Livable Communities

Community Challenge grants support work in Baltimore City, Anne Arundel, Montgomery and Cecil Counties.

Carroll joins nine Maryland jurisdictions committed to helping residents continue to thrive as they age.

Hyattsville is one of six Maryland localities so far that have joined the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities.

2021 AARP Community Challenge grants are funding three quick-action projects, including Little Free Pantry locations, an art project in East Baltimore and an advocacy network focused on helping educate older residents about important financial issues.

AARP Foundation Experience Corps is comprised of volunteers who are dedicated to helping children become great readers before completing the third grade. Together, with teachers and other volunteers, they can help change the course of a child's life by sharing their time, wisdom and experience.

Projects will benefit low-income communities in Baltimore City and Howard County, including residents over the age of 50.

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.

Join AARP Maryland’s State President Jim Campbell and Wes Moore, author and CEO of Robin Hood Foundation, in conversation about the impact of socioeconomic disparities on communities of color.

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.

COLUMBIA, Md. (Dec. 3, 2019) - AARP is welcoming Howard County as the latest member of the AARP Network of Age-Friendly States and Communities. As the most recent jurisdiction to sign on to the network and complete an intensive two-year study and planning project, Howard County’s civic leaders will have access to global resources and information on age-friendly best practices, models of assessment and implementation, and the experiences of towns and cities around the world.The Age-Friendly network helps participating communities become great places for people of all ages by adopting features such as safe, walkable streets; better housing and transportation options; access to key services; and opportunities for residents to participate in civic and community activities.