Briah Stokes

Ready to help make a real difference in someone’s life? Help them change the world? AARP Maryland has joined up with Associated Black Charities to help recruit mentors! And you could very well be perfect for the program.

This post has been updated as of November 2015. The JHU MIND study is still actively seeking participants!

The next Senior Connection Open House is Wednesday, November 4, from 9:30 - 11 a.m. at the Holiday Park Senior Center!

How livable is your neighborhood? What factors are involved that would make it "livable?"

These experiences are now over, but keep checking AARP Maryland's blog for more discount events near you! Calling all live performance fanatics--AARP is offering exclusive local discounts to see four unforgettable theatre performances this summer! Catch " DIRTY DANCING" and " PIPPIN" at Baltimore's Hippodrome Theatre at the France-Merrick Performing Arts Center, or " RING OF FIRE: THE MUSIC OF JOHNNY CASH" and " BABY THE MUSICAL" at Infinity Theatre Company in Annapolis!

AARP has joined a coalition of organizations that is pushing to create tighter rules for investment advice for 401(k), IRA and other retirement plans. The Save Our Retirement Coalition aims to protect Americans’ retirement savings from hidden fees, undisclosed commissions and other conflicts-of-interest that enrich some investment advisers at the expense of their clients.

Julie E. Lee – Aunque parezca ser una acción instintiva, conducir es una tarea que exige mucho y a la que le debes prestar toda tu atención; no importa cuán experimentado te consideres. Lo que pudieras considerar ser una distracción menor podría conllevar a una colisión peligrosa. Cualquier momento en el que apartas tu vista del camino o dejas de tener el volante en las manos, te expones a una situación de conducción peligrosa. ¿Sabías que al enviar un mensaje de texto los conductores apartan su vista del camino un promedio de 5 segundos, algo como conducir a lo largo de un campo de fútbol americano a 55 millas por hora con los ojos cerrados? Esto equivale a 100 yardas de distracción, un lujo que nadie puede darse. Dado que por todo el país los defensores de la conducción segura reconocen el mes de abril como el Mes Nacional de Concienciación sobre la Conducción Distraída, este es el momento perfecto para compartir algunos consejos prácticos para permanecer alerta al volante. A continuación detallamos estrategias del programa AARP Driver Safety para ayudarte a superar las distracciones al conducir:

Deborah Banda – Hey Maryland - being labeled as overqualified when you’re a job seeker can be a tough obstacle to overcome.

To access this post in Spanish, go to: https://states.aarp.org/md-espanol-como-evitar-las-distracciones-al-conducir-sc-md-wp-about/

“Hunger takes no holiday.”