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.
AARP Colorado is excited to announce that the state office is now accepting applications to join its Executive Council, a volunteer leadership role and experience.
AARP Colorado encourages you to check out Pueblo's 46th Annual Cinco de Mayo Festival, Thursday, May 5, 2016, 12-7 p.m. at El Pueblo Museum, 301 North Union Ave. in Pueblo.
Arapahoe County Foundation fund for Southview Apartment Fire Victims established LITTLETON, CO --- A fund has been established through the Arapahoe County Foundation to assist victims of the Southview Place Towers Apartments fire that occurred on April 6 in the 5800 block of S. Windermere St. More than 130 senior citizens have been displaced by the fire and although all are now in housing, the crisis is far from over and many of the current housing solutions are temporary.
Emergency officials, along with AARP and other activists, are opposing a 911 deregulation bill by the telecom industry for being anti-consumer and potentially unsafe.
AARP Colorado would like to invite you to Pueblo's Annual 5 de Mayo Festival, Thursday, May 5th, 2016, 12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. at El Pueblo History Museum. Come down to the El Pueblo History Museum and enjoy two stages of continuous cultural entertainment, a workshop pavilion, car show and a Chicano exhibit.
What do you do when reading becomes very difficult? Ask people to read your mail, newspaper or books? Hopefully, someone knows and shares with you, the best kept secret in Colorado. For over 85 years, the Colorado Talking Book Library (CTBL) in Denver has provided free library service to print disabled residents in Colorado.