AARP Delaware

Updates on AARP Delaware's advocacy activities and other policy news.

Social Security programs touch the lives of more than 71 million people. We work hard to ensure critical benefits and other services are accessible to you. Consider the start of the new year as an opportunity for you to engage with Social Security online. This begins with creating your free and secure personal my Social Security account at www.ssa.gov/myaccount. Once you create an account, you can:

AARP Delaware plans to make the expanded use of accessory dwelling units a key statewide priority in 2024.

Enjoying personal time includes staying informed and socially connected to friends and family. We know it’s a top priority in today’s world. Quality time with loved ones really is priceless. And in the digital age, it is easy to find opportunities to connect with family, friends, and AARP, discover new on-ramps to fun, and enjoy shared interests.

Debbie Clark has been a dedicated AARP volunteer for more than ten years. She has been a fantastic team member, helping with everything from events management to advocacy.

A new 2023 AARP Fraud Watch NetworkTM report is highlighting the ways criminals target consumers during holiday season. A majority (80%) of U.S. consumers say they have experienced some type of fraud this year – many of which ramp up over the holiday shopping season. These holiday shopping scams have increased from last year’s report, from receiving fake notifications about shipments, to online ad scams, and more.

For the first time since AARP began publishing the Scorecard in 2011, more than half of Medicaid long-term care dollars nationwide for older adults and people with physical disabilities went to home- and community-based services instead of nursing homes and other institutions.

Award presented on Nov. 29 at Grand Opera House, Wilmington

Certain low-income tenants in Delaware will be entitled to free legal representation in eviction proceedings and other landlord disputes under a new law supported by AARP Delaware and other groups.

The executive director of Bike Delaware, James Wilson services as a faithful and ambitious volunteer for AARP Delaware. Holding engineering degrees from Yale University and the University of Texas at Austin, James is the only lobbyist for cycling and walking in the State of Delaware. James Wilson is also a member of the Association of Pedestrians and Bicycle Professionals and the Institute of Transportation Engineers. James Wilson has been a dedicated volunteer of AARP Delaware since 2017.