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Please join us for a volunteer briefing on a number of key topics - net neutrality and what it means to those over 50, the latest on the budget and an overview of AARP’s caregiving efforts. Our special guests will be Cristina Martin-Firvida, Director of Financial Security and Consumer Affairs, Bob Stephen, VP of Health Security Programming, and Eric Schneidewind, AARP’s Volunteer President. As always, we’ll make sure there is time for your questions and comments!

It’s springtime in Georgia, and that means the 82nd annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival will soon be in bloom. The festival is a popular local tradition, with music, food, prizes and a marketplace featuring the works of hundreds of artists.

A recent study showed that military veterans are more likely than other Americans to be the victims of scams.

Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter presented Ms. Annie Moore with the Family Caregiver of the Year Award during the 30 th Anniversary Summit for the Rosalynn Carter Institute for Caregiving in Americus, Ga.

Purpose Prize Winner Mike Weaver, founder of Weaver & Concerned Citizens of Aiken/Atlanta Now (WeCCAAN), Atlanta, Ga., is a former college professor who teaches the value of public service by bringing teens and adults together for service-learning trips to communities in need.

Learn more about the Power of Attorney law and your rights, and the rights of someone entrusted to your care at a free symposium on Friday, Oct. 27, at the Busbee Center at Gwinnett Technical College.

AARP Georgia is hosting an event in Savannah this month that celebrates the theme of Disrupt Aging, which involves changing the way society views older adults.

Let's flip the script on aging.

Relationships gone wrong can result in more than hurt feelings. For victims of online dating scams, the cost could be financial as well.

Governor Nathan Deal recently announced the creation of Georgia’s Older Adults Cabinet, a committee working to enhance the state’s capacity to serve older adults. The Older Adults Cabinet seeks to identify ways for Georgia to improve the well-being of its older residents by bringing together state agency heads whose work supports older Georgians, as well as stakeholders in the business, philanthropic, and education communities.