If you are an older adult in Door County and would not mind making a few extra bucks outside of the home, Kris Ingram from MatchUp Door County has an idea for you. Forty businesses are a part of the MatchUp Door County program, representing dozens of available part-time positions in the county looking for the right person to fill them. Since launching the program in the early spring, MatchUp Door County has connected older adults with part-time positions by matching the individual’s unique experiences, values, commitments, and personal needs with the right business. Ingram says this is an important time for everybody, with the summer right on the doorstep in Door County.

MatchUp Door County was born out of surveys and listening sessions organized by Do Good Door County that showed that more than 25 percent of the local older adults were interested in part-time jobs in order not just to pay the bills but also to interact with other residents and to give back to the community. According to a 2023 Forbes magazine article, approximately 20 percent of Americans are “unretired,” citing fears of outliving their finances as their main reason for returning to the workplace in either a full-time or part-time role.

You can contact MatchUp Door County to begin the process.