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Scammers are doing what they always do – using headlines as opportunities to steal money or sensitive personal information and COVID-19 is no exception. The AARP Fraud Watch Network has received reports of door to door, telephone, email, and ad scams offering everything from testing kits to miracle cures to “Trump dollars.”

Below please find sample invitation language for the March 26 Coronavirus Teletown Hall, which you can revise and share with volunteers.

Governor unveils Stay Safe. Stay Home. Save Lives. executive order and follows up with a teletown hall hosted by AARP Michigan. What does the order mean for older adults and others? Read about it here.

Join us for a free online webinar on April 16 - the first in a three-part series for family caregivers hosted by the Nebraska Caregiver Coalition.

AARP Connecticut has called on policy makers to take action to ensure the 22,000 nursing home residents in Connecticut and their loved ones can safely stay in contact during the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 20, 2020, AARP Connecticut sent a letter to the state’s Governor and Commissioner of Public Health strongly recommending modifications to a March 13, 2020, Public Health Order banning visitors to nursing homes, including residents’ immediate family and caregivers. For example, requiring nursing homes to offer and facilitate virtual video visitation, as well as other enhanced communications, will help prevent social isolation, reduce anxiety, and promote safety, among other benefits. In addition, AARP Connecticut provided testimony to the Human Services Committee of the Connecticut General Assembly strongly recommending allowing passive video monitoring in nursing homes. AARP Connecticut followed this with an email to every member of the Connecticut General Assembly on March 23, 2020, asking that any legislative action in response to COVID-19 codify these recommendations.

The nation's estimated 140 million households are receiving their 2020 Census invitations. The forms are easy to fill out and you can submit them online, by mail and by phone. To keep everyone safe, the Census Bureau has suspended all field operations for now. The idea is to take a break to slow the spread of Covid-19.

AARP has tools and information to help us stay safe and feeling secure in all kinds of ways, including in our earning power and in personal money matters. Since everything is in flux at the moment, many of us have a little time on our hands to do some research. aarp.org is an amazing place to wander around in; try one of these links:

As COVID-19 cases increase throughout our state and nation, social distancing guidelines have caused Americans to restructure most of our daily routines. To adhere to social distancing guidelines and shelter-in-place orders, people are largely dependent on internet service through their computers, tablets, or smart phones to connect them with their work, education, and health services. Those who do not have access to adequate internet coverage or other technological resources experience the “digital divide,” which has disparate impacts for low-income and rural Americans.

Guests include U.S. Senator James Lankford and Dr. Stephen Prescott, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation president

AARP values our volunteers and wants you to be well-informed about steps that can be taken to keep you and others in your community as safe as possible from the COVID-19 coronavirus.