By Rory Hearne. AUSTERITY, unemployment, and the recession have affected some groups in our society more than others.
A generation of Irish youth has been, and remains, disproportionally impacted.
Almost 10% of our young people emigrated during the recession. That equates to over 30,000 young people, aged between 15 and 24, leaving each year. More...

Depuis 3 ans, 6 missions locales (Vannes, Lorient, Ploërmel, Auray, Pontivy et Redon) proposent aux jeunes qu'elles accompagnent d'être épaulés dans l'apprentissage de la conduite par des seniors bénévoles. 77 jeunes se sont engagés dans le dispositif dont 35 qui ont décroché le fameux sésame

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Le Télégramme, 10/12/14. Voir l'article...

By Léo Charbonneau. In the mi-1970s, nearly one-third of seniors in Canada were considered low-income. Today, it’s closer to five percent. There are many factors accounting for this improvement in seniors’ lives, chief among them changes to public policy. Paul Kershaw believes government policy now needs to focus on another generation feeling the pinch: those in their mid-40s and younger. Dr. Kershaw, an associate professor in the School of Population and Public Health at the University of British Columbia, says this generation is being squeezed simultaneously by lower incomes, higher housing costs and less time compared to older generations. In an attempt to foster “inter-generational equality,” Dr. Kershaw has founded Generation Squeeze, an organization that he hopes will grow the clout of younger generations in politics and public policy. He recently spoke to University Affairs about this work. More...

De plus en plus de jeunes arrivent sur le marché du travail : cette Génération Y fonctionnent différemment de la Génération X et des Baby-Boomers pour de nombreuses raisons d'ordre sociologique, technologique, environnemental ou encore économique.
Cette réalité est aujourd'hui à manager par les encadrants en poste ; le plus souvent issus de la Génération X ou des Baby-Boomers. Voir l'article...

Ninety-two-year-old Johanna beams at the 20-year-old stepping into her room -- not a visiting grandson, but rather a housemate at her retirement home.
Town planning student Jurrien is one of six who have chosen to live in the yellow-brick home in Deventer, in the eastern Netherlands, as part of a unique project that benefits everyone.
The university students pay no rent and in exchange spend at least 30 hours a month with some of the 160 elderly who live here, doing the things professional staff cannot always do -- such as just hanging out. Read more...