There's a breakfast club in New York that helps its members find jobs ... while having fun doing it.
It was founded by someone who realized she was wallowing in self-pity after losing her job. She realized she needed to discuss her dilemma -- being middle-aged and jobless -- with people in a similar predicament.
The group now has 190 members; 87 of which have found jobs.
Berks County is as dismal as the rest of the country, in terms of job loss and availability. Maybe it's time someone founded our own local chapter.
2 comments:
I'm totally in...as long as there will be donuts :) hee hee
Love the blog title. :) :) :)
I work for an attorney. The local bar association just sent out info (below) on having various types of people help out fellow Pennsylvanians with legal issues, mortgage, etc. Apparently the President has called on the governors of each state to do this. I love the idea of Americans helping out each other during these tough times. There were several emails and attachments on this. I pulled out two paragraphs that highlight things. . .
As you are aware, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have reached out to the 50 Governors and their spouses to spearhead a service initiative to help needy Americans in this difficult time. The Governor and I think that providing financial counseling across the Commonwealth to those struck by unanticipated job losses, health crises, and other misfortunes is a powerful way of fulfilling that initiative. We appreciate your assistance in helping to organize the initiative, which will begin on July 7 and last through September 11.
As we envision this project, dozens – perhaps hundreds – of volunteers (bankers and lawyers) will staff offices at twelve locations around the Commonwealth two days a week where they will meet with financially troubled individuals and refer them to appropriate service agencies where they can get help. In some cases those agencies will be volunteer non-profit organizations; in some cases governmental agencies; and in some cases private organizations. We have prepared the attached draft spreadsheet containing information that, when complete, will be a helpful resource for volunteers in Philadelphia. When the volunteers have identified the source of a client’s most pressing problem or problems, they may use the information to direct the client to help.
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