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This year, AARP Florida is proud to celebrate 10 organizations across the state who will receive 2025 Community Challenge grants. The funds will support efforts to improve public places, transportation, housing, digital connections, and other key areas. The grants are part of AARP’s $4.2 million commitment to fund 383 quick-action projects aimed at making communities more livable for people of all ages, with a focus on the needs of older adults.
As the 2025 hurricane season ramps up in Florida, older adults and family caregivers face a critical responsibility: ensuring safety for themselves and their loved ones.
Check out the 2025 Legislative Voting Record. This annual publication includes detailed information on key legislation affecting older adults, votes taken during committee meetings, and final actions by the full House and Senate.
Florida Power & Light (FPL) is proposing an increase that will impact many Floridians, especially seniors on fixed incomes. This proposal raises the minimum base bill for residential customers from $25 to $30—forcing them to pay more regardless of their actual energy usage.
By Jeff Johnson
Hurricane Michael devastated much of Florida's eastern Panhandle region on Oct. 10, inflicting billions of dollars in damages in a few hours. For Floridians age 50-plus, for family caregivers and for North Florida communities, recovery will take years.
According to recent data, a couple retiring this year looks to spend an average of $275,000 on healthcare throughout the course of their retirement. Health care costs are rising faster than inflation and the overall economy, with one in five families reporting difficulty paying medical bills.
In the wake of multiple deaths of frail older people after Hurricane Irma, AARP Florida called Wednesday for a thorough review of state and local emergency management procedures, state law and state funding for frail older Floridians, those living with disabilities and family caregivers.
La revista digital La Nota Latina (www.lanota-latina.com) con la colaboración de Hispanic Heritage Literature Organization (www.milibrohispano.org) 501 (c) 3, convocan al CUARTO CONCURSO DE RELATOS CORTOS Y CUENTOS SOBRE LA CULTURA HISPANA, QUE INCLUYE LOS SIGUIENTES TEMAS: TRADICIONES, COSTUMBRES, FIESTAS PATRONALES, GASTRONOMÍA, TRANSPORTE Y MEDIO AMBIENTE DE LOS PAÍSES DE HABLA HISPANA.
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A Florida AARP member has alerted the association to a new scam, in which a door-to-door sales representative pretending to be from AARP visited a Sunshine State manufactured-home park selling an electronic “medical alert system.”
Floridians, do you collect Social Security? A new scam is targeting YOU.
The federal government grant scam has been around for years. But now, scammers are finding targets through social media.
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