AARP Kentucky

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.

AARP has trained fraud fighter volunteers to offer presentations on how Kentuckians can protect themselves by identifying and avoiding widespread fraud schemes.

Join us for one or more these free events in April

Join us April 13 for an educational stroll

Latest AARP research attaches almost $9 billion in value to the estimated 510 million hours of unpaid care family caregivers provided in 2021.

AARP Kentucky will host a telephone town hall on disaster preparedness on Thursday, April 27, at 10:30 a.m. ET. It is teaming up with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and state emergency management leaders, who will discuss ways older adults can help reduce their risk of personal harm in disaster situations.

Women's History Month is underway, and we're excited to celebrate the ground-breaking contributions of amazing women to communities nationwide. Originating as Women's History Week in 1981, March was officially dedicated to honoring women's achievements in 1987. And AARP joins in the nation in celebrating women for their leadership, mentoring, and dedication to their communities in ways that have changed the course of history.

A unique experience where the exhibits are curated to make visitors “...not just viewers of history, but part of it.”

AARP Kentucky’s Annual Lobby Day in the Capitol is bringing grassroots citizen advocates and their lawmakers together during General Assembly.

These quick-action grants aim to help communities become more livable for people of all ages. Since 2017, AARP has awarded 24 grants totaling $256,500 to Kentucky communities.