AARP Georgia

By Ann Hardie

Smart Driver is a 6-hour course broken into two 3-hour sessions. Students are required to attend both sessions to complete the course. AARP’s Driver Safety is the nation’s first and largest course especially designed for drivers aged 50 and older. It addresses age-related physical changes that can affect our driving ability and provides compensating techniques for use in the driving environment. More importantly, the Driver Safety class helps participants identify individual problem areas, which helps to improve their own driving behavior. Completing this course and submitting your certificate to your insurance company may result in a reduction of up to 10% in your insurance premiums! Course fee: $20. (Note: AARP members use promo code AARP2016 to receive $5 discount.) Please register by Friday, September 2 online or by calling 404-727-6000 (option 2).

AARP announced it will broadcast a live online family caregiving event from Nashville featuring author and speaker Peter Rosenberger.

Nearly 4.8 million Georgians are working hard and paying into Social Security. But the program is out of date. If our nation’s leaders don’t act, future retirees could lose up to $10,000 a year.

Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens has teamed with nationally renowned security expert and AARP Fraud Watch Network Ambassador Frank Abagnale for a campaign to raise public awareness of frauds and scams. The campaign includes public service announcements and social media content featuring videotaped comments from both Abagnale and Sam Olens.

AARP Georgia is pleased to announce the appointment of five new Executive Council Members, representing diverse demographic areas and expertise from all over the state. The Executive Council is a team of volunteer leaders who bring a variety of skills and backgrounds to the AARP Georgia state leadership. They will engage in specific roles that support the accomplishment of AARP’s national priorities within Georgia.

Over 50% of those 65+ in the US rely on Social Security for most of their family income. Though America has evolved over the last 80 years, Social Security has not. With no change to current policy and spending, Social Security can only continue to pay out full benefits until 2034.

Living safely involves more than keeping streets crime-free. It also means steering clear of scammers online.

AARP Georgia is hiring for a Senior Program Assistant. Please visit here for more information.

Technology has changed the way we live, learn and work and in the case of telehealth, it’s also saving time and saving lives!