Caregiver Connect: Linking You to the People and Information You Need

Caregiver Connect: Linking You to the People and Information You Need

Posted on 06/6/2013 by | AARP Indiana | Comments

Events | Home & Family | Indiana Are you one of the 1.34 million Hoosiers providing unpaid care for a loved one or friend, helping them with daily activities like getting dressed, medication management, and transportation to and from appointments? It might be hard to think of yourself as a caregiver, but it’s important to do so.  The responsibility of providing care often incurs emotional, physical and financial stress. Please join us for a day of resources, relaxation and relationship building at a Caregiver Connect event near you. …

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Children’s Museum Discounts

Posted on 06/1/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

About AARP | Events | Home & Family | Indiana AARP Indiana is teaming with the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis to provide AARP members with a 15 percent discount for online gift memberships—regularly $110 to $180—from Aug. 15 to Sept. 30. AARP members in Indiana picked the  Children’s Museum as the place in Indiana where they would most like to have discounts. “For those who have visited the museum before, you’ll know that it’s a favorite among babies, toddlers, parents and grandparents,” said June Lyle, AARP Indiana state director. Established …

5 Reasons to Care About Medicaid Expansion

Posted on 05/16/2013 by | AARP Indiana | Comments

Advocacy | Health & Wellbeing | Indiana By Elaine Ryan, VP, State Advocacy ＆ Strategy, AARP Nine states have passed Medicaid expansion this year, with another 15 on the brink of extending health coverage to more hard-working citizens. Why is Medicaid expansion, which would extend Medicaid health coverage to people who earn about $15,000 a year (138% of the federal poverty level), so important? Here are the top 5 reasons: 1. 50- to 64-year olds: Medicaid expansion will provide health care coverage to tens of thousands of hard-working Americans between the ages …

2013 Indiana General Assembly Session Wrap Up

2013 Indiana General Assembly Session Wrap Up

Posted on 05/3/2013 by | AARP Indiana | Comments

Advocacy | Indiana Thank you for fighting with us on issues that matter to Hoosiers 50+ and their families at the Indiana Statehouse during the recently-concluded legislative session.  I think we can best summarize our efforts as: you win some and you lose some, but we fought hard. Because of your calls, emails and support, we secured some significant victories.  And, the defeats we will chalk up to work we will tackle again next year! Below are the key bills we  worked on during …

AARP Experience Corps volunteer Mattie Miller, a retired teacher and principal, has been working this school year with fourth-grader Chey'mon McClellan on reading and comprehension. Volunteers work with students at four elementary schools in the Evansville area. Photo by Zach Dobson

Help a Child to Read, and Help Yourself

Posted on 05/1/2013 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

About AARP | Home & Family | Volunteering • By Rebecca Coudret For Mattie Miller, a former teacher and principal, there’s “nothing quite like watching a child’s confidence grow.” As a member of AARP Experience Corps in Evansville, Miller, 80, sees that growth when she works each week with 10-year-old Chey’mon McClellan on his reading. “I wasn’t a good reader,” Chey’mon said. “I was about to give up … But now, because of my teacher and Mrs. Miller, I can read and sound out words and comprehend.” He …

Hoosier Members of Congress and Senators Could Lose Older Voters by Backing Proposed Cut to Social Security

Hoosier Members of Congress and Senators Could Lose Older Voters by Backing Proposed Cut to Social Security

Posted on 04/8/2013 by | AARP Indiana | Comments

Advocacy | Indiana | Money & Work Hoosier Voters 50+ Oppose the Chained CPI, Believe Social Security Should Not Be Cut to Reduce the Deficit  Indianapolis, IN –Today AARP Indiana released new survey results that show 73 percent of older Hoosier  voters would be considerably less favorable to their member of Congress or Senator if the member voted for a chained or superlative CPI proposal, expected to be in the President’s budget proposal this week.  The survey shows that 86 percent of Hoosier voters age 50+ also …

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