This report documents the Arizona Aging in Place Workshop which focused on how nonprofit organizations and older adults can equally benefit from Americans’ desire to find meaningful work opportunities after their primary career. Click here to download the report.
By most measures, Arizona is leading the nation in finding innovative ways to provide older adults with meaningful work opportunities. Thus, individuals and communities from across the country can benefit from learning about the challenges and solutions that were discussed at the workshop including: how older adults can fill vacancies in industries that are experiencing labor shortages, overcome stigmas and stereotypes, and find meaningful, engaging and flexible paid and unpaid work.
Key Findings:
- Baby boomers and older adults can head off workforce shortages by being recareered into key industries
- Community investment organizations can help provide the meaningful work opportunities sought by older adults
- Stigmas and misnomers can serve as barriers to older adults finding work
- Nonprofit organizations need to provide engaging and flexible opportunities for older adults