Age is an asset and WNC want to put older residents to work
WNC Assets of An Older Workforce
What are the assets for the Metro Asheville North Carolina area?
We can check-off these assets:
- Larger percentage of older residents than North Carolina and the nation
- Area Agency on Aging
- Council on Aging - established in 1964
- Buncombe County Aging Plan
- AARP-NC State Representative and an active WNC Chapter out of Asheville
- Nation's Largest Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
Irene Canevit at NCWorks Asheville regularly holds 'Back-to-Work 50+' classes with sponsorship from AARP.
"We're definitely onto something with EWI!" - Irene Canevit, NCWorks Asheville
Hannon, K. (2021, July 6). This state sees age as an asset and wants to put older residents to work. MarketWatch; MarketWatch. https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-state-sees-age-as-an-asset-and-wants-to-put-older-residents-to-work-11625531150