The AARP Pickleball Clinic Tour is coming to Helena, Montana on Monday August 11 and we are excited to offer you a chance to learn and play this popular sport! The clinic will consist of an on-court guided session with licensed instructors and focus on warm up, basic technique, skills building, and game play for players of all levels. Pickleball is a fun way to connect with friends, stay fit* and support your brain to help your health and happiness live as long as you do.
AARP e-activists were key throughout the session, sending thousands of messages to lawmakers urging action on measures important to Montanans age 50 and over.
Helena, Mont., Nov. 10, 2023—Montanans who provide care for veterans spend on average $11,500 of their personal income on out-of-pocket costs related to caregiving each year—1.5 times higher than what other family caregivers spend ($7,242), according to AARP data. And 43 percent of veteran and military caregivers experienced at least one financial setback such as having to take on more debt or dip into personal savings, according to research from AARP and the National Alliance for Caregiving.
Ahead of the winter season, AARP Montana has set up a resources page so residents with low or fixed incomes can see if they’re eligible for help through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program or other heating programs.
With the impacts of opioids remaining in the news in recent months, AARP Montana and Mountain-Pacific Quality Health have teamed up to provide new information on opioid safety, pain management, and reducing harm in our communities. It has been called the “most consequential preventable public health problem in the United States.”