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APR 24, 2025
Caregiving can be challenging, especially for family caregivers of those living with dementia. Have you ever wondered if there is a more positive approach you can take in your journey caring for a loved one with dementia? Join AARP Michigan at a free, virtual event on May 29 to learn more.
APR 22, 2025
Fraud can happen to anyone. Join AARP Michigan at upcoming shred events to safeguard yourself and your personal information.
APR 4, 2025
Free resources, community programming and access to discounts to meet the unique needs of veterans and their loved ones.
APR 1, 2025
In 2024, consumers in Michigan reported fraud losses totaling $204 million — up from $60 million in 2020. To combat such fraud, AARP is organizing events and pushing for policies to help older adults learn about and prevent scams.
Lansing, Michigan – Today, AARP Michigan launched the first volley in a public awareness campaign to sound the alarm about a petition drive seeking to create unnecessary and potentially risky new requirements for those who rely on absentee voting.
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“When the pension tax passed in 2011, it changed the effective value of pension benefits for a large swath of Michiganders already on fixed incomes and continues to this day to impact new waves of retirees, including the current surge of COVID-19 retirees. Our state did a shameful thing when it pulled the rug out from under these workers. AARP Michigan has long sought to have this law repealed and supports the governor’s current call to phase it out. Michiganders who have worked hard, played by the rules and paid their dues deserve to retire with dignity, but too many have been forced to go back to work to pay the bills. AARP fought against this bad legislation in 2011 and will continue to fight it today. We urge state legislators to do the right thing by repealing this law and helping build Michigan’s reputation as the first ‘age-friendly’ state in the Midwest.”
$10 million grant from Google.org to AARP Foundation will support free technology trainings to help older women and people of color thrive in the digital economy
The annual program aims to make local communities in Michigan more livable
AARP Michigan State Director Paula Cunningham, representing more than 1.3 million members age 50 and older in Michigan, issued the following statement regarding the danger of the COVID-19 Omicron variant to nursing home residents, calling for immediate action to get residents and staff vaccinated and boosted:
There is a path to lower prescription drug prices, and Congress must deliver
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2021’s Best Movies and TV for Grownups to be Honored During the 20th Anniversary Special on March 18 from Great Performances on PBS
New Platform Offers Free Courses and Resources to Boost Job Search, Overcome Underemployment
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