The Economy Project
(2009-10-14)
RICHMOND
(WEKU) -
Federal funding is increasing job opportunities for senior citizens in Kentucky. This year the Senior Community Service Employment Program is offering more than a thousand jobs to older Kentuckians.
Program participants must be 55 and older, work 20 hours a week and make minimum wage, according to spokeswoman Juanita Shackelford.
"The purpose of this program is to employ seniors part-time, and we say employment, but it is really a training program," she said. "So it's really to help seniors re-train and get back into employment or get back into the job market."
Shackelford says participants usually work for non-profit organizations or state and government agencies. Jobs are individualized but usually consist of office work or data entry.
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