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As of November 1, 2025, millions of Americans—including many older adults—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.
NOV 1, 2025
When Sandra C. Dillard became the first Black woman journalist at The Denver Post in 1972, she sometimes faced racism — like the time a doctor refused to be interviewed by her. But she didn’t let such incidents dampen her ambition.
OCT 28, 2025
New Data Show 22% Of Adults In Colorado Provide Care, Spotlighting Urgent Need for Action to Support Family Caregivers
OCT 14, 2025
This November, AARP Colorado is celebrating National Family Caregivers Month with events and resources to entertain and empower caregivers across the state.
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.
If successful, the ballot measure will maintain the Regional Transportation District’s funding without raising taxes.
No matter where you are in your caregiving journey, AARP Colorado is here to support you. November is National Caregiving Month and AARP Colorado has a variety of virtual webinars designed especially for caregivers throughout the month. Whether a caregiver now or a caregiver in the future, AARP Colorado has something for you. Please check out our virtual offerings below. These are free events and will be recorded for your convenience. You must be registered to receive the recording.
The fall garden can be as beautiful as a spring garden. Asters, Chrysanthemums, Sedum, and ornamental grasses are timeless additions.
AARP members and their guests have a chance this November to take in a film that explores the rebirth of coastal indigenous culture and an artist’s reconnection to heritage, tradition, and identity.
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