Jamie Bulen

Throughout 2015, AARP New Hampshire has been fighting for you and your family, focused on key issues you’re facing in your daily lives. Because of this work, the 173,000 family caregivers in New Hampshire have more support!

AARP invites you and a guest to a free screening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens starring Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher. The movie starts at 7:00 pm on Tuesday, December 22 at the Regal Cinemas, 282 Loudon Road in Concord. Tickets are limited, so reserve your seats today!

During the busy holiday season, family caregivers – over 173,000 right here in New Hampshire – already feel overwhelmed with daily responsibilities, leaving them vulnerable when the stress of the holidays arrive. Turning to unhealthy behaviors – drinking more eggnog, eating more sweets, getting fewer hours of shut-eye, and forgoing exercise – is not the answer.

Social Security needs to be updated for the 21 st century so we can keep the promise for future generations. If our leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up to $10,000 a year. But there won’t be any progress on updating Social Security without presidential leadership.

Help for caregivers is on its way January 1, 2016!

November marks National Family Caregiving Month, a time to recognize the 40 million Americans – and 173,000 in New Hampshire – who help older parents, spouses and other loved ones live independently at home, where they want to be. The unpaid care they provide – managing medications, cooking meals, driving to appointments, performing complex medical tasks and more – is valued at over $2.2 billion in the Granite State alone.

Know an extraordinary volunteer age 50 or older?

Back by popular demand: AARP Day at five New Hampshire wineries. It’s all on Sunday, May 17 and five seacoast-area vineyards will offer free tastings – and other freebies – for AARP members and their guests. Last year’s festivities were fun and fabulous and you asked for a repeat performance. You spoke and we listened!

Every two seconds someone’s identity is stolen. We are fighting back with the AARP Fraud Watch Network. It provides you with tips and resources to help you spot and avoid identity theft and fraud so you can protect yourself and your family.

The timeless music of Billy Joel, Elton John, Stevie Wonder, and Freddie Mercury come together again, with many other piano greats to have you dancing in the aisles! The tributes to these musicians feature a live band with top vocalists and dancers straight from New York City.