Know someone struggling to find a job? Actually, currently there are more jobs than there are people to fill them. A person may need to think outside the box, maybe change careers. But the jobs are there, and employers are desperate to fill them.
Read (and pass on to a jobless friend) the Axios article The big picture: The American industries that can’t find workers. It may be very helpful–to an unemployed person you know and to their prospective employer.
I just learned of a program starting up in my area. It’s called Showers to the People. The organization has a mobile shower-truck that alternates among several locations. It parks and invites homeless people to come in and take a hot shower. The people also receive a hot meal and clean clothing.
This is so important. You know how you feel when you’re grungy and smelly and in dirty clothes after work, gardening, or whatever. You don’t feel “human” again until you’re cleaned up, right? People living on the streets or in their cars are no different. A shower, fresh clothes, and a full stomach pick up their spirits and allow them to endure another day of a hard life. It makes a big difference, too, for those who are searching for work–not only in presenting a fresh appearance but also in building their confidence so they have a chance at employment that will turn their lives around.
Showers to the People–a fantastic idea!
I was thinking about those problematic DACA kids Yes, they were brought here with no say in the matter when they were very young, but, yes, they are here illegally because their parents came her illegally. Yet, consider this: our government told them that they could stay in this country indefinitely if they admitted to their status, signed up, gave their personal information, and paid a fee. Thus, they became DACA kids and could continue with their college and employment and life out in the open, without fear of discovery.
Let’s see. The kids did what they were asked, and the government accepted their money for it. The agreement was completed. Isn’t that a signed, sealed, and delivered CONTRACT? It meets the criteria for a contract.
My question is, then, if a DACA kid is deported, can he sue the U.S. Government for breach of contract?
Young adults have lost TWO-THIRDS OF THEIR NET WORTH since 1984.
21- to 35-year-olds: Your median net worth has dropped 68% since 1984. It’s now less than $4,000.
That $4,000 has to pay for student loans that average $27,200 [and are skyrocketing]. Or, if you’re still in school, for $12,700 in credit card debt.
With an unemployment rate for 16- to 24-year-olds of almost 50%, two out of every five recent college graduates are living with their parents. But your favorite company may be hiring. Apple, which makes a profit of $420,000 per employee, can pay you about $12 per hour.
–Paul Buchheit, Common Dreams, 11/19/12