AARP, Mound Bayou Residents Collaborate To Improve Historic Town

Posted on 12/21/2012 by | AARP Mississippi | Comments

Home & Family | Local Resources | Volunteering The AARP Mound Bayou chapter in the Delta has made a commitment to building a healthier and safe community. After a series of community conversations, AARP Mississippi facilitated a workshop called Active Living In a Health Community last year. “We invited a diverse array of citizens, including city officials, law enforcement personnel, Kindergarten through grade 12 school personnel,   healthcare providers, non-profit workers, and members of business,  civic and faith-based organizations,” said Elaine Baker, Ph.D., MSW, AARP Mound Bayou Chapter President. …

What You Need to Know About the Health Care Law

Posted on 12/21/2012 by | AARP Mississippi | Comments

Health & Wellbeing | Mississippi Like most laws, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is complex. Who could forget all the talk about this over 900-page document? You don’t need to read the entire law, but you do need to understand what the changes in the law mean to you. How does the law affect you personally, based on who you are, where you live and what your health status and health coverage is? The Health Law Guide does a good job of boiling …

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide Seeks Volunteers

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | AARP Mississippi | Comments

Mississippi | Money & Work | Volunteering AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is seeking volunteers across the state to help Mississippi taxpayers who are seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2012 tax returns. Volunteers do not need to be an AARP member or retiree to participate. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers receive free tax training and are reimbursed on a limited basis for qualified program-related expenses. They help taxpayers at sites around the state, learning new skills while giving back to …

Tupelo AARP Members, Residents Attend Active Living Workshop

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | AARP Mississippi | Comments

Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Mississippi | Volunteering About 40 Tupelo residents, including two City Council people and Mississippi Department of Transportation staff, discussed the benefits that a community transportation system would bring to the city. They discussed how community transportation would increase commerce by moving people to jobs and shopping areas. “People are ready to convert how many cars they own to how convenient they can live their lives. Now a lot people as long as they can drive, they will, and they should,” said Dan Burden, …

Clarksdale’s ‘Seniors For A More Livable Community’ Participate In Active Living Workshop

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | AARP Mississippi | Comments

Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Volunteering AARP Mississippi recently conducted an Active Living Workshop in Clarksdale to engage residents in a conversation about making the city more livable. AARP brought in Dan Burden, nationally renowned civic innovator, to facilitate the conversation and assess the city’s walkability during a tour. About 50 residents, including two city commissioners, participated in the workshop and discussed how to make the city safer. The AARP Community Group, Seniors for a More Livable Community, and other city residents discussed their concerns about …

AARP’s Home Fit Workshops Show Options To Age In Place

Posted on 11/30/2012 by | AARP Mississippi | Comments

Home & Family AARP Mississippi will conduct a series of Home Fit workshops throughout the state in 2013. The workshops will focus on ways to make homes more livable as owners get older and/or as the owners needs change. Many people would like to stay in their own homes or communities for as long as possible. The workshop will guide participates in taking a fresh look at their current homes to see if it matches their needs now, if it will continue to …

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