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As of November 1, 2025, millions of Americans—including many older adults—may not receive their monthly food benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. This disruption affects individuals living on fixed incomes, many of whom rely on SNAP to afford groceries and maintain their health.
The AARP Pickleball Clinic Tour is coming to Albuquerque. This free clinic will consist of an on-court guided session with licensed instructors, focusing on warm-up, basic technique, skills building, and game play for players of all levels.
AARP to Conduct Fall Shredding Events in Las Cruces and Santa Fe. Drug Take Back Day with the New Mexico Department of Justice will also be part of the Santa Fe event.
Multidisciplinary artist Jonathon Stalls is teaming up with AARP Rhode Island, America Walks, community groups and elected officials for a series of walk audits in Providence. The goal is to identify where accessibility and pedestrian safety can be improved.
Several new AARP-backed laws passed during Connecticut’s 2025 legislative session. The laws are aimed at lowering prescription drug prices; curbing utility costs; making it easier for people to cancel subscriptions; and eliminating excess fees by requiring companies to disclose the total price of all goods and services.
Seven Vermont entities received 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants to help fund quick-action projects aimed at making communities more livable.
Learn how to protect yourself online by joining the next AARP Maine fraud forum.
In a state that has never elected a female governor, both major party gubernatorial candidates in the Tuesday, Nov. 4, election are women. Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger discussed a range of issues with the AARP Bulletin, including nursing home quality, caregiving and prescription drug costs.
Eleven North Carolina entities received 2025 AARP Community Challenge grants for projects focused on either bike or pedestrian safety. They include Bike Durham, which is using its $15,000 grant to support an Oct. 5 event that will close a 1.2-mile stretch of downtown Durham’s streets to vehicles.
Gov. Mike DeWine has thrown his full support behind an initiative for Ohio to become the 13th state member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. DeWine told the Bulletin that he wants people to think of Ohio as “the best place to grow old in the nation.”
How much fun can be had on city streets with absolutely no cars? AARP Arizona is inviting Tucson residents to find out at Cyclovia Tucson, Sunday, Oct. 26, when 3 miles of streets will be closed to traffic from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
As a child, Kelly Jo Barnwell recalls going to work with her mom and watching as she led a room full of older adults through gentle exercises.
Virgin Islands Gov. Albert Bryan Jr. (D) in June signed a new opioid notification law that will mandate health care providers inform patients of the risks associated with opioid prescriptions. AARP supported the measure.
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