As more cryptocurrency ATMs pop up across the country, criminals are increasingly using the machines in fraud schemes — often targeting older Americans. AARP Hawai‘i is pushing legislation to help curb those scams.
AARP Arkansas will host a disaster preparedness webinar on Tuesday, Dec. 9, with SBP, a national nonprofit that began in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
As Chittenden County’s district coordinator for the AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program, Philip Soltau, 77, is this year’s recipient of the AARP Andrus Award for Community Service in Vermont.
Rhode Island communities are committed to becoming more livable for all ages, as more localities join the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. Barrington, East Providence, New Shoreham and Pawtucket are the most recent additions to the network in 2025.
John Henkel is a VOCAB in Maryland who devotes his time to making sure veterans and their families know how much their service and sacrifice is appreciated. The committee on which he serves is responsible for planning and funding a major fundraising event every year for Gilchrist, the largest hospice organization in the state of Maryland. This welcoming celebration, which began with 400 veterans and families only three years ago, is probably going to serve 1300 veterans and families in 2020!
We know that it takes time to build great communities. But, we also believe that quick action can spark longer-term progress. AARP launched the AARP Community Challenge in 2017 to fund projects that build momentum for change in communities to improve livability for all local residents.