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“Brain Health with AARP Maryland" is an online interview series that began in 2021. The primary goal is to educate older Marylanders about mental, physical and emotional well-being and share effective strategies for dealing with everything from loneliness to a lackluster love life.
Jessica Linzer Simpson, 72, of Cape Elizabeth, spent her career helping people access their Social Security benefits, first as a claims representative and later as an adjudicator handling complex cases and training new employees.
Delaware will hold its state primary on Tuesday, Sept. 10, to nominate candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. House and Senate, and state and local offices.
AARP Texas has collaborated with Texas Appleseed, a nonprofit advocacy organization, to produce a tool kit for financial caregivers who manage money or property for loved ones unable to do so themselves. “Managing Someone Else’s Money in Texas” includes six guides tailored to people serving in specific roles, such as agents under a power of attorney and court-appointed guardians. The kit also includes a fraud-fighting guide to help prevent elder financial abuse.
Troy Grimes always wanted to write fiction, but his 12-hour workdays as a corrections supervisor in Louisiana prisons got in the way of his literary aspirations.
As part of the 9/11 Day of Service, AARP Arkansas will enlist volunteers in central Arkansas to work shifts at the Arkansas Foodbank on Thursday, Sept. 12. The food bank supplies pantries across much of the state.
Social Security's trust fund reserves are continuing to shrink. That’s why shoring up the program's finances is one of two advocacy priorities for AARP Arizona as voters gear up for the November election. The state organization is also focusing on more support for family caregivers.