In honor of National Family Caregivers Month in November, AARP Virginia is working to help nearly 1 million family caregivers in the state, who in 2021 provided $14.3 billion in unpaid care for loved ones. Go to events.aarp.org/VACare.
More than 60 percent of surveyed Delaware residents over 45 say they are currently providing unpaid care to a family member or friend or have done so in the past, according to a recent AARP poll.
Kentucky’s 2026 legislative session begins Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Frankfort, and AARP Kentucky and its volunteers will be actively engaged throughout to champion the interests of older residents.
AARP Iowa will partner with Senior Planet from AARP in December for online training to help older adults use technology. The following webinars will be Tuesdays at noon:
People are staying in the workforce longer – with 35 percent of the workforce projected to be age 50-plus by 2022 – and according to the U.S. Census Bureau, there is a particular increase in workers in the 65 to 74 age group.
AARP CO would like to inform you of volunteer opportunities with St. Vrain Habitat for Humanity. Join Habitat for Humanity as they build homes, community and hope. They have served families living and working in the St. Vrain Valley and Estes Park for 30 years; building over 100 new homes and completing more than 35 critical repairs. In the next decade, they want to double thier impact, completing another 100 new homes and 50 repairs. Join St. Vrain Habitat as they help hard-working, low income households build strength, stability and self-reliance through shelter.
Consumer fraud schemes escalate each year during the holidays, and a new research report, “Seasons Cheatings,” from the AARP Fraud Watch Network finds that a significant number of consumers are at risk of becoming victimized by common seasonal scams.
AARP Idaho has appointed Dr. Bessie Katsilometes as state president – the highest state-level volunteer position within the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization. AARP Idaho has more than 186,000 members statewide and more than 37 million members nationwide.