George Bridges

By Tracy Sutton Schorn

Nebraskans who feel ill at ease with computers can take beginner classes in Omaha to bolster their skills and confidence.

AARP Delaware is working with the Latin American Community Center in Wilmington to help uninsured Hispanics learn about options for coverage.

That’s how many Missourians were kept out of poverty by Social Security income each year, on average, from 2010 to 2012, according to an AARP Public Policy Institute report. Of those, 340,000 were 65 or older. Nationally, Social Security kept more than 22 million people out of poverty; over 15 million were 65-plus.

AARP Maine and the health care collaborative Maine Quality Counts are supporting an effort to improve health care quality and reduce costs by eliminating unnecessary testing.

As a sponsor of the 2014 Connecticut Masters’ Games, AARP Connecticut encourages state residents to stay fit.

That’s how many South Carolinians were kept out of poverty by Social Security income each year, on average, from 2010 to 2012, according to an AARP Public Policy Institute report. Of those, 254,000 were 65 or older. Nationally, Social Security kept more than 22 million people out of poverty; over 15 million were 65-plus.

Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power has asked the Wyoming Public Service Commission (PSC) to approve a 12 percent rate increase for residential electricity customers in Laramie County. The utility wants to use the money to pay for a power plant currently under construction.

Arkansas has the fifth-highest poverty rate in the nation—but if it weren’t for Social Security, the situation would be worse. Arkansas is one of the top four states with the greatest share of older Americans lifted out of poverty because of Social Security income, according to a new study from the AARP Public Policy Institute. The earned benefit keeps 43 percent of state residents age 65 and older out of poverty.

Hospice services—which provided pain management and end-of-life care for more than 1.5 million Americans in 2012—are expanding in Northern Virginia, and AARP is recruiting volunteers to help.