Serena Garcia

AARP announced it will broadcast a live online family caregiving event from Nashville featuring author and speaker Peter Rosenberger.

Nearly 4.8 million Georgians are working hard and paying into Social Security. But the program is out of date. If our nation’s leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up to $10,000 a year.

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has teamed with nationally renowned security expert and AARP Fraud Watch Network Ambassador Frank Abagnale for a campaign to raise public awareness of frauds and scams. The campaign includes public service announcements and social media content featuring videotaped comments from both Abagnale and Sam Olens.

AARP Georgia is pleased to announce the appointment of five new Executive Council Members, representing diverse demographic areas and expertise from all over the state. The Executive Council is a team of volunteer leaders who bring a variety of skills and backgrounds to the AARP Georgia state leadership. They will engage in specific roles that support the accomplishment of AARP’s national priorities within Georgia.

Over 50% of those 65+ in the US rely on Social Security for most of their family income. Though America has evolved over the last 80 years, Social Security has not. With no change to current policy and spending, Social Security can only continue to pay out full benefits until 2034.

AARP Georgia is hiring for a Senior Program Assistant. Please visit here for more information.

Technology has changed the way we live, learn and work and in the case of telehealth, it’s also saving time and saving lives!

You are invited to watch a free screening of Edie and Thea : A Very Long Engagement , sponsored by AARP Georgia and Out On Film as a part of AARP Movies for Grownups.

Social Security is becoming even more important in Georgia and throughout the country. Over 1.6 million Georgians receive Social Security benefits and these benefits serve as the only source of income for one in three Georgians age 65 and older. If our leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up to $10,000 a year. That is why AARP has been asking the Presidential candidates and elected officials to Take a Stand and share their plans to make Social Security financially sound for future generations.

We can support family caregivers so they can safely care for their older loved ones at home—keeping them out of nursing homes, and preventing unnecessary and costly hospitalizations.