AARP Georgia recently named Walon Smith of Perry, Georgia, the recipient of the 2025 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious state honor for volunteerism and community impact.
Extreme weather conditions can be a challenge to anyone managing home energy costs, including adequately heating or cooling their home to safeguard their health from the impact of frigid cold winters or extremely hot and humid summers. But exposure to extreme weather conditions and increasing energy costs can be particularly taxing on older adults and lower income households.
Are you interested in learning about different illnesses and diseases that affect many lives? Join AARP Georgia for the first discussion of the Living with Series on Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020, at 11 a.m. via Zoom. The first event will focus on how prostate cancer affects families and entire communities. The event is free, but registration is required.
ATLANTA—AARP Georgia State Director Debra Tyler-Horton released the following statement today in response to Majority Forward’s citation of AARP and use of AARP’s logo in a political ad targeting U.S. Sen. David Perdue of Georgia. Said Tyler-Horton:
As COVID-19 restrictions ease in Georgia, nursing homes and other long-term care facilities are preparing to resume in-person visits for families. Visits won’t be the same as before the pandemic, at least until the threat of coronavirus has passed. There may be limits on when, where and for how long you can see loved ones, and distancing rules will likely be in place.