The 75 age and up group is the fastest growing workforce population in the country, according to AAP.

But some seniors face challenges in returning to the workforce or learning new job skills.

One organization in Northern Kentucky is finding a way to help seniors get back to work.

The Community Action Commission has two programs that have served more than 150 participants.

Our Emily Sisk sat down with the program leaders as part of Katie's The Next Chapter initiative that's focused on the rewards and challenges of growing older.

Just because you're an older worker doesn't mean that you don't have something to give to the community.

That's the mission behind the Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission.

The organization hosts two programs that help seniors become employed.

The first is the Senior Employment Program, where participants who have had difficulty finding a job receive training for an entry level position.

We cover actually 24 counties across northern Kentucky and the Lexington area for that program, whether that's janitorial positions, secretary positions, legal positions, education, just something where there are getting up and getting moving, the leaders said.

There are many reasons why folks seek out the employment program, but it's most often related to age.

Maybe they've been out of the workforce raising children or taking care of someone.

A lot of it is just their age.

That was the case for Susan Drummond, who had a large gap in her employment resume.

I hadn't worked in 15 years.

Before that, I was a pet groomer, and before that I worked in doctor's offices.

But I hadn't worked in 15 years.

The program changed my life.

Drummond talked about her experience in seeking a new job, and why she decided to take part in the senior employment program.

You're just scared.

You don't.

You lack the confidence that you need to go out and look for a job after that long.

And I'm sure a lot of older people feel that way too.

You feel kind of useless.

Drummond began training with Be Concerned, a food pantry in Covington.

Now she's a regular employee.

The senior employment program partners with many local nonprofits and government offices to help train participants on the job training and helping them to gain employment.

It's really helping to keep them, aging in place to keep them active.

The other program, as part of the Community Action Commission is the Senior Workforce Program.

These participants take classes at Northern Kentucky University for finance or Gateway Community and Technical College for Legal Studies.

They're able to, go back to school or go to school, maybe for the first time every Tuesday and Thursday of the fall semester.

Michael Davis makes his way to NKU, where he's taking personal finance.

The class is small, with only senior participants.

Davis explained why he wanted to get involved.

I'm 81 years old, and so, you know, I'm not just going to sell home.

I really wanted to do something else besides just sit there and watch television.

I couldn't do that.

Davis had a long career as an Ohio attorney.

He said now he's learning financial skills he never knew.

He hopes to pursue a part time job at Fidelity Investments.

I think I'd like to continue on getting those skills and maybe try to get some kind of networking or relationship with fidelity.

The two senior participants said.

Besides finding employment, they've learned valuable lessons about their worth and their desire to keep learning.

The biggest thing I learned is that I'm not useless, that I do have a purpose.

You don't stop thinking unless you're in the cemetery and you don't want to get there, two said.

For Kentucky Edition, I'm.

Emily says that the wise words there, Mr. Davis.

The senior employment program is currently on furlough from the Department of Labor, but leaders are hopeful they'll receive funds to bring it back soon.

It serves adults ages 55 and up who meet the federal low income level.

To learn more about why older workers are staying on the job longer or getting back on the clock for an encore career, be sure to watch rewire not retire a next chapter for them.

It's streaming now online and on demand@ksat.org.