DEFENDING OUR DIGNITY
The economic situation in this country is taking a
heavy toll on everyone. Many people are out looking for work. For every
job offered there are at least 10 applicants. It would be nice to report
that the few people who are getting the jobs these days are the most
qualified and most deserving. But, let's get real here: most of the
positions are being offered to good looking, able-bodied young people just starting out in life. Unfortunately, the reality is that most of the underemployed fall into one of 3 categories: 1) older men and women who are simply trying to get back into the workforce after being unceremoniously laid off from jobs they have held for years; 2) those who have lost employment because of a catastrophic loss like a fire or flood, a death in the family, or the sudden financial reversal of their employer; and sadly, 3) a large faction of the workforce routinely overlooked by most employers -- those with obvious partial disabilities or social dysfunctions that prevent them doing well on the job interview although they are perfectly qualified to do the job.*
DEFENDING OUR DIGNITY is a website that has been set up as a way for you to help those that want real assistance so that they can get on their feet again without causing everyone anymore unease than they already feel. We hope to do this on an individual and anonymous basis. Bringing together those who want help (not a handout). There are a lot of people who have reached a situation where they have been looking for work or have been underemployed for 18 months or more, and have exhausted almost all of their resources, and are just barely making the rent.
Wouldn't it be nice if they had some small way to bring in a little cash without having to resort to begging?
