AARP Virginia

The first annual Black Family Health Expo was held on March 18 at the historic St. Philips Episcopal Church in Richmond. The event was sponsored by The Links Incorporated, an organization of African American women founded in 1946. Links members are devoted to strengthening African American communities through fund raising, education, advocacy and volunteering. It is the largest nationwide organization of Black women in the United States.

For many fraud victims, the financial toll is only part of the story; nearly two in three victims suffer a significant health or emotional impact, according to research by the FINRA Investor Education Foundation.

It’s fun, it’s fast, it’s a game of momentum—it’s volleyball.

Twelve States Show an Increase in Death Rates; Virginia Cases Down

This year Social Security payments are being boosted by the biggest cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) in more than 40 years, and beneficiaries aren’t the only ones looking to cash in. Social Security impostor scams are among the most reported scams each year and criminals are already seeking to use the COLA boost to their advantage.

Older Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely than older white people to have Alzheimer’s disease or other types of dementia, according to a recent report by the Alzheimer’s Association.

Join AARP Virginia and Insight Memory Care Center for a special viewing of the film Gen Silent.

It’s National Consumer Protection Week —and while AARP is focused on protecting consumers year-round – this is a good time to highlight some key consumer protection tips.

Latest AARP research attaches $15.51 per hour value to the estimated 920 million hours of unpaid care that family caregivers provided in 2021.

Join us for this free, open discussion and leave feeling more equipped for your own dementia caregiving journey!