Content starts here
CLOSE ×
Search

AARP Rhode Island

Better living in the Ocean State
AARP Rhode Island is raising awareness of the benefits of ADUs, making it easier to permit units and expanding the state's age-friendly, accessible, and affordable housing.
Get involved, raise your voice, meet new people.
Our events calendar is a gateway to scores of free AARP virtual and in-person events, as well as local member discounts.
AARP Rhode Island's 2024 Community Challange Grants
RALEIGH, NC – Bill Lamb of Raleigh was presented with the AARP “Andrus Award,” in November. This award recognizes the volunteer in North Carolina who has done the most to share their experience, talents, and skills to enrich the lives of others.
This AARP award honors a select, bipartisan group of elected officials and partners nationwide who have championed support for family caregivers, ensuring they have the resources needed to care for their loved ones.
Even in the best of times, social isolation is a significant problem. In Maine, over 135,000 people 50 and older live alone and are at higher risk of social isolation. Download our free resources flyer here.
December 2 to 6, 2024, is Older Driver Safety Awareness Week (ODSAW), a time to empower older adults to improve their safety on the nation’s roadways. This is important because – even though they are safe drivers overall – older drivers are more vulnerable to severe injury or even death when involved in a vehicle crash.
Overwhelming. Confusing. Lonely.
When she was an oncology nurse, Amelia Schachter spent many frustrating hours on the phone with insurance companies, trying to get authorization for her patients to receive lifesaving drugs.
Join AARP North Dakota for its annual Advocacy Day at the Capitol on Monday, Jan. 20, in Bismarck.
AARP Wyoming has awarded Sheridan resident Jack Wood the 2024 AARP Andrus Award for Community Service—the organization’s top state-level volunteer honor.
AARP New York is hoping to help pass legislation that would require the state to develop a plan for lower prescription drug prices.
AARP will advocate for property tax relief for older residents during the state’s 2025 legislative session. Among the options it wants lawmakers to consider: allowing Hoosiers to defer payments or to pay in smaller installments, versus large lump-sum payments.
Search AARP States
Connecting you to what matters most, like neighbors do. Find events, volunteer opportunities and more near you.
About AARP Rhode Island
Contact information and more from your state office. Learn what we are doing to champion social change and help you live your best life.