Get Help to Pay Winter’s Heating Bills
About AARP | Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Local Resources | Mississippi More than a third of Mississippians age 60-plus receive help with heating and cooling costs through the Low...
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Boomers Change the Face of the Volunteer World
(This is a story by Margie Culbertson, freelance writer and AARP Mississippi volunteer. She is pictured on the left.) Years ago, the word “retirement” brought to mind elderly couples sitting on their...
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AARP Poll Highlights Personal Challenges of Caregivers in the United States
A new AARP poll highlights personal challengesof caregivers in the United States. According to a new AARP poll, almost three out of ten people who are caring for a loved one say their life has...
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Compassion: Caring for Caregivers
By Margie Culbertson (This story is by Margie Culbertson, a freelance writer and AARP Mississippi volunteer. She is pictured on the left. To protect the privacy of the people interviewed for this...
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Guarding the Guardians
©Istockphoto/gmcoop Your ailing mother lives in one state and spends winters in another. Which state decides the terms when she needs you to become a guardian? AARP Mississippi aims to persuade...
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Social Media, Communication Volunteers Needed
Are you a communicator at heart? Do you use Facebook and Twitter to connect with family, friends and organizations? Are you interested in a volunteer opportunity that you can do right from the comfort...
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Compassion: Furry Friends as Caregivers
By Margie Culbertson (This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. She is pictured on the left.) It was Christmas, three years ago. Grady was his usual self....
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State Asked to Address Caregiving Needs
©Istockphoto/Mark Bowden AARP Mississippi is asking lawmakers to create a state task force on caregiving. The task force would address issues such as financial exploitation, respite care and aging at...
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Compassion: Critical Need for Caregivers in Coming Decades
By Margie Culbertson (This story is by Margie Culbertson, an AARP volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is on the left.) It has been confirmed. A tsunami is heading our way. The “Silver Tsunami,”...
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Civil Rights Leaders Tell Why They Stay in the Battle
By Edna Kane-Williams, Vice President, Multicultural Markets and Engagement, AARP The civil rights struggles of the 1940s, 50s and 60s were largely led by youth and college students, many who were...
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Leadership Principles of Civil Rights Leaders Offer Guidelines for the Future
By Edna Kane-Williams, Vice President, Multicultural Markets and Engagement, AARP When AARP CEO A. Barry Rand and his wife met the revered South Africa President Nelson Mandela in 1994, the first thing...
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Social Media Could Make New Strides for Civil Rights
By Edna Kane-Williams, Vice President, Multicultural Markets and Engagement, AARP If the organizers of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom had used Facebook, Twitter, E-mail, Instagram...
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AARP Live to Feature Caregiving Conversation Feb. 20
Have you helped care for a loved one or do you know someone who is a family caregiver? AARP Live on RFD-TV According to the Pew Research Center, 39% of adults in the United States care for someone with...
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Civil Rights Leaders: Church Still Greatest Stabilizer in Black Community,...
By Edna Kane-Williams, Vice President, Multicultural Markets and Engagement, AARP From the tragic 1955 death of Emmett Till to the Montgomery bus boycott to civil rights battles of the 1960s and even...
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Compassion: Advocating for Caregivers Mandatory
(This story is by Margie Culberton, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is at the left.) “Thus, caregivers remain largely forgotten by the political system. It is a shame. But...
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Love Social Media? Use Facebook to Volunteer
©Istockphoto.com/GlobalStock Americans age 50-plus increasingly are using social media, and AARP is tapping into that trend to hear what people have to say about Social Security, caregiving,...
View ArticleAARP Mississippi Thanks Legislators For Passing Guardianship Bill That Will...
About AARP | Advocacy | Health & Wellbeing | Home & Family | Mississippi | Money & Work | Volunteering AARP Mississippi recently had a major win when the House passed Senate Bill 2240. It...
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Compassion: Self-Care for Caregivers
(This story is by Margie Culberton, an AARP Mississippi volunteer and freelance writer. Her photo is at the left.) “I’m an exhausted caregiver on the point of collapse. In caring for my sick husband...
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It’s Not Too Late For a Tax Break
By Jean C. Setzfand Even though 2013 has come and gone, you can still get a tax break when you file your income tax return. How? By contributing to a Traditional IRA. If you’re self-employed, the same...
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Drive Green Into Spring: 5 Tips for Eco-Friendly Driving
By Julie E. Lee From recycling, to sustainable grocery bags, to “Meatless Mondays,” Americans are finding many ways to “go green.” If you’re interested in reducing your carbon footprint, making...
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