AARP Virginia

ROANOKE_AARP Virginia has reserved the private room at Shakers for members and their guests to enjoy dinner together with a 10% discount on dinner entrees.

Providing care for a family member with dementia can be challenging. Onset and worsening of symptoms can cause caregivers to feel stress and frustration, leading to an inability to cope. Listening to music is a coping tool used by many caregivers challenged by caregiver stress. If you are interested in learning about music interventions and other ways to cope with caregiver stress, please read on to find out about an opportunity to participate in an upcoming half-day event.

Aging: Something To Look Forward To!

Disrupt Aging Is Available Nationwide from Retail and Online Booksellers

Arlington Cultural Affairs was invited by Americans for the Arts and Washington, DC's Culture Capital to participate in the Arts & Economic Prosperity 5 project to measure the arts and culture sector's impact on Arlington’s economy. They need your help to do this! How? By volunteering to conduct Audience-Intercept Surveys at various arts and culture events, exhibits, and performances in Arlington County.

Fredericksburg_ AARP Virginia and The Community Wellness Coalition will host a Home Fit Workshop on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. at Arm of the Lord Ministries, 2100 Airport Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA.

Local Event one of Dozens Scheduled Nationwide to Provide Secure Document Destruction

Petersburg_ Join AARP Virginia at Virginia State University’s (VSU) 5 th Annual VSU Cares Mobile Dental and Health Expo. The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, April 9 at Virginia State University, 4 th Avenue, Petersburg, Virginia 23803.

Virginia’s Senior Navigator and its Lindsay Institute for Innovations in Caregiving created the remarkable, intergenerational “ Caring for the Caregiver Hack”, a competition featuring teams from seven Virginia universities and colleges. AARP Virginia sponsored the second year of this event, for which Bob Stephen, AARP Vice President, Caregiving and Health Programs, served as a judge. Each university team, over a 24-hour period, created new technology-driven tools for caregivers. The teams were required to demonstrate the tool they had developed, the technology to be used, its benefits to caregivers, its feasibility and a business case.

The Departments of Social Services in Amherst, Appomattox, Lynchburg, and Campbell Counties and The Office of Youth, Adult & Community Services of Campbell County are teaming up to host their 8 th annual Senior Awareness Day on April 26, 2016, at Timberlake United Methodist Church in Lynchburg from 9:30 am until 2:00 pm. Senior Awareness Day focuses on providing people in the community with education and information on how to live their best lives.