Thursday, May 14, Networking through Community Service: Giving Back, Expanding your Skills & Gaining Experience, Framingham Public Library, 4-5:30pm

SOAR 55, Service Opportunities after Reaching 55, a program of the Newton Community Service Center, and Career Moves @ JVS will co-sponsor a Workshop on Thursday, May 14 at the Framingham Public Library. Learn about SOAR 55’s initiative generously made possible by the Massachusetts Service Alliance connecting unemployed and underemployed adults 55 and over with community service opportunities and nonprofits in need.  Learn how skills-based volunteering can connect you with others, enrich your career exploration and job search, and enhance your personal sense of well-being. Find out how you and the community benefit. SOAR 55 can assist in your search for the right volunteer opportunity.  Hear from SOAR 55 volunteers who are doing interesting and exciting things in our community.  Karen Albert, SOAR 55 Volunteer Outreach Coordinator and Debbie Lipsett, Career Moves Career Coach will facilitate the discussion.  Please register by calling 617-969-5906, ext. 351 or e-mail kalbert@ncscweb.org. The Framingham Public Library is located at 49 Lexington Street. 

SOAR 55, Service Opportunities After Reaching 55 (www.soar-ma.org) is part of a national network of volunteer agencies that helps meet critical community needs in Newton, Wellesley, Weston, Natick, Framingham, Wayland and Ashland.

Career Moves (www.career-moves.org) is a division of Jewish Vocational Service that assists professional level job seekers and career changers. They provide job search assistance, career counseling, workshops, peer support groups and networking opportunities

The Massachusetts Service Alliance, established in 1991, is a private, nonprofit organization that serves as the state commission on community service and volunteerism.  Its mission is to catalyze the innovation and growth of service and volunteerism by creating partnerships that maximize resources, expertise, capacity, and impact.
 

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