AARP Bulletin - September 2010

Your Health ; Your AARP New Jersey News
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Bunks for
the Homeless
Inventory of year-round beds for
the homeless in each state and
D.C. in 2009.

Ala. 6,199

Alaska 2,204

Ariz. 12,992

Ark. 3,366

Calif. 88,688

Colo. 8,713

Conn. 8,112

D.C. 10,091

Del. 1,488

Fla. 31,862

Ga. 14,674

Hawaii 5,141

Idaho 2,326

Ill. 23,363

Ind. 9,477

Iowa 5,079

Kan. 2,094

Ky. 7,871

La. 7,633

Maine 4,570

Md. 10,801

Mass. 23,376

Mich. 21,641

Minn. 14,245

Miss. 1,758

Mo. 10,586

Mont. 1,438

Neb. 3,764

Nev. 10,191

N.H. 2,231

N.J. 9,393

N.M. 3,891

N.Y. 94,449

N.C. 12,607

N.D. 1,266

Ohio 21,657

Okla. 4,145

Ore. 14,547

Pa. 23,748

R.I. 2,737

S.C. 5,461

S.D. 1,636

Tenn. 8,172

Texas 28,650

Utah 4,693

Vt. 1,235
Va. 9,895
Wash. 24,519
W.Va. 2,311
Wis. 8,076
Wyo. 835
SOURCE: U.S. DEPT.
OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Speaking of Issues …
; In a cable TV studio, the
cameras rolled for an in-
terview with Dave Mollen,
a volunteer for the AARP New
Jersey speakers bureau. Behind
soundproof glass, the four-person
production team noisily chatted
about their personal lives.
But as Mollen began ticking
o; key provisions of the federal
health care law, the control room
crew grew quiet and then began
commenting on a subject that hit
close to home.
“I think all age groups are inter-
ested in the new health care plan
because we look at our paychecks
and want to account for every
dollar,” said Debbi Winogracki,
executive producer of “Eye on
Ocean County,” the public a;airs
show that interviewed Mollen at a
Toms River studio. “Are we going
to be paying for the uninsured,
who will now need to have insur-
ance? What are the penalties if we
don’t have insurance?”
The June taping was the first
appearance on health care by the
speakers bureau of AARP New
Jersey as it readied a fall cam-
paign to explain the complex law
passed by Congress. On request,
a dozen well-trained volunteers
will speak at community centers,
churches, hospitals, assisted liv-
ing facilities and other sites across
the state, said speakers bureau
coordinator Dorothy Dowling.

Financial Fraud
; Unscrupulous investment sales-
people can trick consumers into
bad investments. AARP New Jersey
fought for a new law that prohibits
financial investment salespeople
from misleading clients by falsely
claiming a higher level of expertise or
training. For more information or to
report suspected fraud, contact the
New Jersey Bureau of Securities
at www.njsecurities.gov or call
1-866-446-8378 toll-free.