Page 8 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2024 MVES offers free legal seminar Attorney from Greater Boston Legal Services to speak J oin Mystic Valley Elder Services (MVES) for a free legal seminar with Greater Boston Legal Services (GBLS) Attorney Luciana Figueiredo Miller. MVES will host the seminar on Friday, March 15, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at its headquarters at 300 Commercial St. #19 in Malden, or online by Zoom. The seminar will focus on Advanced Directives. Topics covered will include: • Health Care Proxies and Durable Powers of Attorney Documents • Why these Advanced Directive documents are important • How to help avoid adult guardianship and conservatorship crises There is no cost, but advance registration is required for both in-person and Zoom participants. Please preregister using the online form at www.mves. org/legal2024. A Zoom link will be emailed to anyone who signs up to attend the seminar virtually. Figueiredo Miller is an Elder Law Staff Attorney with GBLS’ Elder Health & Disability Unit. This unit of GBLS represents oldFree Legal Seminar info fl yer er adults and people with disabilities to ensure they have the housing, income, healthcare and services they need to live independently in the community. Figueiredo Miller received a fellowship from Equal Justice America while attending Brooklyn Law School. Figueiredo Miller previously earned a graduate degree from Boston University’s School of Public Health and was a Fellow at the Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston, part of the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. The latter fellowship included a summer-long position with the City of Boston’s Department of Neighborhood Development, focusing on their Housing Innovation Lab. Any questions may be directed to MVES Director of Community Programs Lauren Reid at lreid@mves.org or call 781388-2382. Since 1975, MVES has provided home- and community-based care and resources to older adults, people with disabilities and their caregivers. A nonprofi t organization based in Malden, MVES serves 11 communities in Greater Boston. For more info about MVES, please contact 781-324-7705 or visit www.mves.org. Revere Works organizes Job Search Challenges Focus Group to improve local offerings Department of Workforce Development seeking participants for a second focus group R evere Works proudly announced the initiation of the Job Search Challenges Focus Group in Revere. Revere Works is a dynamic coalition comprising City of Revere departments, workforce training agencies, and educational providers committed to fostering workforce development citywide. This collaborative eff ort aims to address the diverse needs of Revere residents by facilitating an open discussion on job search interests and challenges. By uniting the community’s voices, Revere Works seeks to enhance the effectiveness of job search support programs. On February 1, 18 community members of diversifi ed racial and socioeconomic backgrounds participated and shared their experiences with job searching during the fi rst focus group. In order to facilitate the discussion, representatives from Revere Works – including CONNECT (TND), MACIR, Women Encouraging Empowerment (WEE) and Revere Community School (RCS) – were present to provide interpretation services in Spanish and Arabic. During the working session, participants shared insights about their past employment experiences, current job situations and aspirations for their dream jobs. CONNECT Director Alexa Shabecoff noted that “the group had a wide range of skills and credentials but almost all found that their English proficiency was a barrier to good jobs. Some even had a good understanding of English but lacked the confi - dence to interview in English.” “We invite all Revere residents to participate in this impactful focus group and share their valuable insights,” said Shabecoff in her opening remarks, “By joining, you contribute signifi cantly to shaping the direction of local nonprofi t organizations, such as TND, MACIR, WEE and RCS, in tailoring job search assistance for the benefi t of Revere residents.” The focus groups ultimately aim to improve workforce development opportunities in Revere by addressing community members’ job search challenges and providing avenues for support and improvement. The next focus group will be held at Women Encouraging Empowerment (50 Walnut Ave.) on Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m. Focus group participants receive a $20 Target gift card and complimentary refreshments. Individuals interested in participating can register by scanning the QR code, or at bit.ly/RWfocusgroup. For more information about Revere Works, visit the city’s website at www.revere.org/revere-works Mid-grade Regular $3.88 98 64 87 Over 45 Years of Excellence! Full Service $3.47 Order online at angelosoil.com Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma
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