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Unemployed Older Adults Support Group Formed
New Members Welcome!
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| Morgan Whiteley and Ed Gootzait, Support Group Facilitators |
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The Older Adults Unemployment Support Group meets the first and third Tuesday of every month from 9:00AM - 10:00AM on the second floor of the Williamsburg Physicians Center. The building is located at 3901 Treyburn Drive, Williamsburg, VA 23188
The group provides emotional, networking, and resource support for unemployed or underemployed adults over the age of 50 and helps participants maintain their motivation and moral during the employment seeking process. The group is facilitiated by Morgan Whiteley and Ed Gootzait.
Click here to view the "2011 PADRN Resource Guide for Unemployed Older Adults in the Greater Williamsburg Area".
For additional information, please contact us at:
Telephone: 757-220-3480
E-mail: UnemploymentSpprtGrp@gmail.com
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Financial Literacy:
The Center for Interdisciplinary Behavioral Finance Research, housed in the William and Mary Mason School of Business, has partnered with the Center for Financial Literacy at Boston College. Boston College develops the financial literacy products that the CIBFR test. Go to http://mason.wm.edu/faculty/participate/cibfr/products/index.php to access financial literacy products that are now ready for the general public to use.
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Health Literacy:
The following letter to the editor appeared in the Virginia Gazette on October 20, 2010 and the Daily Press on October 22, 2011:
Health literacy
October is Health Literacy Awareness Month and, according to the AARP, nine out of 10 American adults have some problems with health literacy. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services defines "health literacy" as the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate decisions.
When you leave your doctor's appointment, do you understand your diagnosis? Do you have the information you need to address your health issue? The National Patient Safety Foundation encourages patients to "Ask Me 3" questions each time they meet with their health care provider:
1. What is my main problem?
2. What do I need to do?
3. Why is it important for me to do this?
You can print an "Ask Me 3" worksheet at http://www.npsf.org/askme3/pdfs/tips.pdf
Health care providers can go to http://www.ahrq.gov/qual/literacy/ to access a toolkit highlighting clear communication techniques.
To know more about the Senior Services Coalition, contact us at 220-3480 or seniorservicescoalition@verizon.net.
Barbara Watson
Williamsburg
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITES:
Volunteering and remaining actively engaged in their community provides significant health benefits to seniors. Older adults who volunteer or remain engaged in the workforce more than 100 hours per year are two-thirds less likely to report health problems, even when previous health concerns are taken into account. Not only do these benefits translate into healthier adults, but they can also lead to savings in medical and social services costs. (The Health Benefits of Volunteering: A Review of Recent Research, Corporation for National and Community Service, 2007). Click on the links below to find out about volunteer opportunities for seniors through VolunteerWilliamsburg and the United Way of Greater Williamsburg.
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VolunteerWilliamsburg document provided courtesy of Meredith Collins, publisher, Next Door Neighbor.
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES:
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June 28, 2011 2nd Annual Senior Employment Event attracted over 250 job seekers.
Thank you to the following employers for participating in the event and for their continued interest in hiring older workers.
Riverside Health Systems Eastern State Hospital Comfort Keepers
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Warwick Plumbing and Heating Farm Fresh
Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation Home Sweet Home Wyndham
Army &Air Force Service Exchange Williamsburg Landing Sears Roebuck and Co.
Home Helpers and Director Link Home Instead Office Team
Top Guard Security Woodforest National Bank VEC
We also want to thank all of the job seekers who attended the Senior Employment Event. Good luck in your job searches and thank you for making the event a success!
The Senior Employment Event was co-sponsored by the Senior Services Coalition, AARP Virginia, the United Way of Greater Williamsburg and the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC),
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