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Employment Minute | What Is Your Ideal Job?

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety / / 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://beta.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 / / 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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Employer Spotlight: State Fair of Texas

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety / / 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 Tips

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

Resources: Employment, Resources: Financial Safety, Resources: Technology / / 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 WEB

Advocacy Alert 2.14.22

Advocacy, Resources: Links / / 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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New Scam Alert Tech Phishing Email

Frauds & Scams, Resource Center, Resources: Frauds & Scams, Resources: Technology / / 3 minutes of reading

Our Elder Financial Safety Center (EFSC) staff helped a client recently who received this phishing email. Let us show you how to identify scam emails and what to do about them. Luckily, the client called us before calling the listed phone number or replying to the email. We were able to help him identify the

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Unclaimed Money Can Help Struggling Seniors

Resources: Financial Safety / / 3 minutes of reading

For seniors on a fixed income, $200 can make a big difference in their budget. Debbie Burkham, Financial Coach with The Senior Source’s Elder Financial Safety Center (EFSC), recently helped one client claim this amount from the Texas unclaimed property website, CLAIMITTEXAS.ORG. Burkham’s client is a veteran who is disabled and works for a food

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Medicare COVID Coverage

Will Medicare Pay For Your COVID-19 Test?

Resources: COVID, Resources: Financial Safety, Resources: Housing / / 1 minute of reading

Will Medicare pay for your COVID-19 test? That depends on the type of test and the doctor’s orders. This graphic will help you decide. Yes Medicare will cover all tests preformed by a lab when ordered by a doctor, pharmacist or other health care professional.   One Test Medicare will cover only ONE lab test

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IRS Return Tips

Tax Return Tips for Seniors

Resources: Financial Safety / / 2 minutes of reading

IRS tips for seniors on avoiding tax return processing errors that cause refund delays. Publication curtesy of IRS Dallas Local Taxpayer Advocate Office January 2022 Tips for Avoiding Tax Return Processing Errors that Cause Refund Delays Use your Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, not your pay stub, to report your income. Double-check to ensure

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