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Georgia State Director Debra Tyler-Horton sharing the value of#DisruptAging and the importance of shattering age stereotypes with attendees at the Georgia Gerontology Society Conference.

ASD Jil Hinds will be featured in the historic “I Am Not Invisible” women veterans’ photo shoot.

The Augusta VOLT Training Session was led by VOLTs Chris Palmer and Jean Yarsawich. Their agenda focused on facilitation techniques, fraud prevention, caregiving, and Age-Friendly Livable Communities.

MicroLife Institute coordinated this special housing/ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units) event that focused primarily on educating people about the benefits to what a livable and walkable micro-village looks like. Will Johnston (Executive Director for MicroLife) in partnership with the Pinewood Forest’s builder, architect and county’s leadership organized the event that attracted 100+ people.

ASD Jil Hinds was contacted by a woman veteran she assisted in 2015. At that time the veteran was homeless with two small children. Due to a tragic incident, the family is again displaced. Jil was able to connect the veteran with Operation Seas the Day a retreat for Post 9/11 combat wounded veterans and their families.

As temperatures continue to rise, please be sure to exercise caution! An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure...and this article might give you tips on how to beat the heat or know how to help a person who's in heat distress.

Three Georgia Organizations Receive Funds

AARP is now accepting nominations for its 2019 Georgia Andrus Award for Community Service, which honors 50+ Georgians who are sharing their experience, talent, and skills to enrich the lives of their community members.

Come join us for our monthly volunteer meeting and check out what's happening locally with AARP in the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA)! With the exception of holidays, the volunteer team meets the first Thursday of each month from 1 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Due to Independence Day Holiday, we will not hold our regular monthly meeting in July. We will resume on August 1st.

Althea Fulton will assist with daily operations