Support for a Loved One’s Current and Future Needs

Most caregivers enter this role with little or no planning. Instead, they begin caregiving in a crisis situation, typically making the experience extremely challenging and stressful. In this session, we'll discuss what to do when you notice aging-related physical, mental, or cognitive deterioration in an older relative. Julie Norstrand, founder of Help My Aging Parents, […]

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MEET THE AUTHOR: Refusing To Be Invisible for Women 50+

Women over 50 often complain about feeling invisible, less empowered, or diminished. As we get older, we should feel stronger, more confident, and empowered. Join host Martha Blackwelder for a chat with author Paula Marie Usrey about her recent book that addresses these hurdles, Refusing to Be Invisible: Life Planning Empowerment Strategies for Women 50+. Ms. Blackwelder and Ms. Usrey will […]

Explore Your Future (2-session Virtual Workshop March 2023)

For People 50+: Be Inspired To Live with Passion & Purpose Through the Explore Your Future Workshop! Online | via Zoom Explore Your Future gives you invaluable tools to plan the next chapter in life through an inspiring and engaging two-session virtual workshop.  Led by a trained facilitator, each 90-minute session of this Coming of Age program builds upon the other to identify where […]

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Costly or Unexpected Medical Bills

Ever received large medical bills you didn't know were coming and didn't know how to handle? Managing the cost of medical care can be confusing and overwhelming. Learn from Kathryn Koch, staff attorney for Health Law Advocates, what to do before and after you receive medical care to limit surprises, and when the bills arrive, what you can […]

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With Love: How One Teen Started a Nonprofit to Help Older Adults

Zoom meeting

Hear from Jacob Cramer about his nonprofit Love For Our Elders, inspired by his grandpa, which fights loneliness with love in senior communities. Since 2013, they’ve served more than 250,000 seniors through a letter-writing campaign, sharing seniors’ stories, and in-person volunteering. Jacob Cramer is the founder and executive director of Love For Our Elders. He is a 2022 graduate […]

The Heart of Longevity

Zoom meeting

There’s a lot of buzz about longevity these days, with medical experts and social scientists exploring a wide range of factors that impact life expectancy. We know that our heart is at the center of extending our lifestyles but what secrets can it share? Renowned longevity expert Scott Fulton with journalist Ron Roel discuss the […]

Aging Backwards With Movement and Breath

Zoom meeting

In this webinar, we’ll exercise for 20-25 minutes using the Essentrics technique, a dynamic  stretch workout  for all fitness levels. Essentrics offers a simple-yet-challenging approach to movement that stretches and strengthens the body, gently rebalancing all 650 muscles and reducing the fascia adhesions that cause stiffness, soreness, and imbalances that can lead to injury. Join […]

Meeting the Challenge of Solo Aging

Who will take care of me? That's the question asked by many people over 50 who are single, married without kids, or living away from family. Learn from Sara Zeff Geber, a national expert on solo aging and Encore Network member, about options, resources, and steps you can take to plan for a rich life and […]

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Three-Session Explore Your Future Workshop – In Person | NYC (February 2, 9 & 16 2022)

First Presbyterian Church 12 W 12th St, New York, NY

For People 50+: Be Inspired To Live with Passion & Purpose at the 3-Session Explore Your Future Workshop!  In-person Explore Your Future gives you invaluable tools to plan the next chapter in life through an inspiring and engaging, three-session, in-person workshop.  Led by a trained facilitator, each two-hour session of this Coming of Age program builds upon the other to identify where you are […]

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The Purpose Xchange Workshop: Making progress (workshop 3 in the series)

Zoom meeting

Welcome to your purposeful future - for your work, your life, your non-retirement. At The Purpose Xchange we see a world where lived experience and wisdom are valued, where purpose is at the heart of everything, changing the way we live and work throughout our longer lives. We run 3 online workshops - dynamic, facilitated exercises […]

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EnCorps Teacher Fellowship Information Session

Zoom meeting

EnCorps STEM Teachers Program The EnCorps STEM Teacher Program transitions professionals from science, technology, engineering, and math-based careers to careers as middle and high school teachers in under-resourced schools in California, Denver, Colorado and New York City areas. The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is an innovative approach to the STEM teacher shortage as well as […]

Explore Your Future (2-session Online Workshop – January 2023)

Zoom meeting

For People 50+: Be Inspired To Live with Passion & Purpose Through the Explore Your Future Workshop! Online | via Zoom Explore Your Future gives you invaluable tools to plan the next chapter in life through an inspiring and engaging two-session virtual workshop.  Led by a trained facilitator, each 90-minute session of this Coming of Age program builds upon the other to identify […]

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EnCorps Teacher Fellowship Information Session

Zoom meeting

EnCorps STEM Teachers Program The EnCorps STEM Teacher Program transitions professionals from science, technology, engineering, and math-based careers to careers as middle and high school teachers in under-resourced schools in California, Denver, Colorado, and New York City areas. The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is an innovative approach to the STEM teacher shortage as well as […]

Are You the Most Fabulous Version of Yourself Right Now?

First Presbyterian Church 12 W 12th St, New York, NY

Isn’t it Time To Kick it up a Notch or Two? FREE | In-Person | New York City Come join Angela Fiorentino, beauty and image consultant, president of Camouflage Coiffures, at this in-person seminar. Angela’s goal is to help men and women find, “fine-tune” or completely change their image —without losing the “core” of who they are. She […]

EnCorps Teacher Fellowship Information Session

Zoom meeting

EnCorps STEM Teachers Program The EnCorps STEM Teacher Program transitions professionals from science, technology, engineering, and math-based careers to careers as middle and high school teachers in under-resourced schools in California, Denver, Colorado, and New York City areas. The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is an innovative approach to the STEM teacher shortage as well as […]

The Purpose Xchange Workshop: Self worth (workshop 2 in the series)

Zoom meeting

Welcome to your purposeful future - for your work, your life, your non-retirement. At The Purpose Xchange we see a world where lived experience and wisdom are valued, where purpose is at the heart of everything, changing the way we live and work throughout our longer lives. We run 3 online workshops - dynamic, facilitated exercises […]

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Living Life to the Fullest With the Author of Honest Aging

Zoom meeting

Join us to meet Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, M.D., Ph.D., who has thought about aging for over 35 years. Her new book, Honest Aging:  An Insider's Guide to the Second Half of Life (Hopkins Press/January 2023), argues that "How you react to age-related change determines how you will live." As the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter […]

The Purpose Xchange Workshop: Purpose is Personal (workshop 1 in the series)

Zoom meeting

Welcome to your purposeful future - for your work, your life, your non-retirement. At The Purpose Xchange we see a world where lived experience and wisdom are valued, where purpose is at the heart of everything, changing the way we live and work throughout our longer lives. We run 3 online workshops - dynamic, facilitated exercises […]

Free

EnCorps Teacher Fellowship Information Session

Zoom meeting

EnCorps STEM Teachers Program The EnCorps STEM Teacher Program transitions professionals from science, technology, engineering, and math-based careers to careers as middle and high school teachers in under-resourced schools in California, Denver, Colorado and New York City areas. The EnCorps STEM Teachers Program is an innovative approach to the STEM teacher shortage as well as […]

Transition to Teaching Info Session

Zoom meeting

In 30 minutes you'll learn how to make the transition to a rewarding STEM teaching career in under-resourced schools. Register Here: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYkceuhpzIoH9Fio7YxUs03dWWk_6pZrh7n%20

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Mastering the Multigenerational Workforce

Five generations now make up the US workforce. Economic and demographic trends mean that people will continue working into their 60s, 70s, and even 80s. As the workplace becomes more diverse in other ways, it's also spanning a greater range of ages. So what does that mean for employees and workers? And what is the […]

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