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events designed to inform and activate innovative economic and policy solutions to drive jo

Aging to improve the quality of life and financial security for older Californians. COVID-19 has increased the urgency of responding to these needs.

t and unemployment trends—in California and across the country—precipitated by advancements in technology and automation.

olicy, Alzheimer’s Association* Anne Basting, PhD, Professor of English, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Founder, TimeSlips.org

nds across sectors including: Robert Bakish President and CEO, ViacomCBS  

, increasing ethnic and cultural diversity, and deep fragmentation of the health care system.

need to be upskilled to fill the new jobs that will be created by rapidly changing technology.” “We need to train and prepare our workers now for jobs in, The future is now. The need to upskill our workers has never been more urgent. , More than 40 million people have lost their jobs or were furloughed since the economy began to shut down in mid-March to combat the spread of COVID-19.

t will change the way we think about many things, including how food arrives (or doesn’t arrive) on our plates., While we’re still learning how to fight the virus, we already know how to feed our people. And we know that fighting the current crisis gives us the opportunity to make long-term improvements to our food ecosystem. ,

, Americans have begun to insist that we “open up” again., Loneliness is killing people. If you chose to ignore it before the pandemic, you can’t now. , It’s on all of us to recognize the impacts of loneliness on our seniors. Let’s start in our own homes with the small personal changes that feel right. Call your dad. Visit your neighbors.