Local Resources

The New York Jets and AARP are teaming up to offer AARP members and their guests discounted tickets to an upcoming Jets game, along with a chance to meet and mingle and learn about all of the exciting things AARP is doing to make your community a better place to live, work and play.

More than 80 Suffolk County residents attended a free Medicare workshop at the Riverhead Free Library earlier this month. Riverhead AARP volunteers, in partnership with HIICAP, RSVP Suffolk, and EPIC, hosted this workshop for participants who were interested in learning how to navigate and make informed decisions about Medicare coverage.

Caring for a loved one can be a rewarding experience, but it can also be challenging. No one is ever completely prepared for the job, especially since caregiving is often a long-term responsibility that may become more difficult over time.

Have unused or expired prescription drugs sitting in your medicine cabinet and don’t know what to do with them? Here’s your chance to dispose of them safely.

A year has gone by since a variety of community organizations gathered in Albuquerque to discuss how to end hunger in New Mexico. Still the state’s statistics on food insecurity largely remain the same -- first in the country for child hunger and second for senior hunger.

~ Gary, a family caregiver from Massachusetts

Written by Anita Creamer

The New Mexico Adult Falls Prevention Coalition is celebrating Falls Prevention Awareness Day, Wednesday, Sept. 23, by offering screenings and/or education and outreach in the Albuquerque area on how to prevent falls. Seniors and their families are invited to participate.

Returning from your life-long dream vac ation? Recently retired? Constantly wondering what the next move in your life will be? AARP's Life Reimagined is a vision, a methodology, and a community that helps people rediscover what truly matters and focus on what they really want to do. Join us on September 30th during a free, refreshing workshop in Frederick on how to reimagine your life in your own personal well-being, your occupation, and your relationships.

Help people and give your mind a workout, too…..