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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.
AARP Maryland and the Montgomery County Age-Friendly Work Group on Employment are congratulating six Maryland-based organizations for recognizing the contributions and assets that workers 50+ bring to a multi generational workforce.
Resources for updates, home health visits, food banks, grocery access and meal delivery.
Three Maryland organizations will receive 2020 Community Challenge grants – part of the largest number of grantees to date with more than $2.4 million awarded among 184 organizations nationwide.
“The Hire Our Veterans Act of 2017" created the Hire Our Veterans Tax Credit Program for employers. This underutilized program enables Maryland employers who qualify to receive an income tax credit equal to 30% of up to the first $6,000 of wages paid to a qualified Veteran employee during the first year of employment.
A guide to local food resources in Baltimore, including grocery store hours, delivery services and Meals on Wheels.
Campaign to Focus on Protecting 50-plus Voters and Making Their Voices Heard
Guest blogger Dorothy Brothers ponders the meaning of risk, relationships and what "normal" means in the era of COVID-19.
Majority Believe it is More Important in Light of Pandemic
BALTIMORE (August 11, 2020) – AARP Maryland is joining a growing chorus of legislators and community leaders calling on the Maryland Public Service Commission to issue an emergency order protecting households from utility gas and electric disconnections during the COVID-19 emergency.
If you were at the hospital and unable to speak, how would medical personnel know what kind of treatment you want or whom you want to make decisions for you?
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