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| Do you know of someone who's unemployed? Do | | | | care, carpentry or car maintenance skills? |
| you find it difficult to support them? When a | | | | Check with sources you know who could help |
| friend or relative is unemployed, we often don't | | | | them like your place of work, relatives, and |
| know the best way to support them or know | | | | friends. Ask them what type of work they are |
| the right thing to say. We try to be encouraging, | | | | looking for or what they want to do. Don't avoid |
| and supportive, and sometimes end up saying the | | | | them. Don't complain about your job - at least |
| wrong thing and come across as being hurtful. | | | | you have one. Remind them that their identity is |
| Following are some tips on how you can help. | | | | not what they do at work - they are still a whole |
| If they had a job, they'd tell you - please don't | | | | person who deserves respect. Tell them what |
| ask every time you see them. Be sensitive. Offer | | | | you think they'd be good at including strengths |
| to have them over for dinner or for a movie, | | | | and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest |
| card playing or other inexpensive, yet fun | | | | them like sports, entertainment, church or |
| entertainment. Could you barter for services with | | | | community events. Suggest they meet with a |
| them? The unemployed person needs to feel | | | | career coach and offer to pay for the services. |
| needed. Do they have expertise in an area that | | | | Listen and be a good friend. |