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Employer-sponsored retirement benefits, along with other employee perks, are experiencing tough times. The fact is, pension plan retirement income, generously calculated based on years of service and attained earnings and adjusted to account for the cost of living, is simply too expensive for most businesses to maintain. The increased requirements around pension plan funding combined with a brutal stock market, shrinking profits and stockholder demand have created an extremely unfavorable environment for the continuation of employer-funded retirement plans.
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According to the American Association for Long-Term Care Insurance, approximately 7.5 million individuals currently receive long-term care at home because of an acute illness, long-term health condition, permanent disability, or terminal illness. That compares to only 1.5 million in nursing homes and 1.1 million in assisted-living facilities who receive similar care for the same types of conditions. That means nearly three times more people are receiving care at home rather than in a residential facility.
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Soroptimist International of Dover is seeking applicants for the 2010 Scholarship awards, the Women’s Opportunity Award and the Violet Richardson Award. The Soroptimist Women’s Opportunity Award is a cash award that is granted to a woman who is a head of household and striving to overcome adversity through continuing her education.
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The Harmonettes are always looking for women of all ages, from 13 to 99, who love to sing. The chorus sings four-part barbershop harmony and enjoys singing at a variety of venues in Kent and Sussex Counties. Rehearsals are held from 6:45 to 9:00 PM at 101 S. Walnut Street, Milford, Delaware, 19963 in the First Presbyterian Church. Please contact either Margaret at 302-645-8769 or Ann at 302-335-3052. For more information about the Harmonettes, go to www.firststateharmonettes.com.
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What Oxford House gives a former homeless person or prison inmate is an address and the chance to get started at a job, even if the resident is making minimum wage. The required amount for rent and household expenses is usually $100 per week. The housemates also help support each other in the struggle to stay sober, and are charged with the responsibility to evict a resident who is caught using alcohol or drugs again.










