Hey friends, Losing a job overnight is tough. No matter who you are. The sudden shutdown of Spirit Airlines on May 2 left around 17,000 hardworking pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, ground crew, and support staff without income, benefits, and stability for their families. That hits hard, especially in places like Florida, Texas, Nevada, and other hubs where Spirit had a big presence. When so many in one industry are left jobless in just a handful of areas across our country, we should all take notice. These families are facing many of the same stresses that families hit by natural disasters deal with, though it is less visible and unfolds more slowly. These are real people with bills, kids, and careers built over years in aviation. Compassion and practical help should matter to all of us as we focus on making America great again. A lot of good work has already kicked in to support them: The Department of Labor set up a dedicated rapid response page (dol.gov/spirit) with unemployment help, reemployment services, resume support, and state hotlines. Florida, Texas, Nevada, and others have held job events and career centers. Major airlines stepped up fast. American, United, Southwest, Delta, JetBlue, Frontier, and others created preferential interview pipelines, dedicated microsites (like American’s SupportingSpirit and United’s Spirit spotlight), fast-track hiring, and even temporary travel benefits and jump seats so people could get home. Southwest boosted its pilot hiring target partly because of this talent pool. Boeing even ran virtual career events. Unions (AFA, ALPA, IAM) and state workforce agencies are pushing training access and tracking openings. It is not perfect. Many face loss of seniority, pay adjustments, and slower timelines (especially flight attendants, where best-case estimates are still months for hundreds to start). These pipelines are open and thousands have applied. That said, we can do more to close the gaps for those still struggling. With DHS and ICE ramping up their new dedicated Boeing 737 fleet for operations, this is a practical opportunity. The administration should direct targeted outreach, training programs, and hiring pathways specifically for qualified ex-Spirit employees. These pilots and mechanics come from the Airbus platform and would benefit from support with Boeing 737 type ratings, along with ground ops, maintenance, and support roles. Partner with DOL and DOT for priority referrals, co-hosted job fairs in affected areas, and funded transition training. This would reuse skilled American aviation workers, fill mission-critical needs faster, and give stable federal-adjacent jobs to people who already know the skies. What do you think, friends? Have you seen Spirit workers in your area landing new roles, or still hitting roadblocks? Should we tag reps or DOT/DHS on this idea for Spirit-to-ICE Air pipelines? Drop your thoughts or experiences below. This is just my thoughts on practical solutions. Practical ideas only move forward when we share them. #SpiritWorkers #AviationJobs #PracticalHelp

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✨ Need advice you can trust? Sue from the Citizens Advice Bureau will be at the Share Shop on Tuesday, 20th August, from 11 AM to 1 PM. 🌟 Whether you need help with practical issues or just want some guidance, Sue is here to support you. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for reliable, trustworthy advice. See you there! 🙌 #CitizensAdvice #CommunitySupport #ShareShop #PracticalHelp #trustworthyadvice

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NSW Energy Bill Buster Program. Nice to see the NSW LNP Govt doing something practical to assist up to 30,000 low income households to mitigate rising energy costs. #NSWpol #PracticalHelp

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What am I doing with my life??? It’s Mental Health Month! Here’s one man’s message: #mentalhealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth #growth #practicalhelp #thechangetriangle Read Matt’s personal account here: finkandfinkgames.com/mental-…

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We ask mums & parents: They said that help with shopping, cooking and eating is important. 🥗🌮 “When baby is cluster feeding I don’t get a chance to cook for myself.” #breastfeedingsupport #breastfeeding #babyfeeding #cooking #shopping #practicalhelp

It was our first time attending and presenting, a well attended event #DomesticAbuse #domesticviolenceawareness #PracticalHelp #MakeADifference

Sending a HUGE #ThankYou to @CNTownCouncil for their generous #Grant towards our work. This funding will go towards providing weekly 1:1 home-visiting #EmotionalSupport and #PracticalHelp to families living in the #ChippingNorton area. #HSBBCN #BecauseChildhoodCantWait

@Keir_Starmer showing how dim he is! The aid doesnt go to the poor people, it flows into Swiss bank accounts. We’ve been sending aid for at least 70 yrs to my knowledge to provide clean water! Still begging for clean water!😡 Wise up fools. #practicalhelp NOT cash. @GBNEWS

Just brilliant ♥️🙂 Some good news. I don't think you have to be with Band of Builders to help out like this. Any trade is an *amazing*, *practical* way to help and something I've found helping folk in need makes a difference to them. #philanthropy #givingback #practicalhelp