$51 billion is how much is owed by Michigan residents in student loan debt, according to the website educationdata.org
Starting Oct. 1, student loan borrowers will need to start paying back their loans.
Many job openings today are being filled by workers ages 75 and older, according to a news release from Gesher Human Services, a human services agency supporting residents in Macomb and Oakland counties.
A recent report in Moneywise showed that this age group was still working — doing everything from corporate management and nursing to operating their own businesses — and are projected to help increase their share of the workforce, from 8.9 percent in 2020 to 11.7 percent in 2030.
Gesher Human Services and Detroit’s Matrix Theatre Company are proud to present performances of a new three-act theatrical experience called “The Open Door” on Saturday Oct. 14 at 8 p.m. and Sunday Oct. 15. at 3 p.m. at the Matrix Theater (2730 Bagley Street, Detroit, MI). “The Open Door” features three works by Gregory Kiewiet: poetry from “Plastered Heroics”; a one-act play called “A Beautiful Day” and an excerpt from the play “She’s a Beauty”. His work is influenced by cubism, jazz, and vanguard moments.
Our roundup of the latest news from metro Detroit and Michigan businesses as well as announcements from government agencies.
Gesher Human Services Offers Program for Older Workers
Gesher Human Services in Southfield is offering free support, advice, and information for experienced adults who want to discover employment options that might be suitable at this stage of their lives, and that also might be fun and fulfilling.
The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program will be holding its award-winning, dementia-friendly service to celebrate the High Holidays at the Fleischman Residence chapel (6710 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield) on Sunday, Sept. 24, at 10:30 a.m.
The Kol Nidre/Yom Kippur service will be followed immediately by a Kiddush, which is a new addition to the program, and participants will also be gifted a 1-pound challah and a small jar of honey.
Gesher Human Services is looking for 50 direct care workers to provide support and training to individuals with disabilities and mental illnesses who live in residential group homes, or who are living in the community or working in businesses in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties. At a hiring blitz to be held on Wed. Sept. 13 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Gesher’s headquarters (29699 Southfield Road, Southfield MI 48076), the nonprofit agency is offering pay up to $20 an hour for experienced workers.
Every year, Gesher Human Services runs a 6-week paid summer internship program for high school students with disabilities in metro Detroit, providing them with job skills and experience to add to their resumes. The Somerset Swim Club is a favorite job site for the student interns; it is a community pool in Fraser and the interns get great exposure to a variety of work, performing ground maintenance, pool cleaning and customer service checking guests in at the desk.
Gesher Human Services is looking for 50 direct care workers to provide support and training to individuals with disabilities and mental illnesses who live in residential group homes, or who are living in the community or working in businesses in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties.
At a hiring blitz to be held on Wednesday, Sept. 13, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Gesher’s headquarters (29699 Southfield Road, Southfield MI 48076), the nonprofit agency is offering pay up to $20 an hour for experienced workers.
Gesher Human Services in Southfield is looking for 50 direct care workers to provide support and training to individuals with disabilities and mental illnesses who live in residential group homes, or who are living in the community or working in businesses in Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
At a hiring blitz to take place from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and 2-5 p.m. on Sept. 13 at Gesher’s headquarters (29699 Southfield Road), the nonprofit is offering pay up to $20 an hour for experienced workers.
NEXTUp: A NEXTWork Professional Conference, the first annual professional conference designed to connect young Jewish Detroiters to one another and to some of the biggest names in their respective industries, takes place Sept. 21 from 6-9 p.m. at the College for Creative Studies’ Taubman Center in Detroit.
The NEXTWork community was founded in 2013 and is a collaborative initiative between Gesher Human Services and NEXTGen Detroit. The goal of NEXTWork is to provide young Jewish professionals with meaningful resources, expertise and networking opportunities to help build careers in the Detroit area. NEXTWork is made possible through the Hadas and Dennis Bernard NEXTWork Endowment Fund.