Coping with the COVID-19 outbreak

AARP has been working to promote the health and well-being of older Americans for more than sixty years. In the face of this outbreak, AARP will continue to provide information and resources to help older people and those caring for them protect themselves from the virus and prevent it spreading to others.

Here are resources for information on how to protect yourself, your loved ones and your community during the COVID-19 outbreak, and a list of sites for the latest updates.

Due to concerns about the spread of this coronavirus, AARP is suspending Tax-Aide until further notice. We will continue to assess whether we can open again in some or all sites for the remainder of the tax season and if the tax season is extended. Please visit the online site locator tool aarpfoundation.org/taxhelp for the most up-to-date information, including site re-openings.

AARP is also canceling in-person events until May 1.

National Resources
AARP: www.aarp.org and www.aarp.org/coronavirus have helpful information, like (What does the national emergency declaration mean? What does social distancing mean?) and updates (the latest on travel bans and what’s being done to protect nursing home and assisted living residents).

Centers for Disease Control: cdc.gov has information about COVID-19, prevention steps to protect yourself and your community, and more.

State Resources
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services: dhss.alaska.gov has updates on the latest in Alaska, as well as prevention recommendations. Sign up for text or email alerts here.

Alaska 211: Alaska211.org is the United Way clearinghouse. Call 211 or 800-478-2221, or email Alaska211@ak.org, for help finding resources in your community. Free, confidential and available in many languages.

Careline: carelinealaska.com If you are feeling overwhelmed or are concerned about someone else’s mental well-being, call Careline, 877-266-4357 (HELP). You don’t have to be in crisis to call Alaska’s statewide someone-to-talk-to and suicide prevention line; it’s also the place to call if someone is in crisis. Free, confidential, open 24 hours every day all year, Alaskans helping Alaskans.

Regional Resources
North
North Slope/Utqiagvik: http://www.north-slope.org/

Seward Peninsula/Nome: https://www.nomealaska.org/

Northwest Arctic/Kotzebue: https://www.cityofkotzebue.com/


Interior
Fairbanks North Star Borough: http://www.fnsb.us/

Tanana Chiefs Conference: https://www.tananachiefs.org/


Southcentral
Municipality of Anchorage: muni.org

Matanuska-Susitna Borough: https://www.matsugov.us/

Kenai Peninsula Borough: https://www.kpb.us/

City of Kenai: https://www.kenai.city/

City of Soldotna: https://www.soldotna.org/

City of Homer: https://www.cityofhomer-ak.gov/


Southeast
Cordova: https://www.cityofcordova.net/

Juneau: https://beta.juneau.org/

Ketchikan: https://www.ktn-ak.us/

Petersburg: https://www.ci.petersburg.ak.us/

Sitka: https://www.cityofsitka.com/residents/about/index.html

South East Alaska Regional Health Consortium (SEARHC): https://searhc.org/

Valdez: https://www.valdezak.gov/

Wrangell: https://www.wrangell.com/


Southwest/Yukon-Kuskokwim
Bethel: https://www.cityofbethel.org/

Dillingham: https://www.dillinghamak.us/

Kodiak: https://www.city.kodiak.ak.us/

Unalaska/Dutch Harbor: https://www.ci.unalaska.ak.us/

Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corp.: https://www.ykhc.org/


Stay safe, Alaska! If you have questions for us, you can email us at akaarp@aarp.org or direct message us on Facebook, www.facebook.com/aarpak