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Organizations with an Older Worker Focus

Wisconsin Job Centers

888-258-9956
Wisconsin Job Centers offer a wealth of information and services to employers and job seekers. To find your nearest Wisconsin Job Center, call the toll free number listed above or visit our web site at:
http://www.wisconsinjobcenter.org/directory/

Senior Community Service Employment Program -- (Title V)

(608) 267-9097
Senior Community Service Employment Program is the only national employment and training program for low-income older adults. Participants who are eligible have the opportunity to improve and learn new skills through work experience and other training in community service assignments with the goal of obtaining gainful employment. The Wisconsin website is http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/aging/WISE/SENCSEP.HTM. and the U.S. Department of Labor web site is www.doleta.gov/seniors.

Society of Human Resource Professionals (SHRM)

Their web site offers a wealth of information on topics like retention, older workers, telecommuting, and benefits for part-time or non-traditional employees, and age discrimination. Visit the state site at www.wishrm.org or the national site at www.shrm.org.

International Telework Association & Council -- (ITAC)

202-547-6157
ITAC drives the growth and success of work independent of location. They study, develop, and recommend tools, techniques, and processes that promote the benefits of telework. Their web site www.telecommute.org offers an e-work guide and other information on managing telecommuters.

AARP

608-251-7612
Offers several good publications including: Easing the Transition: Phased and Partial Retirement Programs; How to Recruit Older Workers; How to Train Older Workers; How to Manage Older Workers. Visit their web site at www.aarp.org.

Coalition of Wisconsin Aging Groups -- (CWAG)

608-224-0606
CWAG's mission is to advocate for the special needs of older persons, to assure that older persons are recognized as people of dignity and worth, and to affirm that older persons are partners in building the Wisconsin of tomorrow for people of all ages. Visit their web site at www.cwag.org or call for the location of an Area Agency on Aging near you.

Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project

The Upper Midwest Pension Rights Project offers free legal assistance in the form of pension counseling, pension claims assistance, and advocacy for pension participants. UMPRP attorneys can assist retirees and their families with various pension benefits related problems such as locating a pension plan, applying for benefits, correcting benefit miscalculations, and appealing benefit denials.

Senior Job Bank

Senior Job Bank exists to spread the word about the wisdom of keeping our older population in the workforce longer. The Senior Job Bank web site offers an easy, effective and free method for our senior citizens to find occasional, part-time, flexible, temporary and even full-time jobs. Visit their web site at www.seniorjobnet.com.

Department of Workforce Development - Labor Law Clinics

Labor Law Clinics are educational seminars, usually one day or two days in length, which are open to the public and feature DWD staff explaining many of the laws and rules the agency administers. For dates and locations of upcoming clinics, visit our web site http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/laborlaw/