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Jobs available for the middle aged

I need help finding a job. Is there anyone in Chicago Heights or around that can show me the way before its too late.

I am a 36 year old male with 2 daughters and a wife who lives with a challenged heart at home.

I lost my job two years ago working for a retail store, who denied me the time to be with my family when my wife was in the hospital. Two years later when my wife's been stable enough to look after the kids again, I still haven't been able to find a steady, good-mannered job. Is there a such thing as a job like that for a person like me? Or is that something reserved for teenagers or college kids coming home for the summer, just looking for some extra money for the summer?

In my opinion, I believe jobs should be reserved for people that need it the most. Not people looking to make some extra cash.

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Because I can't find a steady job, I havent been able to pay bills, me and my family are facing being thrown out of our apartment we've been living at for four years, and everybody's depressed, looking up to me right now.

If there's anyone who could give me some insight on this or even give me advice on any good jobs I could start working at ASAP, I could really use the help right now. I've applied at all the temp agencies in my area as well as any any application I could in the past two years as far down as fast food.

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