is not what they do at work – they are still a whole person who deserves respect. Tell them what you think they'd be good at including strengths and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest them like sports, entertainment, church or community events. Suggest they mDo you know of someone who’s unemployed? Do you find it difficult to support them? When a friend or relative is unemployed, we often don’t know the best way to support them or know the right thing to say. We try to be encouraging, and supportive, and sometimes end up saying the wrong thing and come across as being hurtful. Following are some tips on how you can help.

If they had a job, they’d tell you – please don’t ask every time you see them. Be sensitive. Offer to have them over for dinner or for a movie, card playing or other inexpensive, yet fun entertainment. Could you barter for services with them? The unemployed person needs to feel needed. Do they have expertise in an area that could be helpful to you like computer skills, child care, carpentry or car maintenance skills?

Check with sources you know who could help them like your place of work, relatives, and friends. Ask them what type of work they are looking for or what they want to do. Don’t avoid them. Don’t complain about your job – at least you have one. Remind them that their identity is not what they do at work – they are still a whole person who deserves respect. Tell them what you think they'd be good at including strengths and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest them like sports, entertainment, church or community events. Suggest they me

aying the wrong thing and come across as being hurtful. Following are some tips on how you can help.

If they had a job, they’d tell you – please don’t ask every time you see them. Be sensitive. Offer to have them over for dinner or for a movie, card playing or other inexpensive, yet fun entertainment. Could you barter for services with them? The unemployed person needs to feel needed. Do they have expertise in an area that could be helpful to you like computer skills, child care, carpentry or car maintenance skills?

Check with sources you know who could help them like your place of work, relatives, and friends. Ask them what type of work they are looking for or what they want to do. Don’t avoid them. Don’t complain about your job – at least you have one. Remind them that their identity is not what they do at work – they are still a whole person who deserves respect. Tell them what you think they'd be good at including strengths and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest them like sports, entertainment, church or community events. Suggest they m

er inexpensive, yet fun entertainment. Could you barter for services with them? The unemployed person needs to feel needed. Do they have expertise in an area that could be helpful to you like computer skills, child care, carpentry or car maintenance skills?

Check with sources you know who could help them like your place of work, relatives, and friends. Ask them what type of work they are looking for or what they want to do. Don’t avoid them. Don’t complain about your job – at least you have one. Remind them that their identity is not what they do at work – they are still a whole person who deserves respect. Tell them what you think they'd be good at including strengths and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest them like sports, entertainment, church or community events. Suggest they m

with sources you know who could help them like your place of work, relatives, and friends. Ask them what type of work they are looking for or what they want to do. Don’t avoid them. Don’t complain about your job – at least you have one. Remind them that their identity is not what they do at work – they are still a whole person who deserves respect. Tell them what you think they'd be good at including strengths and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest them like sports, entertainment, church or community events. Suggest they mis not what they do at work – they are still a whole person who deserves respect. Tell them what you think they'd be good at including strengths and weaknesses. Discuss topics that may interest them like sports, entertainment, church or community events. Suggest they meet with a career coach and offer to pay for the services. Listen and be a good friend.

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