AARP Alaska

The Anchorage Age-Friendly leadership team will be conducting a pilot ‘Walk Audit’ later this month. What is a Walk Audit and why are we conducting one in Anchorage?

AARP Foundation Tax-Aide is now recruiting for volunteers for the 2023 season. As a Tax-Aide volunteer, you can help out in the local community, at a site near you. We do need your help, and you can make a significant difference in the lives of our friends and neighbors here in Alaska. Free tax preparation is an important boost for individuals and families. Sometimes the tax refund means keeping the heat on or helping with rent for Alaska's most vulnerable residents.

Alaska has the fastest growing senior population in the nation, which means an increasing number of Alaskans are living with dementia. Our state needs to be prepared to address the needs of aging Alaskans, and the passage of House Bill 308 was a big step in the right direction.

This guide is essential for family members, friends, neighbors, or anyone who knows and cares about someone with ADRD.

As we near the end of summer, it is almost time to bring this season's harvest into the home. You have spent many hours cultivating crops or fishing in Alaska waters, so our goal is to help preserve your food so it can bring you joy through the winter. Join the UAF Cooperative Extension Service and AARP Alaska for a five-part Fall Harvest Series, which will cover how to make natural, long-lasting products for your family, ranging from jerky to jellies.

Alaska voters should closely read their ballots for the Tuesday, Aug. 16, election.

AARP Awards Grants to Five Alaska Organizations as Part of its Nationwide Program to Make Communities More Livable

Advocacy ASD Marge Stoneking highlights AARP's successes in the latest legislative session.

Retired San Diego Deputy District Attorney Paul Greenwood writes about the meaning and importance of WEAAD.

It will be a year of change for the state’s voters.