Hudson Job Search Receives
Needed Grant
Hudson Community Foundation
President
Founded in 1982, this volunteer organization has helped more that 2,000 Hudsonites in their job searches – free of charge. Each year nearly thirty volunteer counselors spend more than 5,000 hours without monetary reward coaching our unemployed neighbors. Hudson Job Search is believed to be unique in the United States as a volunteer organization providing one-on-one counseling for job seekers and maintaining this help until each client secures a new job.
During this past quarter HJS had 36 new clients while 15 of existing clients obtained new jobs. The average job search is four to six months. Loss of income averages $450,000 per month. This financial loss to the community is serious, quite apart from the human loss. Any action that speeds these unemployed men and women back to work represents a great benefit to those involved and the community.
Many of the volunteers have spent more than ten years as
Hudson Job Search counselors.
These volunteer counselors have themselves suffered job loss
and thus can provide moral support at this very stressful time. Job loss is
considered as the third most stressful
experience people suffer – after the death of a family member or a divorce.
Annually HJS provides to as many as 160 people who are
Hudson Job Search holds meetings twice a month at which either a guest speaker or a volunteer discusses the skills needed for a successful job search. Christ Episcopal Church has been home to these meetings which are open to the public.
Hudson Job Search is the operating unit of HJS, Inc. a 501(c)3
not-for-profit organization. It incurs only administrative expenses including a
website at www.hudsonjs.org. Costs so far have been covered by all the