Encore.org commissioned national surveys in 2008, 2011, and 2014 to explore and document changing trends in how people in midlife think about the coming decades. Responses showed that more people believe that giving back is a vital concern of post-midlife, and increasingly say that encore...

The research for this report consists of two separate national surveys conducted in 2011. Survey responses showed that it is the combination of financial security and the ability to give back locally that drives interest in encore careers. Tens of millions of Americans are ready to work longer,...

Tens of millions of Americans in their 40s, 50s and 60s are making decisions about their next stage of work – and life. A 2011 MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures study found that financial insecurity and the economic downturn are shaping boomers’ choices in ways that could affect our...

In 2011, as many as 31 million people between ages 44 and 70 wanted encore careers that combine personal meaning, continued income and social impact. A MetLife Foundation/Civic Ventures study found that millions of people, however, face difficulties in making the transition from their earlier...

Based on closed- and open-ended responses from 479 online applications of college students who sought to become companions to older adults through Mon Ami, this research brief asked the question: Who are Mon Ami companions, and what motivates college students to become companions to older...

Analyzing seven waves of data from the Health and Retirement Study, this research brief asks the question: How do self-employment rates differ by gender among older Americans? We uncovered three key findings: (1) Over the dozen years covered in this analysis, the share of older men who are...

Within Massachusetts and nationally, the Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) engages older adults in on-the-job training with the goal to secure unsubsidized employment. Participants are ages 55 years and older, have incomes at or below 125% of the federal poverty level, and...

In 2019, for the first time in history, there were more people over 60 than under 18 in the U.S. But what does that really mean? This research report has two aims: (1) to place the aging of America in perspective, and (2) to discuss the impact of an aging society on our communities and economy....

The Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) is the only federal job-training program for older adults and serves people aged 55 and older who live at or below 125% of the federal poverty level and experience long-term unemployment, disability, and other employment barriers. Using...