AARP Colorado

Xcel’s 1.5 million electric and 1.4 million gas customers, over 90 percent of whom are residential, already pay three clean-air surcharges and more have been written and passed into law since 2019. This year has been especially hard hit with rate hikes.

On Saturday, June 11th, thousands of teal-clad women, men and children will come together at Denver’s City Park for the 13th annual Jodi’s Race for Awareness benefitting the Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance (COCA). For survivors who have battled ovarian cancer, this showing of solidarity and support provides hope, inspiration and invaluable connections. Judy Sherman (69), who attended her first Jodi’s Race in 2019 just one month after completing her first round of chemotherapy, recalls the power of the beads. At the Race, each survivor is given a strand of beads for every year of survival since their initial diagnosis. “I looked around and saw all these women with their necks draped in beads,” recalls Sherman. “I walked up to several and asked them if I could touch their beads for luck. It gave me such strength.”

AARP POLL: WOMEN 50+ HAVEN’T MADE UP THEIR MINDS ABOUT MID-TERMS

For the past 18 months, a half dozen area artists have been creating dozens of portraits that explore the visual dimensions of age and the life experiences that lie beneath. Beginning on April 23, their results will be on display in the exhibition Beauty of Age at Foothills Art Center in Golden.

Despite being the No. 7 cause of death of Americans, and despite being the single largest risk to the health of our Medicare system, Alzheimer’s disease is not widely understood. Even some of the people most clearly at risk will go to great lengths to maintain a distance from the illness.

Social Security offices have restored in-person services, including for people without an appointment.

In 2021, fraud-related losses totaled over $5.9 billion in the United States. Identity theft has sat at the top of the list of consumer complaints filed with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the past two years. Accessing and checking your free annual credit report is key to recognizing signs that your identity may be compromised.

Colorado gained an additional congressional seat in the once-a-decade redistricting process. The newly formed 8th District extends from Denver’s northern suburbs into Weld County.

AARP Colorado would like you to be aware of the 2022 Senior Law & Safety Summit. The event will take place Saturday, May 21, 2022 from 8:30 AM to 2:00 PM at 9899 Schwab Way, Lone Tree, CO 80124

Catalytic converter theft has become a huge problem in Colorado and throughout the entire country. According to Colorado State Patrol data, only 151 catalytic converter thefts were reported to Colorado law enforcement agencies in 2019. In 2020, that number jumped to 930. Theft of the emissions-control devices increased by nearly 1,500% statewide in 2021, the largest year-over-year jump among all states. Nationwide, catalytic converter thefts more than quadrupled in 2021.