The future of caregiving: High demand, scarce workers

If you are hovering around retirement age today, you will be closing in on your eighties in the year 2030. With any luck, you will be healthy and mobile – but imagine for a moment that you are not. Let’s say a debilitating illness requires that you receive care in a nursing home. It is …

Vote for The Encore Prize to Help Kids

Here’s an easy way to help make a difference in the lives of children who need champions: Vote for your favorites among the 15 semi-finalists for The Encore Prize: Generation to Generation Challenge. Encore.org, a nonprofit dedicated to building a brighter future for future generations, created The Encore Prize (actually, two prizes of $50,000 apiece).… …

5 Unexpected Places to Find Work

(Editor’s Note: This story is part of a partnership between Chasing the Dream and Next Avenue.) People looking for work often find that the best way to get hired these days is through a referral. So that means networking is essential. But don’t limit yourself to networking over a cup of coffee, through email or… …

My Father-in-Law, the Barefooter

I found the joy of exercise at 26 years old. Before then, the idea of running, working out, feeling exhausted and becoming increasingly sweaty was nothing I was interested in. When I finally discovered that I loved running (of all things!), I couldn’t get enough. Almost five years later, I’ve run a 5k, 10k, 10-miler… …