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Project ASSIST's Top Nine Reasons to Work as a Volunteer, plus a list of organizations that need volunteers

Submitted by Project ASSIST on Fri, 01/27/2012 - 12:31pm

Volunteering at a community or non-profit organization  can be a great activity to participate in while you are unemployed. Not only will the work look good on  a resume, help you gain new contacts and learn new skills; but at the end of the day, helping others just feels good.  As humans, we are wired to do this, but don’t always get the opportunity to do so in our everyday lives.  Following, please find some reasons volunteering might be worth exploring.                                   

Don't forget to scroll down to the bottom of this post for a list of local volunteer opportunities!

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Project ASSIST's Tips for Dealing with Major Change in Your Life (Like being laid off a good job) by Lance Tehan

Submitted by Project ASSIST on Fri, 01/20/2012 - 11:11am

If I was able to create a list of things that I dislike, change would be on the top of my list. Nothing makes me more uncomfortable than the thought of unexpected change. I get into habits, and then have difficulty breaking them. My routines are comfortable.

Some changes are good; getting a new job (with a raise!) or getting accepted into a great college. But even good change comes with anxiety. New places have new directions that need to be memorized and new people to meet and new routines to get into. But that comes with the territory and the anxiousness that goes along with it can be overcome.
The type of change that is the most difficult to deal with is the unexpected change that is bad. Being laid off from a job, breakups, or losing an apartment can really burst your bubble and take time to recover from. Change that is the most difficult to deal with is change that we do not have control over. The loss of control can be quite daunting for many of us. It might sound like a cliché but when confronting serious issues in life, try to remain positive. Being let go from a job is never something that someone hopes for; but may provide an opportunity to reevaluate career goals.

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Project ASSIST's List of the Top Seven Things to Do to Stay Emotionally Healthy During Unemployment Stint

Submitted by Project ASSIST on Thu, 01/12/2012 - 12:39pm

Let’s face it, unemployment is tough work. In addition to being economically compromised, people’s emotions are often put through the ringer. Following, find some tricks you can use to keep yourself healthier throughout the process.


The Top Seven Things to Do to Stay Emotionally Healthy During Unemployment Stint

1.) Try not to take it personally. If a recruiter or employer doesn’t call you back right away, don’t let it get you down. It is not personal. There are less jobs to fill out there, and more candidates willing to fill them. Trust that somewhere down the line, your turn will come.

2.) Try to take a ½ to an hour each day of “private time” to do something you like to do. Watch a good movie. Be creative—Paint, build something, write, knit, bake, plant. These kinds of activities can help make you feel good. It is easier to spend the rest of your day looking for work if you also commit to spending some time “living” in a way that is not riddled with anxiety. Don’t feel guilty about it. By restoring your emotional health, you have a much better shot at working on your job hunt from a positive standpoint. This may also help you to “let go” of worry about the resumes you just sent out that day, the employer that didn’t call back, the bill you did not pay, etc. It will then be easier to start your day (or next day) with a clean slate.

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Easy Steps to Making your New Years Resolutions Come True by Lisa Pires

Submitted by Project ASSIST on Thu, 12/29/2011 - 7:52am

In Japan, people write their New Year’s Resolutions on a piece of paper and leave them hung up on their walls all year. Even if they fall short of their goal—for example they start smoking after they quit—the paper is there to remind them to start over again. Hold on. Wait a minute now. If you are like me, the idea of hanging resolutions on the wall is a terrifying prospect. When New Years is around the corner, we panic. Ah well, don’t look now but it’s that time of year again which many of us dread, when we are “supposed” to buckle down and make those New Year’s resolutions. How about we do something different this year and take the fear out of the whole proposition?
The holiday season is nearing its end and it’s now a time for fresh starts, new beginnings and turning the page of that new book. The first trick for bringing about positive change in our lives is to take things slow and to be kind to ourselves. Though we do not have to hang our resolutions on the wall, perhaps we can adapt some of the Japanese people’s faith in them and try to look them straight on, all year round. In order to do this, we need a change in our way of being and doing. Breaking down our New Year’s goals, can make it easier.

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Corn Maze and Pumpkin Patch; Fun things to do with your family this autumn by Tami Coutihno

Submitted by Project ASSIST on Sun, 10/23/2011 - 11:19pm

This is my favorite time of the year. The leaves are changing, the children are on the hunt for costumes and goblins; and the houses are decked out with skeletons and scarecrows . If carving a Jack-O-Lantern, roasting pumpkin seeds or planting mums in your yard seems a good thing to do, you are not alone. Following is a list of fun things to help your family embrace the spirit of this short but magical season without breaking your budget.

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