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AARP Colorado

Keeping Coloradans informed, engaged and active
NOV 25, 2025
With family caregivers rising 45% in a decade, the U.S. faces a breaking point. Colorado’s voter-approved paid leave program is proving that caregiving and financial security can go hand-in-hand.
NOV 19, 2025
AARP Colorado will be under the dome during the 2026 Colorado General Assembly and advocating for legislation that empowers Coloradans 50-plus to live healthy lives, foster livable communities, and have strong support if they become caregivers.
NOV 13, 2025
There is a mix of perennials and shrubs that should not be pruned before winter. Keep in mind that any pruning on a plant encourages growth. Pruning stimulates a growth hormone called an auxin. If you prune the top of a rose cane, it will stimulate growth below the pruned section. Pruning in late fall or winter is risky. The environmental temperatures will not support growth.
NOV 7, 2025
Why wait until 2026 to start living with more clarity, confidence, and purpose? Join us for a trio of free webinars designed to help you take meaningful steps toward a healthier, more organized, and informed life—starting now!
More than 670,000 AARP members call Colorado home.
Colorado's Prescription Drug Affordability Board has deemed three anti-inflammatory medications unaffordable, the first time such an entity has made such a move. Amgen, the maker of one of the medications, has filed a lawsuit challenging the board's authority.
Job Application Fairness Act adds protections for older Coloradans seeking employment
Part One: Just what kind of cactus is it?
Get to know AARP Colorado volunteer Edgar Carreño.
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.
Your Colorado AARP team is growing, and we need your help seeding our network of outreach and advocacy volunteers across the state.
Facing escalating costs for basics like rent or mortgage payments, groceries and other services, older Coloradans should know about the Utility Bill Help (UBH) program.
Seven Colorado organizations received 2024 AARP Community Challenge grants, totaling nearly $83,000. The grants fund projects aimed at improving public spaces, housing, transit and civic engagement, among other goals. Nationally, AARP awarded $3.8 million in grants for 343 projects this year.
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.
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