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A New Equation: How Encore Careers in Math and Science Education Equal More Success for Students Children & Youth, Education & Training, Job Search The global economy increasingly calls for specialists in science, technology, engineering and math, as well as citizens who are aware and informed about scientific concepts. From local schools...
A New Era of National Service: Kennedy Serve America Act National Service Want more information about what’s included in the Serve America legislation? This document describes innovations in the Serve America Act that make national service more accessible to people 55+,...
A Redesigned Life Arts, Culture, Humanities, Children & Youth, Economic Development, Opportunity, Education & Training, Entrepreneur, Environment & Sustainability, Nonprofit, Philanthropy & Grantmaking, Poverty, At-Risk Populations Most people think innovation belongs to a younger generation. Not Purpose Prize winner Barbara Chandler Allen, whose nonprofit turns kids’ art into money that pays for art supplies for Philadelphia...
A Second Chance Career Aging & Older Adult Services A growing number of New Zealanders in what used to be called middle age, or even old age, are in full flight in demanding encore careers. Author Marc Freedman explores this concept, as it is...
A Time of New Purpose Children & Youth, Education & Training, Environment & Sustainability, Fellowships & Internships Inside E Street, an AARP program broadcast on PBS, explores the phase of life in which people entering their 40s, 50s and 60s may find themselves looking for new purpose. When your gut calls for...
AACC Plus 50 Initiative Education & Training, Job Search The American Association of Community Colleges’ (AACC) Plus 50 Initiative is a 3.5 year effort to identify a pilot group of two-year institutions that will create or expand campus programs to engage...
AARP and Borders Finance & Financial Planning AARP and Borders have combined forces to expand access to information on health, financial security, travel and other issues important to personal growth and quality of life for those over 50....
AARP Crash Course in Finding the Work You Love Job Search By Samuel Greengard. Sterling Publishing Company, 2008
AARP Crash Course in Finding Work You Love: The Essential Guide to Reinventing Your Life Job Search, Networking AARP Crash Course in Finding Work you Love: The Essential Guide to Reinventing Your Life explores why and how people switch careers. A new generation of American workers are seeking more meaning in...
AARP Workforce Assessment Tool Other AARP, 2008. This online interactive questionnaire designed for employers analyzes information submitted about current demographics and capacities, then generates a tailored report describing the...