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Avoid Common Frauds and Scams

Frauds & Scams, Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety, Resources: Frauds & Scams, Resources: Technology / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

Join the Elder Financial Safety Center as we discuss common frauds and scams that are impacting older adults. Please like and share this video! Then subscribe to our channel. Volunteer with The Senior Source at: https://theseniorsource.org/ways-to-give-to-the-senior-source/volunteer/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSeniorSource LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-senior-source Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSeniorSource Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theseniorsource/

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Caregiver Support Program on Good Morning Texas

Resources: Housing / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

How can family caregivers find senior services in the Dallas area? How do they get support from a community of other caregivers? Kimberly Knight talks to Good Morning Texas about our Caregiver Support Program and our upcoming Caregiver Refresh Forum. You can watch the forum here: https://youtu.be/BmwnfjALS2k Please like and share this video! Then subscribe to

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How To Spot Ageism In Your Job Search

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

Oftentimes, it may be hard to spot ageism in your job search. This FREE webinar for older adults offers tools and resources to identify ageism in your job search and tips on how to overcome it! Panelists: Denise Dinkens – Sr. Talent Development Facilitator Johanna “Jo Jo” Harris – Jacobson Group Sr. VP of HR

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Employment Minute | What Is Your Ideal Job?

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

What’s the difference between full-time, part-time, contract, seasonal, gig, consulting or freelance jobs? Our employment expert explains the varieties and how to pick the best one for you. Please like and share this video! Then subscribe to our channel. Volunteer with The Senior Source at: https://theseniorsource.org/ways-to-give-to-the-senior-source/volunteer/ Follow us on social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheSeniorSource LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-senior-source

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Employment Minute | Introduction

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

How do seniors find jobs in today’s world of work? Hear how our Elder Financial Safety Center career coaches can help older adults identify the best type of work for them, conduction online searches, and practice for interviews. Please like and share this video! Then subscribe to our channel. Volunteer with The Senior Source at:

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Frisco Helpers

Story: Volunteer RSVP / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

Meet our RSVP volunteers, the Frisco Helpers. These volunteers help older adults in Frisco, Texas with small home repairs. We are proud to have this wonderful team representing The Senior Source and AmeriCorps Seniors. To learn about the variety of volunteer opportunities available to individuals 50+, contact us at 214-525-6122 or visit our website at

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Employer Spotlight: State Fair of Texas

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety / March 8, 2022 / 1 minute of reading

Join us as we spotlight a Senior friendly employer, the State Fair of Texas. We will be joined by Karissa Condoianis, Spokesperson, & Senior Vice President, Public Relations. She will discuss the company and the employment opportunities. Join us monthly for our Employer Spotlight, featuring employment partners who are eager to hire Adults +50. Volunteer

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Job Seeker over 50? Build your skill set as you search!

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety, Resources: Technology / March 3, 2022 / 2 minutes of reading

By: Christina D. Taylor, Sr. Career Coach It’s no mystery that finding a job can be difficult, and it can be especially hard if you are an older adult. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, it takes “on average ten months for someone over 55 to obtain a new job.” Compound that with

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Advocacy Alert 2.14.22

Advocacy, Resources: Links / February 14, 2022 / 2 minutes of reading

February 18th is the last day to apply for vote-by-mail for anyone eligible. Your County Election Office must receive your registration by that date. Simply being postmarked by that date is not accepted. You may have heard about issues affecting some who have applied to vote by mail. They are experiencing a much higher rejection

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Depression rates for seniors are soaring amid COVID-19

News / February 9, 2022 / 2 minutes of reading

When she retired from her job as a hospital technician in 2011, Johnnie Lilly soon found that she felt lonely. She told herself: I’m going to get out and do something. That’s how the 79-year-old Texas resident came to work with preschool kids as part of a reading program run by The Senior Source, an

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