Doug Dickerson, State Director,AARP North Carolina Fraud targeting older adults is on the rise which is why AARP is working with the Attorney General, the Secretary of State, the Department of Health and Human Services, law enforcement and other partners to fight fraud that targets older adults. Last year in North Carolina, according to 2014 Consumer Sentinel Data, there were [...]
When the old scrap book was opened recently in the Shepherd’s Center offices in Greensboro, there were all of the details of the first Adventures in Learning and the first classes which began October 20, 1987, at First Presbyterian Church. The late Jim Weikel chaired the board of 15 members 30 years ago and led the fledgling organization, founded by [...]
Nancy Foss has worked as a Community Service Representative for Home Instead Senior Care for the last 6 1/2 years. Part of her duties as a CSR is to organize and carry out the Be a Santa to a Senior Program for Home Instead. Each Year, Home Instead Senior Care franchise offices throughout North America brighten the holidays for lonely [...]
Elizabeth was looking forward to her retirement years until she had to have both legs amputated beneath her knees. Rose is dealing with the effects of crippling rheumatoid arthritis and cannot cook for herself. Mike’s wife died. She cooked and helped him manage his heart condition. Now he is alone. The stories could go on, but the reality is that [...]
Dr. Catherine Harvey Sevier of Greensboro, recently named state president of AARP North Carolina and its 1.1 million members, brings an extensive background in clinical nursing and health affairs to her new position. As founding Executive Director/COO of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), Dr. Sevier helped develop clinical guidelines for cancer treatment worldwide. Previously, she served as cancer program [...]
Doug Dickerson, State Director,AARP North Carolina This spring the United Way of North Carolina received more than $125,000 in AARP contributions to help support its free help line NC 2-1-1, an information and referral service accessible via an easy-to-remember, three-digit number. Families and individuals were able to call that line to obtain free and confidential information on health and human [...]
Doug Dickerson, State Director,AARP North Carolina This spring the United Way of North Carolina received more than $125,000 in AARP contributions to help support its free help line NC 2-1-1, an information and referral service accessible via an easy-to-remember, three-digit number. Families and individuals were able to call that line to obtain free and confidential information on health and human [...]
Doug Dickerson, State Director,AARP North Carolina All too often, North Carolinians are falling prey to scams and cons that are threatening both our financial and retirement security. The North Carolina Department of Justice (NCDOJ), just one of many state agencies handling consumer fraud complaints, received nearly 66,000 reports of identity theft and fraud according to recent information compiled by the [...]
When Sam Matthews retired in 2000 from Wachiovia (now Wells Fargo), retirement wasn’t part of his vocabulary. Having served on the board of a number of nonprofit organizations as a bank vice president, he thought that working for a nonprofit agency might be a good way to nourish his desire to serve. Sam Matthews “The Shepherd’s Center was looking for [...]
Winston-Salem is a mecca for seniors of all stripes. It’s where Arnold Palmer, Richard Petty, Governor Beverly Perdue, and other celebrities have delivered Meals-on-Wheels to the homebound. It’s where Mayor Allen Joines keeps up with senior matters in a monthly meeting with seniors, and Shepherd’s Center and Senior Games are thriving institutions. Richard Gottlieb Senior Services, Inc., and its [...]
