AARP Delaware

Who doesn’t love something for free? But beware, that “free trial offer” might mean months of payments that you didn’t know you signed up for and will have a hard time canceling. These types of sales tactics are called negative options – a customer signs up for a free trial and unwittingly accepts a subscription – sometimes for a questionable product – often by not seeing a prechecked box in the very tiny print.

Wilmington, Delaware—Today, AARP Delaware announced two Delaware organizations will receive 2021 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest group of grantees to date, with $3.2 million awarded among 244 organizations nationwide. Grantees will implement quick-action projects to promote livable communities by improving housing, transportation, public spaces, civic engagement, and connection with family, friends, and neighbors, with an emphasis on the needs of the 50-plus. Many of this year’s awards support revitalizing communities adversely impacted by the pandemic and include a focus on diversity, inclusion, and disparities.

America is open for business again and millions of people are traveling, or planning to. One thing you may run into is sticker shock – especially with rental cars. The lack of travel in 2020 led rental companies to sell a lot of their inventory of cars. Now that demand has spiked, supply is tight and prices are high.

Is your 65th birthday coming up? You know what that means: It’s time to prepare for Medicare. Get ahead of the game with answers from our free webinar on Medicare, including when to enroll, what’s covered and where to find help along the way.

Many scams originate right at your fingertips through your computer or smartphone. The good news is the way to block them is also within your grasp. Here are three tips to keep your devices safe from criminals.

Warm weather is here which means door-to-door sales crews are here, too. But what they’re selling isn’t always legit.

AARP Delaware is a proud sponsor of the fifth annual Millennial Summit. set to broadcast live nationally and globally from August 2-4. This three day digital summit will bring together hundreds of attendees and is aimed to improve young professional’s skills and career. AARP will be featured during a dynamic discussion focused on saving for the future and will have a presence throughout the event. Follow #MILLSUMMIT on social media.

Two new bills that passed the legislature in June of 2021 fit right in with AARP’s mission of ensuring Delawareans have more choice as to how they want to age. The bills give more authority to Advanced Practice Nurses (APRN’s) so they can offer more immediate care to those who need it.

Pass the Healthy Delaware Families Act in January. Our families and our future depend on it.”

AARP Delaware is pushing for changes to state law that would add price gouging during a national emergency and consumer fraud on social media to the definition of “unfair business practices.”