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JAN 15, 2026
Annapolis, MD, January 12, 2026 — AARP Maryland today announced its 2026 legislative priorities, under the strategic leadership of Advocacy Director Sara M. Westrick. The agenda reflects AARP Maryland’s unwavering commitment to its more than 800,000 members aged 50 and older across the state, along with their families.
JAN 7, 2026
The annual program aims to make communities in Maryland more livable for people of all ages
JAN 1, 2026
Shirley Sgouros, 63, of Baltimore, is AARP Maryland’s winner of the Andrus Award for Community Service, based on her dedication to her Upper Fells Point neighborhood and its residents. From picking up trash and planting flowers, to organizing culturally rich events, she brings neighbors together to celebrate the community.
DEC 29, 2025
AARP advocates on policy issues that matter most to Maryland residents age 50 and over and their families.
The annual program aims to make communities in Maryland more livable for people of all ages.
Meet David Conway, our new state president.
Join us in congratulating Jim Campbell for six years of dedicated service to AARP Maryland.
In the 2024 legislative session, AARP Maryland will press lawmakers for action on measures to support family caregivers, lower prescription drug costs, prevent fraud and other issues.
It’s the season of giving, and for those in the spirit, telling the difference between a real charity and a con can be a challenge.
Most of us do it several times a day. We have a question, need a phone number or are looking for a website, so we open a search engine and type in our request. What happens next is becoming more and more dangerous.
While education is critical to combatting fraud, we can’t educate our way out of the fraud crisis.
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.
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.
Your survey responses will be used by the Maryland Commission on Caregiving to inform policymakers and community organizations to help provide better support for family caregivers.
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