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The OASIS Institute recently received a $625,000 contribution from AT&T to expand its Connections technology training program in 2011-12. The contribution will enable the national education organization to expand workforce skills training for adults age 50-plus; support national instructor training, e-learning and certification; and equip thousands of adults with the ability to use technology effectively – both in their personal lives and on the job. This expansion includes training in eighteen cities across the country. The economic downturn and persistently high unemployment rates have made finding a job difficult for millions of Americans, including older adults. The Department of Labor ...
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced recently. The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that nearly 55 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2012. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries will begin on December 30, 2011. Some other changes that take effect in January of each year are based on the increase in average wages. Based on that increase, the maximum amount of earnings subject to the Social Security tax (taxable maximum) will ...
National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said the Senior Pass and the Access Pass will still be available at national parks, "But the option of receiving a pass by mail may better suit some people.” The Senior and Access passes provide admission to, and use of, federal recreation sites that charge entrance or standard amenity fees. Pass users also receive a 50% discount on some amenity fees for activities like camping and launching a boat. They are available to citizens and permanent residents of the United States age 62 or more or who have permanent disabilities regardless of age. The "Senior" ...
Baby boomers will control 52 percent of the total dollars spent on groceries, making them the largest food influencers and making iconic brands like Orville Redenbacher and Reddi-wip even more important, according to Phil Lempert, founder of Food Nutrition & Science and CEO of The Lempert Report and SupermarketGuru.com. Lempert's Top 10 Food Trends for 2012 is featured in an article in the December issue of Food Nutrition & Science. For more than 30 years, Lempert has predicted the top 10 food trends for the upcoming year. In 2012, Lempert says to expect farmers to become the ...
…by John Schieszer... Get ready for some big changes in how you receive healthcare and manage your own illnesses. New communications technology is changing how we live, exercise and interact with our doctors and other healthcare providers. Whether online, to a PC, gaming device, tablet or smart phone, wellness devices are expected to become ubiquitous in the next several years, especially for caring for the sick, caring for older adults and for those in need of medical assistance. One of the leaders in this area is IBM Life Sciences, which is now developing devices for improving a person’s health. Naturally, digital dieting ...
December 27, 2011 | Health
Baby boomers will control 52 percent of the total dollars spent on groceries, making them the largest food influencers and making iconic brands like Orville Redenbacher and Reddi-wip even more important, according to Phil Lempert, founder of Food Nutrition & Science and CEO of The Lempert Report and SupermarketGuru.com. Lempert’s Top 10 Food Trends for 2012 is featured in an article in...
December 27, 2011 | Retirement
Monthly Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for more than 60 million Americans will increase 3.6 percent in 2012, the Social Security Administration announced recently. The 3.6 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits that nearly 55 million Social Security beneficiaries receive in January 2012. Increased payments to more than 8 million SSI beneficiaries...
December 27, 2011 | Boomers
The OASIS Institute recently received a $625,000 contribution from AT&T to expand its Connections technology training program in 2011-12. The contribution will enable the national education organization to expand workforce skills training for adults age 50-plus; support national instructor training, e-learning and certification; and equip thousands of adults with the ability to use technology effectively...
50plusnorthwest is “the place” for active boomers to look for news, information and happenings up and down the I-5 Corridor from Portland to Seattle. Click on the map above to visit your region. Be sure to see the new calendar section. These are updated weekly with new events in Portland Or, Vancouver Wa, and Puget Sound. We find the events for the active baby boomer lifestyle. What to list an event? Simply contact us.
