Health & Wellbeing

Central Virginia Cluster of The Links, Incorporated has spent the last year heightening awareness about the leading cause of death of older members of the African American community, diabetes and heart disease. This is why they’ve teamed up with AARP Virginia to offer the Voyage to Healthy Living.

Insight Memory Care Center invites you to Conversations with Caregivers! These sessions provide an opportunity for learning and open discussion with local authors on topics of interest for caregivers of a loved one with dementia or a related memory impairment. Join us for a great morning of conversation!

Join AARP Virginia for a Volunteering Open House!

AARP Virginia is exciting to invite people age 50+ from across Hampton Roads for the 21 st Annual Healthy Living Conference! The event will be held at the King of Glory Lutheran Church, located on 4897 Longhill Road, Williamsburg, VA 23188, on April 6 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Join us for Virginia’s first statewide, faith-based conference on aging!

As the country watch es its new President and Congress get to work, AARP’s top priority is based on one important promise: The pledge President Donald Trump made not to cut Medicare.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in African American Women and AARP wants to help change that. Join us February 3, 2017 from 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. for the 9 th Annual Red Dress Event. The event will be held at the Army Navy Country Club located on 2400 18 th Street, Arlington, VA 22202

Nearly three-quarters of older adults and individuals with disabilities in Virginia receive services and supports in their homes and communities, forcing them to rely on an unpaid caregiver. By 2030 the number of potential family caregivers will decline from 7.2 to an estimated 4 family caregivers for every person age 80 or older – a 55% reduction since 2010.

Over one million Virginians take on all the ultimate labor of love to be caregivers for their loved ones, which is why AARP wants to help make this big responsibility a little easier. So they are teaming up with the Arlington View and Nauck Community Area Churches to present a “Caregiver’s Breakfast.”

Winter is a difficult time for senior home-bound neighbors, some having to choose between heat and food. AARP Virginia and LOA want to help make their lives easier by ensuring their shelves are stocked with soups and other non-perishable food items. All it takes to make a difference is to start a collection then drop off the non-perishable items to a drop off site from February 6-10.