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NOV 14, 2024
Aidan Briggs and the George C. Croom Orchestra will perform a variety of songs. AARP Delaware will also present the AARP Andrus Award for Community Service during Intermission
NOV 7, 2024
Con artists have latched on to gift cards as a convenient, untraceable form of payment in their scams. That’s why AARP Delaware supported a new law, which was sponsored by State Representative Larry Lambert, requiring retailers selling third-party gift cards to post signage alerting customers to protect themselves from gift card scams and telling them how to report it. The bill is aligned with AARP’s efforts to prevent fraud through its Fraud Watch Network, and had AARP Delaware's full support as it sailed through the Legislature and passed unanimously.
NOV 1, 2024
Assisted living facilities that offer memory care must now employ specialized staff trained in handling dementia patients, under a new law supported by AARP Delaware.
OCT 28, 2024
AARP Delaware State Director Lucretia Young will host Sussex County Register of Wills Gregory Fuller for a Telephone Town Hall on Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 12 noon to discuss estate planning and wills.
With the help of an AARP Community Challenge Grant, the Georgetown Library in Georgetown Sussex County has made computer literacy possible in the community.
AARP Delaware volunteer Eunice LaFate offers free art classes to help ease the stress of family caregivers. The classes will be at her LaFate Gallery in downtown Wilmington on Wednesdays in May. Sessions are limited to 10 people; registration is required.
In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.
Delaware ranked second in the nation per capita in cases of fraud and other reports in 2022, according to Federal Trade Commission data.
AARP Delaware State Director Lucretia Young will host U.S. Senator Tom Carper (D-Del.) for a Telephone Town Hall on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 at 7 PM to discuss the historic provisions for lowering drug prices for Medicare recipients in the newly enacted prescription drug law. This monumental victory would not have been possible without the continued support and grassroots actions from AARP’s nearly 38 million members. We celebrate, give thanks, and want to learn more about how these new provisions affect Delawareans.
AARP Delaware’s State Director, Lucretia Young, and State President, George Meldrum, welcome Rita Landgraf to the National AARP family. Rita is taking on a new role as Director of AARP’s Family & Caregiving Team as part of AARP's Government Affairs division.
Now is the time to restore your energy and rejuvenate your mind. This series of yoga classes will get you moving. Yoga has numerous health benefits, both physical and mental. You can increase strength, balance and flexibility. Movement and deep breathing with help you renew your mental focus and feel more energized.
Latest AARP research attaches $1.89 million value to the estimated 116 million hours of unpaid care that family caregivers provided in 2021.
In February, AARP Delaware’s Advocacy Director Sheila Grant provided testimony at the Joint Finance Committee Hearing in support of some specific state funding.
It’s National Consumer Protection Week, and while AARP is focused on protecting consumers year-round – this is a good time to highlight some key consumer protection tips.
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