Metro Detroiters Age 45+ Invited to Recharge! With Three-Week Career Reinvention Program, March 11-27

Spring into a New Career: Metro Detroiters Age 45+ Invited to Recharge! With Three-Week Career Reinvention Program, March 11-27.

Gesher Human Services in Southfield offers Recharge! program as research shows growth of older workforce as their greater earning potential has increased.

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 Gesher Human Services, one of the largest human service agencies in metro Detroit, will be offering its popular Recharge! career development program for adults 45 years and older, on Mondays and Wednesdays from March 11-27, 10 a.m. to noon at its headquarters in Southfield (29699 Southfield Road). The program is again being offered as a recent report from Pew Research Center shows that the older workforce has nearly quadrupled in size since the mid-1980s, driven partly by the growth of the 65 and older population.

In addition, the earning power of more mature workers has also increased:

in 1987, a typical worker aged 65 or older earned around $13 an hour while in 2022 the hourly rate average was $22. Recharge! will offer participants the opportunity to reconnect with their skills and interests, refresh their resume, restore belief in themselves – particularly if they are in a middle of life transition – and re-energize their job search process. The program requires registration and a $40 material fee, although scholarships are available to ensure there is no financial barrier to participating. To register for Recharge! call 248.233.4472 or go to the events page at geshermi.org.

“Many mature adults are wanting to stay in the workforce, or even re-enter the workforce, because of financial pressures, and our program can enable them to reimagine their working lives,” said Gesher Career Counselor Sherrie James. “We focus on an individual’s values and strengths so they can explore new careers they may never even have considered, or simply find a better job in the field they are already in.”

Participants will be offered career assessments to help them understand employment opportunities

that could be available to them and will also be guided towards further resources if they require training. There will also be direction on resume writing, modern employment search processes and networking using LinkedIn.

For more information contact Sherrie James sjames@geshermi.org.

About Gesher Human Services

Gesher Human Services is a non-profit organization providing a bridge to hope and opportunity for people at work, at home and in the community. It is dedicated to helping people across metro Detroit lead more stable and fulfilling lives through workforce development, career mobility, behavioral health, inclusion programming and residential services that serve all metro Detroiters while meeting the needs of the Jewish community. The organization works with job seekers, people with disabilities, older adults, and the community at large to provide skills, support, and equitable opportunities for people to succeed. Uniting two of metro Detroit’s most influential Jewish human services agencies, JVS Human Services and Kadima, Gesher brings over 110 years of combined experience facilitating equitable employment opportunities and better mental health outcomes for residents. With a network of more than 400 employees and volunteers across 25 locations in southeast Michigan, Gesher delivers a continuum of services and support that directly impacts the lives of over 26,000 individuals and families annually. More information at www.geshermi.org.