Financial Security

• Help a friend fill out our Retirement Calculator.
• Put a stack of the "Money Matters Tip Sheet" order forms at your local library.
• Tell your neighbors how they can monitor their credit reports for identity theft by ordering one of the three free credit reports on a four-month cycle online.
• Help a Social Security beneficiary or veteran who didn’t need to file an income return for 2007 file the appropriate form at to obtain their stimulus payment.

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Caregiving

•  Tell a friend to watch "Caring for your Parents" on April 2 on PBS. Check with your local PBS Station for air dates and times.
•  Order the "Caring for Those You Care About" CD-ROM, which provides 43 practical tip sheets to help caregivers with selecting home help, finding quality living arrangements, or navigating legal issues.
•  Organize volunteer help for a family member or friend through Lots of Helping Hands.

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Housing & Mobility Options

• Download a copy of 10 Easy Steps to Making Your Home Safer and More Comfortable and post the information in church bulletins or at senior centers, community centers, or adult day-care centers.
• Organize a neighborhood group to do simple home modifications on an older neighbor’s home that will help them age in place.
• E-mail "When to Stop Driving Warning Signs" to family members to initiate family conversations.
• Conduct a local walking audit of your neighborhood.
• Share the "Close Call Quiz" with your friends.

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Healthy Behaviors

•  Invite a friend to join you and register for "Get Fit on Route 66."
•  Read the "Health History" article and download the Personal Medication Record. Make copies for your loved ones, and help them fill the record out or take it to a nurse.
•  Give "Medicines Made Easy" to a friend or neighbor. It will help him or her with managing medications.
•  Kick off a fitness challenge in your community. Organize a group of friends to walk around your local shopping mall on a regular basis.

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