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SEP 23, 2025
FERRUM, Va. — A community-led park in Ferrum marked a major milestone on Friday, Sept. 12, with the grand opening of a new ADA-accessible trail, made possible through a $15,000 grant from AARP’s Community Challenge program.
We're fighting every day to make aging easier. Your voice matters, and we help make sure that our elected officials in the Commonwealth hear it.
Find free online and local events including exercise classes, cooking demos, helpful workshops and more.
AARP speakers are available on a wide range of topics including Social Security, fraud prevention and more.
SEP 22, 2025
Identity fraud and scams are a massive and growing problem, but there are things each of us can do to protect against identity fraud, even if our data has been exposed.
As a former music therapist and a current primary caregiver for her Dad who has Alzheimer’s, Amy Goyer finds music and technology are two of her most helpful caregiving tools. This video combines both by highlighting five easy music apps she uses on a daily basis for her Dad (and herself as a caregiver) to motivate, stimulate interaction and socialization, soothe and comfort, and help her Dad sleep. What apps do you use when caregiving?
Your insights as a patient or caregiver can help doctors, hospitals and nursing homes deliver better care.
RICHMOND_ AARP Virginia volunteer advocates were on hand today to lend support to Transparency Virginia’s news conference revealing the results of their report, “The Virginia General Assembly: The Case for Improved Transparency.”
Meet Heisung Lee, who operates a senior center for Koreans!
Meet Corazon Foley, founder of a senior center “Without Walls”!
PORTSMOUTH _ Bank On Virginia Beach will soon be expanding to the Portsmouth area. Volunteers are needed to provide education and coaching to Bank On participants.
by Don Harmon, AARP Volunteer Marketing and Communications Specialist
FREDERICKSBURG_ Exploring your community is a great way to access resources and learn new strategies that can make aging a healthy and fulfilling experience. AARP Virginia would like to invite Fredericksburg area residents to join Partners in Aging on Wednesday, June 10 for the Art of Aging Conference to learn smart strategies for aging healthy.
WILLIAMSBURG _ AARP Virginia State President Bob Blancato will speak on new legislation that helps caregivers at the Hampton Roads Coalition of Agencies Conference on April 9. The purpose of the conference, titled Putting the Fun Back into Aging, is to educate older adults about the components of healthy aging and to empower them to take action to live healthy lives.
RICHMOND_ Home modifications are necessary components of aging comfortably and independently in your own home. Therefore, it is best to start thinking about matching your lifestyle needs to your current home sooner than later. Join us for Home Fit workshops during the months of March and April to help you start planning ways to age comfortably in your current home.
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