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Article: Verizon Foundation Awards Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts $25,000 to Help Mature Workers Prepare for Employment.
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- Network Weekly News
- Article date:
- November 9, 2009
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The Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts (ULEM) and the Verizon Foundation are partnering to help people over the age of 55 gain the skills needed to prepare for better jobs in a fast-changing job market.
The Verizon Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Verizon, has awarded $25,000 to support ULEM's Mature Worker Program (MWP), which provides technology and career skills training to unemployed and under-employed low-income residents over the age of 55. The program's participants receive a variety of training including: basic Internet usage, Microsoft Word and Outlook, life skills, conflict resolution, time management, stress management, and balancing work and ...