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AARP’s Take A Stand campaign is pressing every presidential candidate to tell voters their plan to update Social Security so we can keep the promise to future generations. Visit www.2016takeastand.org for more information.

The following post was written by Claudio Gualtieri, AARP Associate State Director, Advocacy for AARP Connecticut

AARP Living Longer, Living Smarter: July 21 at 6 p.m. AARP Fraud Watch Network: August 12 at 11 a.m.

AARP Connecticut is cooking up a summer special called “Tennis Two Ways” for this year’s Connecticut Open Presented by United Technologies Women’s Tennis Association event at the Connecticut Tennis Center at Yale in New Haven.

For the past seven years, Encore!Hartford has provided Hartford area Connecticut professionals age 50 and older with support in transitioning from a corporate career to one in the nonprofit sector. Now, The University of Connecticut Nonprofit Leadership Program , in partnership with Fairfield County nonprofit partners, has launched Encore!Fairfield County, creating an opportunity for more southern Connecticut residents to participate in the innovative program. Encore!Fairfield County is modeled after Encore!Hartford, which has an impressive track record. A five-year assessment of the program in 2015 revealed 91% of participants finding employment (70% full-time), and 73% of those employed landing in the nonprofit sector.

Sometimes life takes you in a different direction than where you thought you’d go. But it’s never too late to make a change. Our free Life Reimagined event at Central Connecticut State University (CCSU) on Wednesday, June 29, will give you the tools and guidance needed to dust off a few dreams, and explore and discover your “What’s Next!”

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AARP Connecticut will donate $3000 on behalf of the Andrus recipient to an eligible non-profit organization of their choosing

“Boot Camp” to feature community resources & experts to help build & grow businesses