AARP Vermont

By Marie Houghton, AARP Vermont State President

Join two live webinars to find out how to identify and react to changes in your loved one’s behavior

Are you a musician…or just into music? There’s a non-profit in Burlington that could use your help on some projects.

Join our online event for free job searching tips, tools resources, interactive videos, recruiter chats and more.

Watch and Learn -- Get a host of fraud prevention tips and information on how to protect you and your family from being the next victim of fraud. Elliott Greenblott, AARP Vermont Fraud Watch Network Coordinator, is a recognized expert on the subject and shares valuable information in this TV program from GNAT cable access TV station in Southern VT. Click on the link below to watch this month's segment.

Retirement is often painted as a tranquil existence of endless vacations, golf and relaxation. Yet that picture is far from the reality for most people.

AARP Vermont is urging legislators to take action in 2018 to reduce state income taxes on Social Security benefits.

AARP Vermont Fraud Watch Network needs you! We are recruiting volunteers to act as team members in our efforts to protect Vermonters from becoming victims of fraud and scams. What is AARP Fraud Watch? The program is part of a nation-wide effort to educate the public on the nature fraud and the various forms it takes. In Vermont, we conduct presentations for groups and organizations on a variety of topics, we distribute literature by staffing information tables and by distributing materials, and we engage people in conversations about fraud. As a volunteer, you will receive specialized training and be paired as an assistant with other volunteers. You determine your own commitment and involvement, operating in your own “zone of comfort.” While volunteers are not paid, AARP Vermont reimbursed for expenses incurred in the work of the program such as meals and mileage. For more information, contact Elliott Greenblott, AARP Vermont Fraud Watch Coordinator – egreenblott@aarp.org.

Enjoy a free cup of coffee and participate in a discussion of new approaches to community health care delivery. This month's speaker is Jane Alsofrom from Imaging the World. ITW is changing global medicine through a revolutionary concept integrating technology, training and community to bring medical expertise and high quality health care to remote and under-served areas worldwide. It is a Burlington based organization. A Q&A and discussion will follow.

Over the past six years, Vermont has dramatically improved services that help people continue to live at home as they age. A 2017 scorecard measuring state performance in providing such services ranked Vermont third overall—up from 20th in 2011. The Green Mountain State has shown more improvement than any other state in making services affordable and accessible for older adults, people with disabilities and family caregivers.