The participant must be 55 years old or older to be eligible for the program and must meet family income guidelines. The services provide development of new skills and talents for alternate career opportunities. The program allows for enhanced work experience through exposure to various jobs during enrollment. Older workers are less productive than the younger worker. Reality Research shows that productivity does not decline with a worker's age.
Older employees work as well as younger employees in most jobs.
Moreover, older workers meet the productivity expectations of their companies. Older people don't want to work because they lose Social Security benefits. The fact that over three million persons over the age of 65 are working, indicate the advantages of working often outweigh the disadvantage of the earnings limitation. Upper Coastal Plain Area Agency on Aging is working along with the Aging Network to develop a statewide system so that data can be shared throughout the state. Our goal is to achieve one-stop shopping for individuals.