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Denise Fettig-Loftesnes of Bismarck is the recipient of the 2025 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service – AARP’s most prestigious volunteer award.
During the Community Celebrations in Fargo and Bismarck, several volunteers were recognized for their commitment to community and service.
As of November 1, 2025, millions of Americans—including many older North Dakotans—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.
November is National Family Caregivers Month, a chance to recognize the contributions, commitment, and sacrifices made every day by the 140,091 caregivers in North Dakota alone.
Florida has 1.4 million veterans, and about half of them are 65 or older. AARP offers resources on fraud prevention, caregiving and support, Veterans Affairs benefits and more.
New Jersey groups have received 47 grants totaling more than $586,000 since the AARP Community Challenge program began in 2017. These quick-action projects focus on livability, improving infrastructure and creating gathering spaces.
Jan Wilberg worked for decades in social service agencies and as a nonprofit consultant before retiring in 2018 to spend more time as a volunteer with various Milwaukee organizations. She received the 2024 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service, the state’s top volunteer honor.
AARP Wyoming’s Care for Caregivers series will be offered virtually starting in November.
AARP Community Challenge grants will help improve sidewalk mobility, improve public spaces and prepare for emergencies.
AARP will offer a webinar in December aimed at helping people avoid cryptocurrency fraud.
AARP and state consumer officials urge generous West Virginians to make sure they are giving to legitimate charitable organizations, not criminals.
In honor of National Family Caregivers Month in November, AARP Virginia is working to help nearly 1 million family caregivers in the state, who in 2021 provided $14.3 billion in unpaid care for loved ones. Go to events.aarp.org/VACare.
More than 60 percent of surveyed Delaware residents over 45 say they are currently providing unpaid care to a family member or friend or have done so in the past, according to a recent AARP poll.
Kentucky’s 2026 legislative session begins Tuesday, Jan. 6, in Frankfort, and AARP Kentucky and its volunteers will be actively engaged throughout to champion the interests of older residents.
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