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Virtual program scheduled for Sept. 17 will include celebrity panelists and experts, with the goal of building a strong policy agenda for African American women 50 and older. Everyone is invited to this free event.

AARP Texas is hosting a live, hour-long telephone townhall conversation on Tuesday, Sept. 1, with the Texas Secretary of State’s Office.

INDIANAPOLIS – Today, AARP Indiana sent a letter to Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb and other state leaders calling for more transparency and explanation around funding the state received through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

AARP Mississippi talked with Megan Clapton, Ph.D., owner of Mindful Therapy in Ridgeland, about mindfulness and caregiving. Dr. Clapton says mindfulness can help caregivers as they try to balance work, family and caregiving.

AARP Mississippi is presenting the End Of Summer Blues Series on Facebook in recognition of family caregivers. AARP values the important work and dedication of caregivers everywhere. This series is provided as an AARP celebration of caregivers. A different blues artist will be presented on Thursday August 27, September 3, September 10 and September 17 on the AARP Mississippi Facebook page at 7 p.m. CT. The artists are James “Super Chikan” Johnson, Lucious Spiller, Lala Craig and Big A.

Late yesterday, AARP Alabama's State Director, Candi Williams, sent the following letter to Governor Kay Ivey, as well as leaders at the Alabama Department of Public Health and the Alabama Department of Senior Services.

Join the AARP Alaska Fraud Watchdog team on Thursday, Aug. 27, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. Hosted by Michelle Tabler, field investigator for Securitas Critical Infrastructure Services, Inc., the team will listen to and then discuss an episode of AARP’s The Perfect Scam podcast. In August, the group will focus on "imposter scams."

The 2020 census is underway and every Marylander must be counted!

AARP Delaware called on Delaware’s leadership to take additional actions to save the lives of nursing home residents and staff as COVID-19 continues to attack the state’s long-term care facilities. In a letter to the Governor’s office, AARP recommended commonsense policies Delaware can implement to combat the virus in nursing homes and keep residents safe and connected:

AARP’s Florida State Director, Jeff Johnson, issued the following statement today on AARP’s concerns about recommendations from a state task force on the reopening of elder-care facilities to visitors.