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AARP Kansas honors six individuals with a combined 60 years of service for their volunteerism, leadership, and advocacy. The organization presented the Annual Andrus Award and Kansas Volunteer Excellence Awards during a recent two-day volunteer recognition and training event.
MAY 19, 2025
Shawnee County Commissioners Join AARP to Dedicate the Topeka Free Fitness Park
MAY 1, 2025
The city of Wichita has joined the national AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. The designation gives Wichita access to technical assistance to help assess the needs of older adults related to housing, transportation and other services.
APR 10, 2025
The Social Security Administration confirmed to AARP that beginning April 14, they will allow all claim types to be completed over the telephone as they previously had been. This includes Retirement, Survivors, and Auxiliary (Spouse or Child) benefits that SSA previously announced would require in-person identity proofing, in addition to Social Security Disability Insurance, Medicare, and SSI.
AARP Kansas is pleased to celebrate Alan Shirling’s third year as the state's Driver Safety Coordinator for the AARP Driver Safety program. Alan started with the program in 2013 as a driver safety instructor.
Communities across Kansas are working to become more livable for residents of all ages.
The Kansas Office of Broadband Development is working to expand access to high-speed internet with an influx of federal funding.
We fought back this year when a Kansas utility company proposed an $8.3 million rate hike that would have increased the average resident’s natural gas bill by more than $5 a month.
On Saturday, July 22—what would have been Bob Dole’s 100th birthday—the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics at the University of Kansas will honor the late senator’s life.
Latest News from the Kansas Office of Broadband Development
The Annual Award Recognizes Those Who Make a Powerful Difference in their Community
Catch up on popular technology and online offerings with a series of free webinars, hosted by AARP Kansas. The sessions will be offered one Wednesday in most months through November. The dates and topics are:
In the early 1900s, the Greenwood neighborhood of Tulsa, Oklahoma, now called "Black Wall Street," was a vibrant and prosperous community. Despite the challenges and racial injustices they faced, residents of this community built a thriving neighborhood filled with successful Black-owned businesses, attorneys, doctors, and real estate agents. Their achievements were nothing short of remarkable and served as a beacon of hope for Black Americans nationwide.
Latest AARP research attaches $14.30 per hour value to the estimated 320 million hours of unpaid care that Kansas family caregivers provided in 2021.
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