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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.
AARP President-elect Eric Schneidewind of Lansing recently provided testimony before the House Agriculture Subcommittee on Nutrition regarding SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) entitled, “The Past, Present, and Future of SNAP: Special Populations.”
If you don't know about our fraud watch, finances for the 50 and older, or Age-Friendly Communities programs, you don't know "aarp."
[LANSING, MI] Legislation supporting the state’s family caregivers – an unpaid silent army about 2 million strong who help make it possible for older Michiganders to live independently at home – won overwhelming passage in the state Senate today.
AARP Foundation Tax-Aide, the nation’s largest free, volunteer-run tax preparation and assistance service, is seeking volunteer tax preparers in the Lansing area to help residents who are seeking assistance preparing and filing their 2015 returns.
This winter natural gas prices are expected to be 15% lower than last year, DTE estimates.
From MIRS News Service
With the holiday giving season approaching, a new survey from the AARP Fraud Watch Network found that 66 percent of Michigan consumers failed a quiz about how to stay safe from common holiday scams, and many are regularly engaging in risky behaviors which could leave them at risk of being victimized by con artists.
Understand your resources. Seek help. Keep a budget. Look at the realities early on. Listen to a lot of music.
November marks National Family Caregivers Month, a time to recognize the 40 million Americans – about 2 million from Michigan – who help older parents, spouses, and other loved ones live independently at home, where they want to be. The unpaid care they provide – managing medications, cooking meals, driving to appointments, performing complex medical tasks and more – is valued at about $15.5 billion in Michigan alone.
Washington, DC— AARP released the following statement from CEO Jo Ann Jenkins praising Congressional leaders and urging members of the House and Senate to support the bipartisan budget agreement that would reduce skyrocketing Medicare Part B premiums and alleviate the challenges faced by the Social Security Disability Insurance Trust Fund:
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