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February 23, 2024 — Financial education helps people learn about savings, credit, and loans. It also helps them prepare for life changes and the unexpected. When planning for retirement, financial knowledge is essential. In Washington’s King County today there are over 277 thousand people receiving a monthly Social Security Retirement payment. Are you ready to become one of them?... Read More
February 21, 2024 — Answering that question in two words: Not enough! I wrote an article called “Continuing Efforts Toward Full Equality” (AgeWise King County, August 2022) that focused on my lack of formal education about gender issues and women’s rights during my K–12 years. In college, I made a point of taking women’s studies courses—I was already on the... Read More
February 20, 2024 — On January 24, Age Friendly Seattle kicked off the new year with the first Civic Coffee of 2024, in collaboration with the Wallingford Senior Center. Panelists Evelyn Stagnaro (Board Certified Music Therapist, and founder and executive director of Life on Music) and Jael Weinberg (art therapist and a licensed mental health counselor, founder and co-founder of... Read More
February 18, 2024 — Hearing loss has been linked to cognitive decline and to dementia, and the call to treat hearing loss is growing more urgent. A Johns Hopkins Medicine article reports: “In a study that tracked 639 adults for nearly 12 years, Johns Hopkins expert Frank Lin, M.D., Ph.D., and his colleagues found that mild hearing loss doubled dementia risk. Moderate... Read More
February 17, 2024 — Many people live with great vision, and things both near and far are easy to identify, with or without eyeglasses or contact lens. Millions of others live with a visual impairment. They find it hard to see objects far away, or they notice they are not able to do some of their previously regular activities,... Read More
February 16, 2024 — Another year, another stack of tax forms arriving in your mailbox … do you have a plan for tax season? Or would you rather not be the one to have to deal with it? Don’t worry—United Way of King County is here to help. Every year, United Way’s Free Tax Volunteer Team offers free tax... Read More
February 15, 2024 — Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time to reflect upon their struggles and triumphs throughout history. Learn more on the History Channel’s Black History Month website. For local history, take time to visit the Northwest African American Museum—in person and by using their online resources. Although the answers are... Read More
February 14, 2024 — We know that it takes time to build great communities. But we also believe that tangible improvements can spark long-term change. AARP launched the Community Challenge grant program in 2017 to fund projects that build momentum to improve livability nationwide. We are excited to announce the program is back in 2024 for its eighth year and is... Read More
February 14, 2024 — Seattle/King County Clinic transforms Seattle Center into a fully functioning dental, vision, and medical clinic February 15–18, 2024 Seattle/King County Clinic returns to Seattle Center on February 15–18, 2024, offering free dental, vision, and medical care to people in need. Services are extensive, including dental fillings and extractions, eye examinations and prescription eyeglasses, physical exams, behavioral... Read More
February 6, 2024 — A pressing and over-arching issue facing older people in Seattle, King County, and throughout the country is affordability. No one can afford to live here on Social Security alone, and far too many people have no significant savings or pension. It’s no secret that income, or lack thereof, impacts where and how we live, our... Read More