Orlando, FL 1975 Eric Summers Founded the Senior Job Bank as a free non-profit job referral service. He has dedicated over 40 years (almost 50 yrs) helping senior citizens without receiving any financial compensation.
The SJB website had earned links from All Federal, State and Local Government Sites on Aging
In 2005 Government Intervened. They said using the word 'Bank' in our title was misleading and insisted we register as an employment agency. ThSite had links from All Federal, State and Local Government Sites on Agingat meant charging fees. Summers refused, sold the site and started Help Senior Citizens, A Non-Profit Referral Service, Inc. to continue helping seniors.
In 1999 SJB Entered Cyberspace. Our web site was ultimately recognized by all of government with links to us from their sites. Our Free Public Service was Embraced by Government, Business and 'the People'.
In 1980 We Made National News by Refusing Federal Grants. Summers refused because many organizations who get grants actually spend more of their time trying to get the grants renewed than they dedicate to the reason why they got the grant in the first place.
We helped over 5,000 seniors save their homes with a reverse mortgage.
Congressman Pepper was the Chairman of the Select Committee on Aging.
Senator Chiles was the Chairman of the Special Committee on Aging.
Howard Jarvis was the National Chairman of the American Tax Reduction Movement, Proposition 13.
WE REFUSED FEDERAL GRANTS
We published BoomerJobs.us after we shut down Senior Job Bank and coninued with the mission of helping seniors find jobs.
When Summers refused federal grants in 1980, there were many stories publsihed by national news sources, newspaper and TV. The Wall Street Journal article, below, helps you understand all that made the Senior Job Bank so appealing.
Helping Seniors Never Gets Old - 2024