Fraud cost veterans, service members, and their families $477 million in 2023, according to the latest Federal Trade Commission (FTC) data, and this only includes fraud that was reported. With over 85% of veterans having encountered service-related scams in the last 12 months, now is a great time to review some of the most prevalent scams targeting current and former service members.
AARP Utah is proud to continue a tradition started during COVID in early 2020, our Tele-Town Hall events. During COVID when older Americans were isolated in their homes and in desperate need of trustworthy pandemic information, AARP responded with a digital-age update of an old American tradition: a call-in town hall meeting.
This year, AARP Utah's annual Volunteer Summit highlighted local community connections, the importance of our volunteers, and a glimpse at what's to come in 2025.
AARP Utah staff and volunteers joined forces for AARP’s National Day of Service, an annual event dedicated to community service projects aimed at improving lives. AARP’s National Day of Service initiatives have a significant impact on communities across the country.
Please join us in congratulating Senior Associate State Director for Advocacy Tammy Bresnahan upon receiving the 2024 Care Champion Award from the Caring Across Maryland Coalition. This prestigious award recognizes Bresnahan’s decades of tireless advocacy for long-term care reform in Maryland.
(Annapolis, MD – October 24, 2024) – AARP Maryland is urging the Maryland General Assembly to expand the Prescription Drug Affordability Board’s authority to bring down costs for all Marylanders. The organization, which represents the interest of older Marylanders, including its 800,000 members across the state, will issue the call to action at a press conference today hosted by the Health Care for All Coalition and lead legislative sponsors, Senator Dawn Gile and Delegates Bonnie Cullison and Jennifer White Holland.
AARP Colorado celebrated the volunteerism of Fruita resident JaNeva Marshall, as well as the Food Bank of the Rockies; Western Slope’s efforts to relieve hunger and provide community support with Volunteer of the Year and Community Partner awards, respectively.
Continuing the efforts to ensure that transportation issues do not prohibit residents from being able to vote in this year’s election, AARP Indiana is sponsoring fare-free rides on the public transit systems in Indianapolis, Fort Wayne, Gary, and Evansville on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 5.
AARP Arizona State Director Dana Marie Kennedy and Associate State Director of Community Outreach Brenda Holt have been selected as recipients of the Inaugural 50 Over 50 Awards presented by FSL (Foundation for Senior Living). Honorees were recognized for their outstanding service to aging Arizonans at FSL’s 50th anniversary event held on October 22 at the Renaissance Hotel in Phoenix.