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AARP Virginia

Making a difference for all Virginians 50+ and their families
JAN 8, 2025
AARP Virginia volunteers will fight for a Prescription Drug Affordability Board, improving nursing home quality and an expedited process for obtaining Medicaid approval for home care when lawmakers come to town on January 8.
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.
Here’s how to find an updated vaccine near you.
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.
When it comes to the labor market, the supply of jobs is outpacing demand but that doesn’t mean that employment scams have gone away. Just because there are more job openings than job seekers doesn’t mean that criminals have closed up shop. With many Americans looking for a side hustle to help make ends meet or an opportunity to make more money or work remotely, there are still enough potential victims to fuel these schemes.
AARP Virginia is proud to host Mercy Chefs throughout September to present the “Dinner in a SNAP” program in support of Hunger Action Month, a month dedicated to increasing national awareness of hunger across America.
In celebration of National Grandparents Day recently, grandparents were rocking and rolling at the Grandparents Day of Art and Activity sponsored by AARP Virginia and Tidewater Arts Outreach at the Bayside Recreation Center in Virginia Beach.
Some of the top scams are the ones that have been around the longest. One might think that a crime like the tech support scam, which has been around for 15 years, might fade away but it is more common than ever. According to the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center, the tech support scam was reported by nearly 18,000 victims who had a combined $588 million stolen from them last year.
Last month Medicare announced that one of their contractors had been hacked and the personal information of 612,000 Medicare beneficiaries were stolen. The security breach put Social Security numbers, birth dates, driver’s license numbers, health insurance claims, medical history notes, prescription information and other personally identifiable information at risk.
Election season is almost underway in Virginia, with a batch of newcomers competing in the state's legislative races.
VIRGINIA BEACH — Grandparents looking for something to do with the grandkids need to look no further than Bayside Recreation Center on Sept. 8 and 9 when AARP Virginia is sponsoring activities for all ages.
When it comes to fraud, knowledge is indeed power. But how can we spread that knowledge around so more people are empowered to protect themselves.
It’s hurricane season – along with wildfire and flooding season - and one of the things that often comes with all of the personal losses from a natural disaster are fake charities offering to help.
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