Jennifer Beam

With one week left to go, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are busier than ever – helping thousands of Bay State residents with their tax returns and questions. As part of our ongoing spotlight series, we headed to the South Middlesex Opportunity Council in Framingham, where we met volunteers TC Kung and his wife Shirley. As a team, TC and Shirley dealt with a group of clients young and 'older' and from varied backgrounds, garnered from the community's diverse population.

With one week left to go, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers are busier than ever – helping thousands of Bay State residents with their tax returns and questions. As part of our ongoing spotlight series, we headed to Brockton Council on Aging. Here we met site coordinator Dean Strack and his team of volunteers. Dean hustled and bustled clients in quickly and smoothly, all while keeping a smile on their faces and tax-time stress levels at a minimum. Though many were a bit ‘camera-shy’, we talked to several clients, who expressed their appreciation for all AARP Foundation Tax-Aide does to help them year in and year out.

STATEWIDE – Thinking about using your decades of experience to start a business of your own? This April, as part of National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month, AARP and the Small Business Association (SBA) will host “How to Start or Grow Your Own Business,” events in Springfield, Methuen, Worcester, and Plymouth. Designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs age 50+ put start-up plans into action, the workshops will feature experts and resources to help with topics ranging from writing a business plan to seeking start-up capital.

In preventing a change to the CPI, measure protects retirees, veterans and others

This April, as part of National Encore Entrepreneur Mentor Month, AARP and the Small Business Association (SBA) are working jointly to link thousands of Americans over age 50 with small business development resources, live workshops, conferences and mentoring programs. The goal: to give aspiring entrepreneurs support to start or grow a business.

It’s the Equinox, the official start to spring, and… yep, still cold. In fact, our poor bedraggled crocuses are covered once again in a foot of snow. Though we may have been a bit grumpy while shoveling yesterday, we’ve decided to have a fresh outlook today. It’s time to look on the bright side!

Learn more about this great opportunity and apply today!

In honor of National Consumer Protection Week, AARP has teamed up with the U.S. Postal Service and the Postal Inspection Service to combat foreign lottery fraud, one of most malicious scams targeting older Americans today. One scam in particular, the Jamaican Lottery, could be milking consumers out of as much as $1 billion annually, and is noted for its aggressive threats to cause bodily harm to victims.

AARP: Don’t Cut Massachusetts Veterans’ Benefits as Part of a Budget Deal

Have you heard the phrase "chained CPI" lately? It's an innocuous sounding name for a budget proposal that would cut Social Security and other benefits for today's seniors and veterans - including disabled veterans and military retirees. But what does it mean?