Experience Works helps low-income seniors, many with multiple barriers to employment, get the training they need to find good jobs in their local communities.

Experience Works is a national, charitable, community-based organization.  Originally named Green Thumb, and chartered in 1965 as a small, rural demonstration program, Experience Works has grown to be the nation’s leading provider of training, employment, and community service for low-income older people.

Our Strengths:

• Assisting employers to take full advantage of the talents of older workers
• Helping older people who are low income or at risk of becoming low income.
• Using community service as a path to employment.
• Building strong relationships in local communities.
  Addressing the challenges facing older people in rural America.

Our Beliefs:

• Older people should have an opportunity to learn new skills and contribute to their community throughout their lives.
• Employers who hire, train and retain older workers will be most successful.
• People who are productive and active throughout their lives will have better health, increased longevity, and a more positive impact on their community.