Adult Education programs through most school districts and at
Community Colleges. e.g., Newton Community Ed, Center for Older Adults;
North Shore Community College (Beverly); Northern Essex Community College
(Haverhill and Lawrence); Concord-Carlisle Community and Adult Education.
(Check your local school district.)
Lifetime Learning Programs (through Boston College Education)
617-552-7118
Boston College Institute for Learning & Retirement
617-552-2950
B.U. Evergreen Program (over 60)
617-353-9852
Brandeis Osher Lifelong Learning Center
(781- )
Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
617-495-4072
Northeastern University College
617-373-2400
Northern Essex Community College www.necc.mass.edu
(Coordinator of Lifelong Learning Program: Carol Duhart, 978-556-3826)
also through Elderhostel
Environmental Careers Organization, Inc.
617-426-4375 www.eco.org
Executive Service Corps of New England
(Retired high level executives offer consulting services to non-profits)
617-357-55 www.escus.org
and internationally: www.iesc.org
Generations Incorporated
(places elders as teaching assistants in classrooms)
617-423-5865
see also Experience Corps (sponsored by Civic Ventures) www.experiencecorps.org
Habitat for Humanity
800-422-4828
www.habitat.org
in Greater Boston:
273 Summer Street, Boston MA
617-423-2223 www.habitatboston.org
The Older Workers Assistance Project
(UMASS/Boston and Mass Dept. of Elder Affairs) provides counseling,
information, legal referrals in age discrimination cases and a variety
of other career services
617-287-7313
617-727-7750
800-882-2003
Operation ABLE provides job referrals, training, counseling
for older workers.
131 Tremont St, suite 301, Boston MA
617-542-4180 www.operationable.net
Professional Associations Directory (1996)
($25 +$3.50 P&H from the WEIU)
356 Boylston Street, Boston MA 02116
617-536-5651
Temp Agencies, e.g., Kelly Services, either for temporary jobs
or for an entree to "real" jobs.
Mature Temps
1750 K Street NW, Washington DC 20006
Directory of Executive Temp Placement Firms: 800-531-0007.
Educational Travel/Virtual Vacations
Elderhostel
11 Avenue de Lafayette, Boston MA
617-547-5564 www.elderhostel.org
Mass. Executive Office of Elder Affairs
Jennifer Davis Carey
1 Ashburton Place, 5th floor, Boston MA
800-243-4636
617-727-7750
Info referral for anyone 60+
Spiritual Eldering Institute
Boulder CO
303-449-7243
