The 2025 Colorado legislative session has concluded, and AARP Colorado’s nonpartisan advocacy efforts helped achieve several significant victories for older Coloradans. This year’s legislative advocacy focused on four key areas: financial security, housing, fraud prevention and health care. Additionally, AARP advocates worked to mitigate a budget shortfall’s impact on older Coloradans.
A new AARP survey, released in conjunction with Social Security’s 90th anniversary, confirms that Americans highly value Social Security, and even more so than five years ago. The vast majority of Americans – 95% of Republicans, 98% of Democrats, and 93% of Independents – consider Social Security vital to the financial security of all Americans, and 67% believe it is even more important for retirees than it was five years ago.
Please plan to attend the Age-Inclusive Management Strategies (AIMS) Colorado Conference on September 28, 2022, at 9 a.m. MDT at the History Colorado Center in Denver. The event will also be live streamed for those who are not able to join us in person.
Impostor government grant offers have become more prevalent than even in recent years. Even though collecting cash sounds nice, anytime you receive an offer for “free money” that seems “too good to be true” you should go with your instinct and ignore it. Imposter grant offers are scams designed to steal your money and collect personal information. Here are some tips to avoid government grant scams:
Even though tax day is behind us, many Coloradans are eligible to get even more cash back this year. Colorado families can still file their taxes to get up to $3,600 per child through the Child Tax Credit. Colorado residents can still file their state tax returns by October 17th, 2022 to make sure they get an extra $750 cash back by January 31st, 2023 through the Colorado Tax Rebate.
Please visit us now at our AARP Resource Center, 2401 W. Northern Ave. in Pueblo, or call 719-924-8662. AARP Colorado wants to ensure you can connect with us because we know being a Puebloan means being there for your family, friends and neighbors. We have a variety of programs, including Driver Safety! Find a class near you!
If you have any questions about a scam or potential scam that involves cryptocurrency, call AARP ElderWatch to speak with a trained specialist who can help
AARP Colorado sent out a mass mailer to a number of residents on Aug. 1, 2022, which included a request for action in the upcoming gas rate increase requested by Xcel Energy.
The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program is a federal program created to provide food assistance to families with students or young children who had reduced access to meals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Colorado Alliance of Latino Mentors and Authors (CALMA)* will present its second Books&Beer event of 2022 on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2-5 p.m. at Raices Brewing Co, 2060 W. Colfax in Denver.