"When you volunteer with AARP you know you are making a difference," said AARP Arkansas Executive Council Member and three-year volunteer Willa Black Sanders, MPA. "It matters. And there is so much work to do."
“I’ve always been interested in helping out with issues for the aging,” said AARP Arkansas Volunteer Lead for Advocacy Charlie Wagener. “Volunteering for AARP enables me to work on a variety of issues—financial security, health care, you name it. It’s an effective way to give back to my community.”
AARP Arkansas invites you to join our growing team of volunteer advocates. You can help ensure that our voices are heard at the local, state and national level on important issues like Social Security, Medicare, utilities, health care and caregiving.
An estimated 26 percent of Arkansas seniors face food insecurity, according to a report from the National Foundation to End Hunger. This alarming statistic is why the state has also ranked #1 in senior hunger for the last three years.
The year was 1992. Unforgiven won the Oscar for Best Picture, the Chicago Bulls won the NBA Championship and 60 Minutes was the top-rated TV program. It was also the year that Frank Gardner took his first of two Driver Safety classroom courses.
In connection with AARP’s I Heart Caregivers, you are invited to attend a free screening of the film Still Alice and learn more about resources for family caregivers and their loved ones.