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.
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.
Social distancing does not stop the work of AARP and our volunteers. In fact, now more than ever, the community is turning to AARP as a trusted source of news and information.
Join AARP Maryland, the Enoch Pratt Free Library and OSI Baltimore for an evening of conversation with Lawrence T. Brown, author of The Black Butterfly: The Harmful Politics of Race and Space in America.
Guest blogger Emma Campbell is a communications major at Towson University in Maryland. She is spending the fall semester interning for Link Generations and formerly interned with the AARP District of Columbia State Office.
ANNAPOLIS, MD (January 12, 2021) – As the Maryland General Assembly prepares to convene on January 13, AARP Maryland State President Jim Campbell and State Director Hank Greenberg are announcing the organization’s 2021 legislative agenda, with a focus on prescription drug affordability, protections for nursing home and assisted living facility residents and staff, expansion of high-speed internet, and support for Maryland’s 771,000 family caregivers.
AARP Maryland’s Speakers Bureau offers presentations on how to get involved with AARP and on a wide array of other topics aimed at people 50 and older. Since the pandemic, the talks have gone virtual.
This holiday season, more shoppers than ever are enjoying the convenience of online shopping. But the sellers you buy from may not be what they seem. Thousands of people fall victim to holiday scams every year. Marvella Gray, community outreach specialist at the FBI Baltimore Field Office, offers some simple tips to shop safely:
AARP Maryland teamed up with the Maryland Retired School Personnel Association (MRSPA) and the National Retired Teachers Association (NRTA), to assist parents and caregivers juggling school distance learning and family well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic.
AARP Maryland is advocating for legislation to require nursing homes to report infections, have adequate PPE and establish safety procedures for visits.