Health, Financial, Caregiving and Lifestyle Resources for African Amer... Family

Helping Black Women Age 50 Prepare for The Future

A joint program between AARP and The Links Incorporated offers guidance on finances health and caregiving

The question of the hour is “Are You Ready?” Since its launch in 2010, the so-named AARP/The Links Inc. program has put this question on the minds of thousands of African American women. More importantly, the initiative has helped women age 50 and over make sure they can answer this question with a firm “Yes!”
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The Links Inc. is a not-for-profit organization whose thousands of members have donated more than two million hours to over the past few years. The “Are You Ready?” initiative provides information, tools and resources from a grassroots level to help African American women age 50 and over to prepare for and manage the , and lifestyle changes that come with aging. Through this program, both AARP and The Links, Incorporated advance shared organizational goals to foster health, wellness and financial literacy. “Are You Ready?” emphasizes two tracks: self-empowerment and . Program participants benefit from workshops, tools, guides and other resources in 10 primary areas: Exercise and diet Caregiving, support systems and tools Preventative care Financial planning Preparing for Support for the currently retired and elderly Health and life insurance Time and money management
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The Links, Incorporated and AARP want their members to think ahead and plan for the future.

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