Community

Livability Index - 2018 Winners in Maryland!

Silver Spring and Columbia, Maryland are among the nation’s best places to live and age, according to the newly released 2018 “ AARP Livability Index.” Developed by the AARP Public Policy Institute, the index assists community leaders, local policy makers and residents with identifying areas of priority for community development.

Updated November 6, 2018 - PLEASE VOTE, MARYLAND! POLLS CLOSE AT 8 PM ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6.

AARP Maryland is once again a sponsor of the exciting Baltimore Women’s Classic 5K, taking place on Sunday, June 24 at Baltimore's Rash Field. Event details here; read below to find out how to get involved with Team AARP in 2018!

Thanks to all who came out to our "spring flight" of AARP On Tap events! Look for several more coming this fall to a location near you...stay tuned!

4/30 UPDATE: The 2018 Spring Food Drive is complete! Thank you to all of the volunteers and those who stopped at their respective locations to donate food to less-fortunate Marylanders. View some photos from the event on Twitter. We will have an update coming soon with the total poundage of food collected, so stay tuned!

From participating in a fun Chinese New Year celebration in Howard County to hosting our first (and most popular to-date) free movie screening of Black Panther in Owings Mills, we stayed busy last month! Check out a few images from our February events below. If you're interested in joining our volunteer team and making a difference in your community with AARP, take a moment to fill out our volunteer interest form and someone will be in touch soon!

Older adults with mild memory impairment (especially those with early stage Alzheimer's Disease) are needed for an ongoing research study around diet and memory at Johns Hopkins Medicine.

Join AARP Maryland in Marriottsville on Saturday, February 10, as we celebrate the Lunar New Year (Year of the Dog) in Howard County! Stop by the AARP table and learn about the work we are doing across the state.

Only one month has passed in 2018, and boy do we feel like we hit the ground running!