Honoka’a residents Miles Okumura and Lynn Higashi have been selected by AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and older, to receive the 2024 AARP Hawai`iAndrus Award for Community Service, the Association’s most prestigious and visible state volunteer award for community service.
The AARP Foundation is recruiting friendly and service-oriented people throughout Hawai`i to join its Tax-Aide volunteer team. Tax-Aide is the nation’s largest free, volunteer-based tax assistance and preparation program. During the 2024 tax season, almost 28,000 volunteers served over 1.7 million taxpayers. Tax-Aide participants saved more than $1.3 billion in refunds and credits.
Last week, Miami welcomed AARP Chief Public Policy Officer and author Debra Whitman for two inspiring events focused on her book, The Second Fifty: Answers to the 7 Big Questions of Midlife and Beyond.
It Takes More than Love to Care for a Loved One.Every day over 800,000 Washingtonians perform a great labor of love: caring for older parents, spouses, and other loved ones so they can remain at home—where they want to be.
A screening of “SPARK: Robin Williams and His Battle with Lewy Body Dementia ” was recently hosted on Zoom by Insight Memory Care Center, in collaboration with AARP Virginia.
AARP Oklahoma is concerned about the Public Service Company of Oklahoma (PSO) and Oklahoma Gas & Electric (OG&E) rate increases resulting from recent decisions from the Oklahoma Corporation Commission, which combined will cost residential utility customers more than $246 million.
AARP Chicago y socios comunitarios (Centro Medico Alivio, Casa Central, Centro de Alzheimer de Rush y Sinai Chicago) tuvieron su séptima conferencia de cuidadores, Caminando Juntos el 5 de octubre. Les presentamos algunas de las presentaciones de ese día.
Themed "Elevate Your Future," the conference featured workshops and discussions covering a wide range of topics, from mental health and career advancement to caregiving and artificial intelligence.
New Yorkers age 50 and over have the experience, expertise, and commitment to make our state shine again, but this cohort that contributes so much to every community faces its own unique challenges that must be addressed. With its over 2.2 million members statewide, AARP New York has released the 2025 "AARP New York State Blueprint For Action” and is calling on the Hochul administration and state lawmakers to develop clear plans to address ageism and make New York State more age-friendly so New Yorkers 50 and over can safely, affordably, and happily grow older here.