AARP New Hampshire

AARP New Hampshire is looking for a volunteer leader to serve as State President.

Demographic trends indicate a greater number of employees of all ages will assume the role of family caregiver. This trend will no doubt impact employee caregivers ages 18 to 39, as much as those ages 50+. New Hampshire is not immune to this caregiver tsunami. These caregivers will be affected in many ways including physical health, mental well-being and higher health care costs.

Looking for tax help? Book an appointment with an AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Counselor. Now through April 15, AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest, volunteer-run, free tax preparation program is still helping New Hampshire taxpayers with their federal tax returns.

The first round of budget hearings is upon us and AARP is fully engaged and active on the following top priorities for the FY 2014-2015 fiscal year.

The House Commerce Committee is hearing testimony on HB562, a car title loan bill that would cap interest rates at 36%. AARP supports this bill and offers this testimony:

If the measure known as Chained CPI is adopted, $623,470,000 in cuts to New Hampshire’s Social Security COLA and veterans’ benefits would occur over the next ten years.

When Kelly Clark was tapped to take an interim leadership role at AARP’s national office in the fall, we looked to our AARP neighbors to the south and invited Mike Olender of AARP New York to step in to lend a hand. As his experience the last six months was very positive, we thought you’d like to hear directly from him -- what he thinks of New Hampshire and how he and his family fared. Here goes:

Does just thinking about selecting the right Medicare prescription drug plan send you into a panic? You’re probably not alone as over 100,000 Granite Staters wander through this process every year during Open Enrollment.

AARP Legislative Policy Director David Certner was in the Granite State in 2012 to deliver the keynote address, Financial Security and the Economy, at the New Hampshire Forum on the Future and offered the following on the importance of Social Security to New Hampshire families.

Granite Staters earn Social Security benefits through a lifetime of hard work. But the program is facing long-term financial challenges as the overall population ages and contributions aren’t keeping up with longer life expectancies. And while Medicare provides guaranteed affordable health care, the program’s challenges include rising health care costs and a growing number of people entering the program.