Looking for a new job?
Been thinking about going back to school?
If so, you're not alone. Many people are pondering these questions for a variety of reasons. Some, because they have been laid off. Others want to learn some new skills and find a better paying job, or want a more fulfilling career. And quite a few are considering these questions because they're getting older, and can't keep on doing the kind of work they've been doing.

Ron has been considering both of these questions, and for most of the above reasons. These are tough questions for a middle aged man with a wife and six kids to support, a deteriorating health condition that limits his ability to stay on his feet for very long, and virtually no savings for college. And so he believes he's finally got the answer. Ron has a plan, literally a PLAN to ACHIEVE SELF-SUPPORT, along with a Federal PELL Grant.

He plans to use his SSA PASS work incentive, and grant funds, to pay for an online four year course of study at a nationally accredited college in Colorado. This four year program will give him a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry degree and a chance to start a more fulfilling career, no longer being dependent on SSA disability benefits to survive.

Just last week Ron started taking his first college courses. And yesterday, he submitted his PASS to the Social Security Administration for approval. They told him that he should receive a decision within 30 to 45 days.

Ron loves helping people. This is a picture of him volunteering, at his wife's place of employment, to teach a young man the art of pie making. Pizza pie, that is.

We all find fulfillment in different things. More often than not, it is tied to our employment and careers. And it usually has to do with taking pleasure in helping others.

Are you looking for a new job, or wanting to go back to school? A Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) may open the door to your future dream.