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Querido cuidador y cuidadora: te propongo una reflexión. Cuando escuchas la palabra cuidar, ¿qué te viene a la mente? ¿Velar por el bienestar de nuestros seres queridos? ¿Cumplir con la responsabilidad de conservar las condiciones de vida de un familiar o conocido? ¿Garantizar que alguien con su salud comprometida pueda vivir mejor? ¿Acaso no vienen a la mente palabras como ‘sacrificio’, ‘bondad’, ‘responsabilidad’ y ‘obligación’?

The holidays are a time for togetherness, celebration, and giving. Unfortunately, scammers take advantage of the season to give gifts to themselves, using your money to pay for it. In fact, a new AARP study shows that the entire gift-giving process, from purchasing the perfect gift to making sure it gets to the recipient, offers a number of opportunities for scammers to get in on the act for their own benefit.

Make sure you have a plan that fits your needs in 2022

Gretchen Moore is the winner of AARP Illinois’ 2021 Andrus Award for Community Service. The Andrus Award for Community Service is presented to individuals who display exemplary commitment to their communities and execute the vision and purpose of AARP. She is the director of Northside Latin Progress which helps Latin immigrant men with clothing, food and employment assistance. Northside Latin Progress has been featured on CBS Chicago.

Holidays can be stressful enough, but when you add in a person living with dementia, gatherings with family and friends become more complex. Finding the right gift for our loved ones can be challenging. The Alzheimer's Association offers a caregiver holiday guide that shows how, with careful planning, family celebrations can be a meaningful part of the holidays while ensuring safety, comfort and enjoyment for everyone.

AARP DC State President Ronald E. Hampton notes that despite the hardships imposed by the Covid-19 pandemic this year, the team of staff and volunteers worked hard to advance AARP’s mission to help more people age 50+ choose how they live as they age. Here he highlights a few of our accomplishments in 2021.

A diverse group of organizations today applauded Governor Kathy Hochul for a new and historic program to deliver $70 million to help low- and fixed-income New Yorkers pay overdue water and wastewater utility bills.

Join our volunteer team to advocate for legislation that would support family caregivers, bring down prescription drug prices, help people save for retirement, and protect vulnerable populations.

Livable Communities Ornaments will Adorn the AARP-VI Tree

AARP Ohio endorsed Senate Bill 54 which makes Ohio a leader in combating robocall schemes. We are particularly pleased that the bill strengthens the penalties when the victim is an older person or disabled adult.